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PHA (Vic & Tas) is a thriving, dynamic community of professional historians who communicate history in diverse ways.

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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sounds like a keeper ;-)
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Rewind Forward Exhibition at PROV (and online): Uncover the past through a new lens with the 2025 Creatives in Residence, who have transformed Victoria's Archives into powerful contemporary art. #phavictas #vichistoryevents
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Rewind Forward - Google Arts & Culture
Uncover the past through a new lens with the 2025 Creatives in Residence, who have transformed Victoria's Archives into powerful contemporary art.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Weston Bate Memorial Lecture: Beyond the Cities of the Plain: Settler Sexuality and Gender on Victoria’s Goldfields Thursday, 15 October, 5:30 – 7.15 pm Sovereign Hill Space and Time Theatre, Ballarat www.sovereignhill.com.au/events/westo...
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Weston Bate Memorial Lecture | Sovereign Hill
Delve into the past and discover captivating stories from the Gold Rush era at our annual Weston Bate Memorial Lecture.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
PHA (Vic & Tas) sends our congratulations to our member Rach Cottle and her colleague Jane Turton for their Special Commendation by the History Council of Victoria for History Advocacy in 2026. #phavictas #historycouncilvic
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The RMIT David Stratton Screen Research Fellowship is now open for applications. The Fellowship allows access to the Australian Screen Research Collection and seeks innovative proposals that explore gaps or inequities in current scholarship. www.rmit.edu.au/library/borr...
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RMIT David Stratton Screen Research Fellowship
The annual RMIT David Stratton Screen Research Fellowship offers researchers the opportunity to engage with the AFIRC's extensive holdings.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Close Encounters: Intimacies and Asian Australian Cinema Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026, 6:00pm - 7:30pm The Capitol Theatre, 113 Swanston St, Melbourne FREE www.rmit.edu.au/library/even... #phavictas #vichistoryevents #rmituniversity
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Close Encounters: Intimacies and Asian Australian Cinema
The RMIT Australian Screen Research Collection Salon celebrates milestones in Asian Australian filmmaking through an exclusive in-conversation event.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Sam Wallman: Why comics and graphic storytelling pack a punch for tricky truth-telling. Join Sam as he unpacks how research into historic archives becomes a comic. Why does that form reach people in ways photographs and news articles sometimes can't? www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sam-wallma...
Sam Wallman at the work at the Victorian Archive Centre.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Interested in undertaking a history PhD? This PhD scholarship is part of a new project: Australia’s first history of disability: Making a more inclusive Australia, based at Monash University. careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Almost 1 in 5 people in Australia have a disability graphic
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Oral History Victoria is hosting a half-day workshop 'Oral History for the Future' as part of their 2026 Symposium 'Victoria’s Precarious Oral History Collections: from identification to preservation' on Friday, 21 August.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy is now open for applications! If you know an individual or organisation who has made an impact by advocating for history in Victoria this year, visit the website for more information on how to submit a nomination. historycouncilvic.org.au/prizes-and-c...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The Queensland Tiger has revived the songs Charles Thatcher, one of the best-known entertainers of the Australian goldfields during the 1850s and 1860s. VTo download and listen to the songs (no charge): thequeenslandtiger.com/albums/ #phavictas #vichistoryevents #historyvictoria
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This year's Wilson History Oration, hosted by PHA (SA) and presented by Karen George promises to be a fascinating exploration into the difference historians make in our lives. phavic.wildapricot.org/event-6726318 #phavictas #vichistoryevents
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The Victorian Community History Awards 2026 are now open! If you've produced a community history project – or know someone who has – now is the time to put in a submission. Head to www.historyvictoria.org.au/victorian-co... for the submission form and full terms and conditions.
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Victorian Community History Awards - Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Historians were given much to think about at the recent AI and Algorithms workshop, presented by PHA members Deb Lee-Talbot and Mike Jones. There are already calls for part 2! #phavictas
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Oral History Australia's 2026 awards are now open! The deadline for submissions is 31 July. Visit the website for more information. oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/news/oha-202...
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OHA 2026 awards now open - Oral History Australia
Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2026 OHA awards. The deadline is 31 July 2026. Winners will be announced at the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference in Adelaide, South Australia, f...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Nominations for the AMaGA awards are now open! Australia's museums, galleries, libraries, archives, and cultural institutions do extraordinary work and the AMaGAs exist to recognise it. amaga.org.au/Web/Web/Awar... #phavictas
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Awards Homepage
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
PHA (Vic & Tas) sends our congratulations to Professor Clare Wright for winning the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction AND Book of the Year at the NSW Literary Awards for Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m... #phavictas
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‘A book that should be read by all Australians’: Clare Wright wins book of the year at the NSW Literary awards
The historian won $50,000 for her nonfiction book Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which judges praised as deeply researched, ‘highly original’ and ‘vividly alive’
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Great news from RHSV: the Victorian Community History Awards will be returning for 2026! This year's season will cover works completed (i.e. published, exhibited or launched) between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2026. More details coming soon!
