Chronicles & Gatherings
Upcoming Events
Join our community of archivists and enthusiasts as we explore the hidden layers of our shared heritage through lectures, workshops, and immersive tours.
The Inner Circle Railway Part 2
We are excited to bring to you our second event for 2026: The Inner Circle Railway, Part 2. Tuesday 12 May 2026 at 6.00-8.00 pm Binap and Garrong rooms, ground floor Bargoonga Nganjin – North Fitzroy Library (Enter via entrance on St Georges Road) Join us for Part 2...
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Past Events & Exhibits
Annual General Meeting – 18 August 2014
At the 2014 Annual General Meeting held on 18 August in the Reading Room of the Fitzroy Library the Guest Speaker was Dr Charles (Chips) Sowerwine. Professor Charles Sowerwine is currently a member of the RHSV Council and editor of History News. His address was titled...
Fitzroy Railway Walk – 22 February 2015
FITZROY RAILWAY WALK Sunday 22 February 2015, 10am-12noon. The publication of a self-guided walk of the Inner Circle railway line was launched with a walk of the route, commencing where the line crosses Nicholson Street (immediately north of Park Street), North...
Celebrating 25 Years of Fitzroy: Melbourne’s First Suburb – 8 March 2015
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FITZROY: MELBOURNE'S FIRST SUBURB It is 25 years since this book was published. A celebration and meet the authors was held at: Bad Frankie's Bar 141 Greeves Street (near Smith Street corner) Fitzroy. on Sunday 8 March, 2015, 2.30-4.30 pm.
Honouring Fitzroy Volunteers in The Great War – 24 May 2015
HONOURING FITZROY VOLUNTEERS IN THE GREAT WAR FHS has a data base of about 3,000 volunteers in WWI who have a connection with Fitzroy. On Sunday 24 May there was a walk from the Edinburgh Gardens to the Fitzroy Town Hall, during which the stories of some of these...
A Walk Around MacRobertson’s Great White City – 20 September 2015
A WALK AROUND MacROBERTSON'S GREAT WHITE CITY On 20 September 2015 FHS member Seb Costello led a walk that revealed many of the buildings that had been part of the MacRoberson confectionery and chocolate company. The empire of MacPherson Robertson included at least 17...
Always a Well-Liquored Suburb – 3 April 2016
ALWAYS A WELL-LIQUORED SUBURB: A Sunday Survey of Fitzroy's pubs, grog shops and dives. On 3 April 2016, Allan Willingham led a walk around Fitzroy looking at licenced premises, past and present, in Fitzroy. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="3"...