FAHSHistoryMatters

Please sign and share this petition to urge the government to continue funding Trove, a core part of Australian culture. #fullyfundtrove change.org/p/fully-fund-t…

Celebrate Sydney WorldPride with @MusHistoryNSW and Archie Rose Distilling Co. 'Queer in Warrane' which will host kaleidoscopic light projections by First Nations artists to share our complex history in a contemporary way. Explore the program schedule via buff.ly/3IiR8Rt

Join us for the first Book+Author Book Club event of 2023: @fbongiornoanu in conversation with @DloweDavid about his latest book, Dreamers and Schemers. Bookings required: historycouncilvic.org.au/book_author_fe…

Labor’s arts revival takes centrestage thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/… via @SatPaper A thoughtful piece by Frank Bongiorno but the absence of history from the policy is a concern.

Firewood rationing in Victoria during World War II hit the poor very hard as they often used wood for both cooking and heating! This rationing would also lead to persistent shortage in clothes pegs, and limited supplies of matches. #Museum30 #Winter oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/work-for-victo…

A great new resource has been added to the FAHS website. It includes tips & examples on working with local government & the value of local history. Check it out here: history.org.au/resources-trai… under the heading Local Government Partnership.

Come along to Douglas Newton: Private Ryan and the Lost Peace on Saturday the 8th October at 4pm for the final History Forum of the year at the Blackheath Community Centre. Book via this link: buff.ly/3yepjFr

Come along to @SydJewishMuseum for their upcoming online webinar on Different Threads: Jews and the performance of dressing by Educators Dr. Jonathan Kaplan and UTS Professor Peter McNeil on Wednesday 26 October at 1pm. Book your place via the link: buff.ly/3yfmKTM

It's almost #MelbourneFashionWeek, and that means our FREE online talk 'Miniskirts and the Unravelling Rag Trade' is getting closer! Book your ticket now: eventbrite.com/e/miniskirts-t…

We are excited to announce a new Seminar Series from @ACU_IHSS and OTB! ‘Material Histories’ presents exciting scholarship from a range of speakers who share a passion for objects. Our first seminar is ‘Refugee Objects’: eventbrite.com.au/e/refugee-obje… #MaterialHistorySeries

Major victory in safeguarding the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens World Heritage Site historyvictoria.org.au/major-victory-… @HeritageCnclVic @NTAV #heritagemelbourne #heritagebuilding #worldheritagesite #heritage #victoria

An artistic collaboration 150 years in the making! We don't think Charles Nettleton could have imagined in 1862 what Melbourne would look like when Michael Silver replicated his photographs from the top of Parliament House in 2012. #CreatorsMW #MuseumWeek

Congratulations to Lucy Mackintosh and Janet McCalman as co-winners of the 2022 Ernest Scott Prize, awarded annually to the book judged to be the most distinguished contribution to the history of Australia or New Zealand or to the history of colonisation. bit.ly/3Ggb99S

Calling all academics, students, historians & professionals! We are delighted to announce that submissions for our annual History Awards program are now open. Check out the criteria here - buff.ly/3EZouT1 #HistoryAwards @Create_NSW @pha_nsw @AddisonRdCentre @Macquarie_Uni

I’m in @OldTreasuryMelb today enjoying some of the cartoons from @MoAD_Canberra exhibition Behind the Lines 2021. One fav is Cathy Wilcox ‘Daddy what did you do?’

Join Dr Gertrude Glossip as she MCs our one night only History Festival Opening Night event at the Woodville Town Hall. Thursday 28 April - grab your tickets now > bit.ly/3xivJDY #HistoryTrustSA #SAHistoryFest

Compelling discussion between Dr Isobelle Barrett Meyering (@IsobelleBM) & Prof Michelle Arrow (@MichelleArrow1) for today’s @mq_dha Research Seminar, exploring Isabelle’s recent book ‘Feminism and the Making of a Child Rights Revolution 1969-1979’ @MUPublishing. Brava Isobelle!

Women’s rights campaigning began in Victoria in the 1880s. Their focus was gaining the vote, but they were also concerned about access to education, about violence against women, and about exploitation of women in the workforce. #InternationalWomensDay oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/protest/womens…

Veir Scott was one of only nine Victorian nurses granted land under the Soldier Settlement Scheme. In 1915 she signed up with the Australian Army Nursing Service. Her story is explored online in our 'Lost Jobs' exhibition. #IWD2022 oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/lost-jobs/on-t…

Our 'Lost Jobs: The Changing World of Work' exhibition is now available online! Don't worry, you can still see it in the building too! oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/lost-jobs/