Join Margaret Anderson as she explores life in the 1960s and asks did Victoria really ‘swing’ in the 1960s?

Join us for the next in our Material Histories seminar series.

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History Council of Victoria

An online jigsaw puzzle with 299 pieces.

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Australia’s biggest community driven Heritage Festival will run from Thursday 18 April to Saturday 18 May 2024 in Victoria.

Join Margaret Anderson as she reflects on the history of domestic work and considers the rise and rise of domestic appliances.

Join us for the next in our Material Histories seminar series.

I appreciate and value to the fullest the great deeds done by our soldiers, and the sacrifices they have made … We can never forget the debt we owe these men. […]

We now take the indoor flushing toilet entirely for granted. Few of us remember the smelly ‘long drops’ that were once ubiquitous in Melbourne’s backyards. But for most of the […]

The colonist is very committed to living in his own house and on his own bit of ground, and building societies and the extensive mortgage system which prevails enable him […]