Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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The Royal Historical Society of Victoria is a community organisation promoting the history of the state of Victoria
, Australia
. It functions to promote and research the history of that state after settlement
, and as an umbrella organisation for more than 300 affiliated societies.
It is operated by volunteers, and has a claimed membership of 1200.
The Society was founded in 1909 and celebrated its Centenary in 2009. It is responsible for the biannual Victorian Historical Journal and other publications. Exhibitions, community or government advisory functions and lectures are also its primary activities. It has research facilities for members and the community.
The Society administers the Victorian Community History Awards
in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria
.
The RHSV is a constituent member of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies
.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It functions to promote and research the history of that state after settlement
Colonisation
Colonization occurs whenever any one or more species populate an area. The term, which is derived from the Latin colere, "to inhabit, cultivate, frequent, practice, tend, guard, respect", originally related to humans. However, 19th century biogeographers dominated the term to describe the...
, and as an umbrella organisation for more than 300 affiliated societies.
It is operated by volunteers, and has a claimed membership of 1200.
The Society was founded in 1909 and celebrated its Centenary in 2009. It is responsible for the biannual Victorian Historical Journal and other publications. Exhibitions, community or government advisory functions and lectures are also its primary activities. It has research facilities for members and the community.
The Society administers the Victorian Community History Awards
Victorian Community History Awards
The Victorian Community History Awards were inaugurated and sponsored by Information Victoria Bookshop from 1998 to 2010. From 2011 the Awards were administered by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria...
in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria
Public Record Office Victoria
Public Record Office Victoria is the government archives of the Australian State of Victoria. PROV was created by the Victorian Public Records Act 1973 with responsibility for the better preservation management and utilization of the public records of the State.-History:Prior to 1903 there was no...
.
The RHSV is a constituent member of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies
Federation of Australian Historical Societies
The Federation of Australian Historical Societies is the peak body for historical societies throughout Australia. It has eight constituent members, one in each of the Australian states and internal self-governing territories. It lobbies governments on behalf of the sector and has formed alliances...
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Publications
- History News, ISSN 1326-2696 Six issues per year. This can be downloaded from the RHSV website.
- Victorian Historical Journal, ISSN 1030-7710 Two issues per year.
Fellows
Fellows of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria include- Marnie BassettMarnie BassettFlora Marjorie Bassett was an Australian historian and biographer.-Life:Bassett was born in Melbourne to academic parents, Sir David Orme Masson, a professor of chemistry, and his wife Mary, née Struthers. She grew up in and around the University of Melbourne...
- Professor Weston Bate
- Geoffrey BlaineyGeoffrey BlaineyGeoffrey Norman Blainey AC , is a prominent Australian historian.Blainey was born in Melbourne and raised in a series of Victorian country towns before attending Wesley College and the University of Melbourne. While at university he was editor of Farrago, the newspaper of the University of...
- Dr John F Lack
- Noel Fulford LearmonthNoel Fulford LearmonthNoel Fulford Learmonth was an Australian author, sheep farmer, naturalist, amateur historian and amateur ornithologist. For most of his life he lived in Portland, Victoria or nearby at Tyrendarra....
- Dr Andrew G Lemon
- J K Moir
- Joyce NicholsonJoyce NicholsonJoyce Nicholson was an Australian author, business woman and a significant contributor to an Australian political organisation, the Women's Electoral Lobby....
- Marjorie TippingMarjorie TippingMarjorie Tipping MBE was an Australian historian and patron of community services.Tipping's works focus on the history of art and colonial Australia, and include Eugene von Guerard's Australian Landscapes Ludwig Becker: Artist & Naturalist with the Burke & Wills Expedition , Melbourne on the...
- Professor A G L Shaw
Further reading
- Victorian Historical Journal: Centenary Issue, Volume 80, Number 2. Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Melbourne: November 2009. This issue contains several articles on the history and role of the RHSV.