18/9/24 Fitzroy History Society AGM
On Wednesday 18 September from 6pm, the Fitzroy History Society will host its 2024 Annual General Meeting at the Union Club Hotel, Fitzroy, in the dining room. Light refreshments will be provided. Meals and drinks can be purchased from the bar by attendees on...
3/9/24 Collingwood Historical Society AGM
The Collingwood Historical Society will be holding their AGM on 3 September at Yorkshire Stingo, 48 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford. The speaker will be Janet McCalman AC and she will talk on “Some history lessons for present-day housing campaigners”. Bookings...
July 2024 newsletter out now
Here is the July 2024 issue of the FHS newsletter: Click here to view / download
Obituary Barry Pullen
Obituary Barry Pullen Barry was founding member of the Fitzroy Residents Association and Fitzroy city councillor 1972–1976. He was very active in campaigning against the high rise Housing Commission of Victoria flats being built in the 1950s and 1960s. Barry and his...
Osborne House
40 Nicholson Street Standing proudly at 40 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Osborne House boasts a rich history that intertwines with the narrative of Melbourne itself. Often regarded as the oldest documented house in Fitzroy, this grand structure holds within its walls...
10/5/25 Visit an 1851 Bluestone cottage
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Heritage Festival coming to Victoria
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See what kinds of bones, bottles and buttons have been hiding dormant under the floorboards of 80 Webb Street....
North Fitzroy underwent significant development in the 1880s boom as the population of the area grew by 10,000 people....
The stretch of Greeves Street, Fitzroy from Brunswick Street to Mahoney Street is a very intact and homogeneous Victorian streetscape....
The Zanoni Hotel was on south west corner of Rae and Reid Streets, Fitzroy North....
The National Trust's 2025 Australia Heritage Festival is coming to Victoria from 18 April - 18 May 2025....