Activities
Living at Parliament House
AGM followed by a talk by Darren Howarth
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Sands and McDougall Directories
Fiona Campbell, local history libarian at East Melbourne Library, has the knack of wringing juice out of the driest of subjects. In this talk she will take on the Sands and McDougall Post Office Directories. These massive volumes were produced from 1857 to 1974 and are an invaluable resource for local and family history research. Fiona will teach us how to acces
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St Patrick's Cathedral: its history and architecture
Conservation architect, Arthur Andronas, has worked on the restoration and upgrading of St Patrick's Cathedral and has extensive knowledge of its history and architecture.
He will share with us some insights and little known facts about the cathdral which his work has revealed.
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Life So Full of Promise
Author, Ross McMullin will talk to us about his latest book,
Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation,
which follows his earlier book, Farewell, Dear People.
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Visit Old Treasury
The Old Treasury was built in 1862, and is regarded as one Melbourne’s finest buildings. It
was designed by architect and local resident J.J. Clark. This guided tour will cover all areas
and aspects of the building, including the exhibitions currently on display.
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Farewell to the Freiers
THE EMG, EMHS AND EMNN INVITE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS OF ARCHBISHOP PHILIP FREIER AND JOY FREIER TO A FAREWELL TRIBUTE AS THEY SET OFF FOR THEIR NEXT LIFE ADVENTURE
BYO FOOD, DRINKS TO SHARE AS WELL AS YOUR OWN GLASSES AND SEATS
Some tables and chairs will be provided
Contact : Tim Holland 0408 998 746
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25th Anniversary and the Importance of History
This will be our 25th Annual General Meeting. Following the AGM, and to mark the occasion, Dr Liz Rushen AM, as one of the founders of the Society, will take us back to its beginnings and tell us the story of how it all began.
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Hester Hornbrook and her Ragged Schools
Dr Ros Otzen is writing a biography of Hester Hornbrook (1785-1862) who founded the Ragged School Association which provided free education for Melbourne’s destitute children. She will bring to light the work of this remarkable woman, and the band of women who supported her,
many of whom were East Melbourne residents.
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Book launch - 'Yarra Park State School No. 1406: A Recovered History' and 'The Lost Roll of Honor of Yarra Park State School'
Ian Hind for a number of years has been working on the history of Yarra Park State School. Ian lives in the school’s old shelter shed (converted, of course), and a significant part of his working life was spent in the Victorian Education Department, so he is well placed to write such a history. The school opened in 1874 and closed in 1987 and is of considerable historical and archit
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Our Yarra River – its past, its future?
Ian is a former senior executive in the coal mining and gas industries, but after 27 years he switched his focus to the natural environment.
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