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This interactive online workshop from our friends at Oral History Victoria explores approaches and issues in creating written outputs from oral history interviews, using examples from Alistair’s oral history publications and from participants’ own work. events.humanitix.com/writing-oral...
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Writing Oral History: Turning Talk into Text
Full day advanced workshop taught by Alistair Thomson that focuses on approaches to creating text-based outputs from oral history interviews.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Panel Discussion: Authentic Stories in Architecture: The Importance of Indigenous Co-Design When: Thursday, 14 May, 5:30 - 8 pm Where: Gray Puksand Studio, 565 Bourke Street, Melbourne events.humanitix.com/authentic-st... #melbournedesignweek
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Authentic Stories in Architecture: The Importance of Indigenous Co-Design
The MDW audience to experience a meaningful conversation on the importance of authentic storytelling in architecture.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
PHA (Vic & Tas) is pleased to invite Australian historians to attend this half-day workshop: From Archives to Algorithms: Digital Methods and AI Tools for Historians. Space for non-members is VERY limited. Fees apply. www.phavic.org.au/event-items/...
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From Archives to Algorithms: Digital Methods and AI Tools for Historians — Professional Historians Association (Victoria & Tasmania)
A half-day workshop exploring key developments and emerging tools for historians. The session will develop digital and AI literacy by exploring the impact of new technologies on hi...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The deadline for proposals for the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference is approaching. The theme is the very timely ‘Human voices, modern technology: Oral history & authenticity’. oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/biennial-con... #OralHistory #historyvictoria #phavictas
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Biennial Conference 2026 - Oral History Australia
Conference home The 2026 Oral History Australia Biennial Conference will be held in Tardanya/Adelaide, South Australia, on the lands of the Kaurna people, from 3-6 December. The conference is being pr...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Do you need help finding funding for your history project? PHA (Vic & Tas) invites all PHA members across Australia to Think Like a Kindergarten: Avenues for Funding with Jonathan O'Donnell. www.phavic.org.au/event-items/... #phavictas
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Map of Lost Places: A Collaborative Project Exploring Women’s Memory, City Space and Story Visit the website: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #vichistoryevents #phavictas #historyvictoria
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The latest issue of Circa, the Journal of Professional Historians is now available to read online! www.historians.org.au/new-issue-of... #phavictas #historymatters #history
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Have you checked out the Melbourne Writers Festival program yet? Lots of history-themed writers coming to Melbourne in May. mwf.com.au/program #phavictas #vichistoryevents #historyvictoria
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
For Women's History Month, the History Council of Victoria presents: Women and the Criminal Justice System in Australia. #vichistoryevents www.historycouncilvic.org.au/mph_2026_mar...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Whose histories endure, whose are erased and how should we reckon with them today? On 25 March, Dr Scarlette Nhi Do, Professor Zoë Laidlaw and PhD candidate Kacey Sinclair create a timely conversation about women’s influence in shaping Victoria’s past. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/she-carrie...
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She Carried On: Women’s Power, Erasure, and Legacy in Victoria’s History
Women's History Month talk hosted by Santilla Chingaipe
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Our friends at Oral History Victoria are presenting: Oral history for the future: preservation and accessibility. events.humanitix.com/oral_history...
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Oral History for the Future: Preservation and Accessibility
How to preserve oral history interviews so they're accessible in 100 years. Half-day online workshop presented by Alistair Thomson.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Glamorgan Spring Bay History Society are launching their latest publication, Tasmanian Built, at the Derwent Room, Wrest Point Casino on between 5:30 and 7:30 pm on 25 March. #tasmania
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Brettena Smyth: Making it better for women Tuesday, 10 March, 6pm Fiona Gatt will speak on how Brettena Smyth used her North Melbourne shop to spearhead feminist and suffrage efforts in late 19th-century Australia. www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/event/brette...
