East Melbourne Historical Society AGM

East Melbourne Historical Society AGM

25th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGWednesday 16 October 2024 – 7.30 p.m. After the AGM we will celebrate 25 years since the founding of our Society. Dr Liz Rushen AM, co-founder, will tell us the how the Society began.Professor Richard Broome AM, President of the Royal...
7/12/24 Fitzroy history walking tour (SOLD OUT!)

7/12/24 Fitzroy history walking tour (SOLD OUT!)

Join us on a fascinating 2.5 hour walking tour of Melbourne's first suburb. Known originally as “New Town”, the first suburb designed outside the CBD, had many gentlemen’s terraces such as “Barcelona Terrace”. Today an eclectic mix of mansions, trendy shops, schools...
Annual General Meeting 2024

Annual General Meeting 2024

The Society held its 2024 AGM at the Union Club Hotel on 18th September. The President's report was given by Brendan Mitchell and a Treasurers Report by Peter Woods. Copies of those reports are available on request. These were followed by a report on our web page by...
7/12/24 Fitzroy history walking tour (SOLD OUT!)

2/11/24 Fitzroy history walking tour (SOLD OUT!)

This tour has sold out! Click on the button below to register for our December tour. Click here to reserve a spot on December 7. Join us on a fascinating 2.5 hour walking tour of Melbourne's first suburb. Known originally as “New Town”, the first suburb designed...
History of the PMI Victorian History Library

History of the PMI Victorian History Library

Join the Collections Librarian Ellen Coates, on a journey through the fascinating history of Victoria’s second oldest library as they celebrate their 170th year. Beginning when the Library declared itself into existence in on the 1st of May 1854. The challenges of the...
Carlton Chronicles 34

Carlton Chronicles 34

Welcome to the September 2024 edition of Carlton Chronicles. Find out about the Yellow Cabs' entry into the Australian market in 1924, Andrew's recollections on Carlton, Irish political activist Hugh Brophy, the ill-fated Burke & Wills expedition, Australia's first...