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William Johnston: Antique dealer and collector
Louis le Vaillant, director and curator of The Johnston Collection in East Melbourne, will tell us about the life and work of William Johnston who left his large collection of antiques to the peopl
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The Trials of Dr Peacock
Lawyer Malcolm Howell will put the facts before us in the case of the alleged murder in 1911 of Mary Margaret Davies by Dr Samuel Peacock as the result of an illegal operation.
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Honourable Healers: Pioneering Women Doctors
Dr Merrilyn Murnane AM, a long-time East Melbourne resident, has published a book about the first women doctors in the USA, UK and Australia: Honourable Healers: Pioneering Women Doctors: Eliza
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'Gone to War as Sister' returns
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Ramble round the Fitzroy Gardens
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We are all partied out! But for one last swig ...
EMG Twilight Christmas Party & Dinner
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Blockbuster: Fergus Hume and The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab written by Fergus Hume in 1886 was a runaway bestseller both here and in England.
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Gone to War as Sister: East Melbourne Nurses in the Great War
In the centenary year of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli the East Melbourne Historical Society pays tribute to the nurses who served overseas and who had some connection with East Melbourne. S
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Farewell, Dear People: Australia's Gifted Lost Generation of World War 1
Dr Ross McMullin is an historian and biographer whose major interests are Australian history, politics and sport.
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The 100 year walk
Rosemarie will take us on a walk demonstrating the changes in Melbourne's domestic architecture over 100 years as represented in East Melbourne.
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