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Brettena Smyth: Making it better for women
Join us for this special International Women’s Day talk on Brettena Smyth with Fiona Gatt.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Oral History Victoria presents Oral History for the Future: Preservation and Accessibility. Friday, 13 March, 9:30am - 1pm (Online). Fees apply. events.humanitix.com/oral_history... #oralhistoryaustralia #historyvictoria #phavictas #vichistoryevents
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Oral History for the Future: Preservation and Accessibility
How to preserve oral history interviews so they're accessible in 100 years. Half-day online workshop presented by Alistair Thomson.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
HCV's first Book & Author chat is with Jessica Lake, the author of Special Damage: The Slander of Women and the Gendered History of Defamation Law. Thursday, 5 March, 6 pm at Bard's Apothecary, 24 Crossley Street, Melbourne. www.historycouncilvic.org.au/book_author_... #vichistoryevents
Special Damage by Jessica Lake book cover
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
It'll suck you in!
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee is calling for nominations to its Australian Register. Custodians of documentary heritage of significance to Australia can now nominate to the Register until 30 June 2026. www.amw.org.au/how-nominate #phavictas #unescoworldheritage
Front cover of The True Story of The Kelly Gang protected by the Register.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I don't know unfortunately, but if you ask RHSV they may be able to help you. Try office@historyvictoria.org.au
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
There are significantly fewer places named after women than men. This month, the Royal Historical Society of Victoria has collaborated with Gender Equity Victoria on the Reclaim Her Name initiative. www.historyvictoria.org.au/reclaim-her-... #vichistoryevents #phavictas #rhsv
Slide promoting Reclaim her Name workshops in February and March
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Call for Papers: Studies in Oral History Produced by Oral History Australia, the theme is ‘Bearing Witness, Making Histories’. The deadline for submission of peer review articles is 31 March 2026, and for reports is 29 May 2026. oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/journal/cfp-... #oralhistory
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Call for Papers 2026 - Oral History Australia
Studies in Oral History, Issue No. 48 Editors: Mia Martin Hobbs and Geraldine Fela Bearing Witness, Making History Peer-reviewed articles Contributions are invited from Australia and overseas for the ...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The State Library and Archives of Tasmania is pleased to offer a 12-month fellowship program. In 2026, four Fellowships are available. Applications close: Friday 6 February 2026 libraries.tas.gov.au/slat/fellows... #phavictas
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Fellowships - State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives
The State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives are pleased to offer a fellowship program. The Fellowships, each valued at $10,000 will commence in 2023 with one research fellowship and one creat...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Submissions are now open for the Griffith Review, issue 93. They are looking for submissions no more than 4,000 words on the theme: Into the Archive. www.griffithreview.com/for-writers/ #phavictas #griffithreview
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Submissions
Griffith Review is a literary and current affairs journal that’s aimed at a general readership – although we’re part of a university, we’re not an academic publication. We publish work by established ...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander researcher? There’s still a little time to apply to the Loris Williams Memorial Fund for financial assistance with study, research, or professional development in the archives and records sector. www.archivists.org.au/Web/Web/Care...
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Loris Williams Memorial Fund
The Loris Williams Memorial Fund, previously known as the Loris Williams Memorial Scholarship is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, professionals, and researchers in the arch...
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Great to see so many people dedicated to protecting our wonderful institution at the SLV Rally on Saturday. #phavictas #statelibraryvictoria
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The PHA (Vic & Tas) wish to publicly congratulate Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly, Victorian Parliament and generations of advocates and activists who contributed to Victoria’s Treaty. #phavictas #historyvictoria
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Do you have an interesting take on the history of the City of Melton, its residents and the surrounding areas? www.melton.vic.gov.au/Out-n-About/... Melton City Council is looking for events to include in the Melton Heritage Festival 2026! #phavictas #vichistoryevents #cityofmelton
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Heritage Festival 2026
An annual celebration of all things history and heritage in the City of Melton.
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Thousands continue to sign the petition to stop the cuts to the State Library. The CPSU has organised a protest rally on 13 December at 12.30 pm outside the State Library. www.change.org/p/save-the-s... #phavictas #statelibraryvic #CPSU
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CPSU rally 13 December
Hiya, The union for the State Library of Victoria's employees have organised a rally for the 13th of December at 12:30 outside the library. Be there and share like your library depends on it!   Pete
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Of course, you know ALL the history of everything!
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Today PHA (Vic & Tas) issued a statement protesting the proposed budget cuts to the State Library of Victoria. To find out what you can do too, visit our website today. www.phavic.org.au/news-items #phavictas #statelibraryvic
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Funding cuts threaten our beloved State Library of Victoria. Sign the petition to stop these cuts and share it with everyone you know. The Petition link is c.org/JMgHTzVjLQ #phavictas #statelibraryvictoria
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Sign the Petition
Save the State Library of Victoria!
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Support history advocacy and communication in Victoria with a donation to the History Council of Victoria this year. www.historycouncilvic.org.au/donate #phavictas #historycouncilvic #vichistoryevents
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Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas) @phavictas.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Did you know... #phavictas #deakinuniversity
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