Dame Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba

  – an aurally illustrated talk with nine recordings, 1895 – 1926         Sunday 26th March 2023   2.00pm     Guest Speaker: Albert Isaacs    A combined event with Richmond & Burnley Historical Society       As well as some magnificent...
Kinkora Road Walk

Kinkora Road Walk

 SUNDAY 23rd April 2023, 2pm This guided history walk was oversubscribed last year so here is your opportunity if you missed out.  Our guide Elizabeth Love will explore an area of Hawthorn that was first settled by some wealthy landowners and  home to many musical,...
The Great Hawthorn Rail Disaster, 1882

The Great Hawthorn Rail Disaster, 1882

On the evening of Saturday,2nd December, the public of Melbourne were horrified by the announcements at the newspaper offices that a serious railway accident had taken place on the Hawthorn line, and later the publication of special editions revealed the fact that a...