AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF LABOUR HISTORY (MELBOURNE BRANCH)
A new anthology of American hobo writing edited by Melbourne historian Iain McIntyre will be launched on Sunday November 11th from 3pm to 6pm at the Old Bar (74-76 Johnston
Continue readingBOOK LAUNCH: ON THE FLY! HOBO LITERATURE AND SONGS, 1879–1941
The 2019 How To Make Trouble And Influence People diary features a radical event in Australian history for each day of the year as well as stories and images covering
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THE HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF WAR 7 pm Thursday 2 August 2018 Coburg Town Hall 90 Bell Street Coburg Entertainment provided by Adela’s Choir Light refreshments provided. For further information visitmoreland.vic.gov.au
Continue readingMAURICE BLACKBURN ORATION: THE HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF WAR
Friday 24 August 2018 Forum Theatre, Arts West, University of Melbourne In August 1968, the Soviet Union sent troops into Czechoslovakia to end the liberalising regime of Alexander Dubcek;
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Against the Odds tells the story of how diverse groups and individuals collectively defeated conscription during World War I and left a lasting legacy for Australia. It highlights the role
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Luke Hilakari, Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, will be the special guest speaker at this year’s Arthur Calwell Memorial Lecture. The event starts at 6:15pm, Wednesday 16 May 2018,
South of the border, Queensland may be better known for the reactionary Joh Bjelke-Petersen regime of the 1970s and 1980s, and more recently as the centre of Pauline Hanson’s racist
Serenading Adela: A Street Opera
7 January 2018, World Premiere and Centenary Performance:
WHEN: From 6pm, Sunday 7 January 2018.
WHERE: Pentridge courtyard (Entrance through the Champ Street Coburg archway). Meet our Unruly Mob at 6pm and march with them to Pentridge, where the Street Opera will commence at 6.30pm.
WHAT: The World Premiere of our full Street Opera.
FLYER: Serenading Poster for Pentridge
TICKETS? Entry is free, but please book so we can send you details of the march, of wet-weather options; and have enough chairs. Click here to book!
IF BOOKED OUT Please register for the waiting list, so you will be notified if spaces become free, or be offered standing room (1 hour show). … Continue readingSerenading Adela: A Street Opera
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MELBOURNE BRANCH The annual meeting of the Melbourne Branch of the ASSLH will be held on Thursday 14th December 2017, at the Victorian Trades Hall, Meeting Room
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Join Bea Campbell, UK author, playwright, filmmaker, journalist, political commentator and broadcaster, in debating current politics in Melbourne, Saturday 11 November. In a wide-ranging address, Bea will explore the various
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