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Ruth Pullin shared research from her PhD thesis on Eugène von Guérard, the Austrian born landscape painter who lived at “Little Parndon” in Gipps Street East Melbourne for twenty years.

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

Dr Ross McMullin is an historian and biographer whose major interests are Australian history, politics and sport. He has written extensively on the impact of involvement in World War 1 on Australia. His prize winning biography on one of Australia's outstanding military leaders, P...

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For King and Country: East Melbourne Volunteers and the Great War

This exhibition is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the departure from Victoria of the first troops to serve overseas. HMAT Orvieto, the convoy’s flagship, left Port Melbourne on 21 October 1914. Many East Melbourne residents were aboard it and other ships in the convoy....

Robyn Oswald-Jacobs and Nanette Carter will speak to us about the life and work of Frances Burke (1904-94). Burke was the leading textile designer in Melbourne from the 1940s to the 1960s. Displaying imagery and colours from native flora, marine objects, Indigenous artefacts and...

Pamela Webster-Bloom: Clarinet Faye Goldsmith: Cello Veronica Westcott-Kirsch: Piano Robert Tuttleby: Narrator

Professor Peter Tregear is a graduate of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. He has published widely in both the academic and mainstream press on Australian music history, arts policy, and European musical modernism, In 2020 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (...

In the centenary year of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli the East Melbourne Historical Society pays tribute to the nurses who served overseas and who had some connection with East Melbourne. Some were residents, others worked in one or other of East Melbourne’s many hospitals, or...

Our speaker, Rev Clem Taplin is the youngest daughter of Sir Frank Woods, Archbishop of Melbourne from 1957 to 1977 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia 1970–77. She will share her memories of a busy family life at Bishopscourt, quite separate from the more formal chur...

The Melbourne Women's Choir, under the direction of Faye Dumont, will sing beautiful sacred and secular music from across the ages. May Gavin, accompnist. Afternoon tea will follow the concert.

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Heritage Conservation

Fitzroy Town Hall - 1874Conserving the Heritage of East Melbourne is the one of the principal aims of our Society. Whether it is the renovation of our own home or a public building, the depredations of time create many challenges for the heritage architect many of which can't be...

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Heritage Week - Lost Property - buildings lost to the wrecker’s ball

An exhibition of pictures of local buildings which have been lost to the wrecker's ball.

Dr. Michael Buxton is Professor, Environment and Planning with the School of Social Science and Planning, RMIT University. He has almost 25 years experience in environment and planning in Victoria at local government, regional authority and state government levels, and at RMIT Un...

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...

A Talk in Commemoration of 150 years of Anglican presence and the centenary of the consecration of Holy Trinity Church.

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Holy Trinity Book Fair 2018

Start Saturday 17 Feb 2018 - 10:00am Finish Sunday, 18 February 2018 - 3:00pm Location Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cnr Clarendon and Hotham Streets East Melbourne Entry fee Free Saturday, 17 February 10.00am to 4.00pm Sunday, 18 February 12noon to 3.00pm Part proceeds will assis...

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Holy Trinity Book Fair 2020

Start Saturday 15 Feb 2020 - 10:00am Finish Sunday, 16 February 2020 - 3:00pm Location Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cnr Clarendon and Hotham Streets East Melbourne Victoria 3002 Entry fee No charge Saturday, 15 February 10.00am to 4.00pm Sunday, 16 February 12noon to 3.00pm Part...

Mary Knights-Rutten (cello, piano) Laurence Moore (baritone) Marla Swift (clarinet) Veronica Westcott-Kirsch (piano)

Presenter(s) Cordia Trio Start Sunday 20 May 2012 - 2:00pm Finish Sunday, 20 May 2012 - 4:30pm Location Holy Trinity Church Entry fee Adults: $20, Concession: $15, Student: $10 Cordia Trio Richard Keuneman (violin) Julia Monsbourgh (horn) Anna Carson (piano) Castle of Dreams by G...

A display of photographs at the East Melbourne Library East Melbourne coinciding with Heritage Week.

A display of photographs at Clarendon Terrace, East Melbourne coinciding with the weekend of Open House. The images showcase the rich variety of styles that make up East Melbourne's architectural heritage. Clarendon Terrace, which is featured in the display, is one of the buildin...