by gehs | Oct 22, 2021 | News & Events
The story of the Yarra River in images from the 1850s to the 2000s During the COVID 19 period, Dr Judith Buckrich has been researching the history of the Yarra River toward the creation of a book and exhibition in late 2023. Paintings, drawings and photographs of the...
by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | News & Events
If you missed our conversation with Alicia Cerreto, here’s the youtube recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvS2viiytHI Glen Huntly Rd – street numbers We’ve devised a list which shows the street numbering changes in Glen Huntly Rd from...
by gehs | Aug 25, 2021 | News & Events
Blue Lake: Finding Dudley Flats and the West Melbourne Swamp Through the years of the Great Depression and beyond, the wetlands, rubbish tips and shanties of Dudley Flats, a neglected zone hidden in plain sight just a stone’s throw away from central...
by gehs | Jun 17, 2021 | News & Events
A New Look at the History of the Caulfield Racecourse Presented by Historian Andrew Lemon Register here for Zoom meeting In this talk, racing historian Andrew Lemon – author of the three volume The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing – will look at...
by gehs | Apr 15, 2021 | News & Events
From sanatoria to urban bushland: An environmental history of Melbourne’s former sites of tuberculosis treatment. A talk by Environmental Historian, Rebecca Le Get. Location: This event will now be presented on Zoom. Please email gehs@optusnet.com.au and we will send...
by gehs | Feb 19, 2021 | News & Events
An exhibition of items from Glen Eira Historical Society will be on display in Glen Eira City Council Gallery Annexe, from 25 March to 18 April 2021. The display will include photographs and objects from Caulfield Park, local sporting clubs, the Town Hall and Baby...
