VCHA 2013 Entries List - Royal Historical Society of Victoria
VCHA 2013 Entries List - Royal Historical Society of Victoria
VCHA 2013 Entries List - Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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<strong>2013</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>n<br />
Community History<br />
Awards<br />
Iron Wills - <strong>Victoria</strong>n Polio Survivors' Stories<br />
Polio Network <strong>Victoria</strong> (Independence Australia)<br />
Unique account <strong>of</strong> the Polio epidemic and aftermath - personal stories <strong>of</strong><br />
Polio survivors from diagnosis, to school, work, and the shock arrival <strong>of</strong><br />
the late effects <strong>of</strong> polio.<br />
An Exhibition on the first hundred years <strong>of</strong> Port<br />
Melbourne<br />
The Borough and its People: Port Melbourne 1839 -<br />
1939<br />
Port Melbourne <strong>Historical</strong> & Preservation <strong>Society</strong><br />
A visual exhibition using paired informative text and illustrative image<br />
panels to cover various historical topics, events and personalities relating<br />
to the first hundred years <strong>of</strong> Port Melbourne. Its aims were to educate the<br />
public about local history, publicise a new book on the subject and<br />
promote the <strong>Historical</strong> <strong>Society</strong>.<br />
Under the Red Ribbon<br />
By Fiona Poulton, Lucy Bracey & Katherine Sheedy, <strong>Victoria</strong>n Aids<br />
Council<br />
'Under the Red Ribbon' is the story <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Victoria</strong>n Aids Council / Gay<br />
Men's Health Centre and thirty years <strong>of</strong> a courageous and determined<br />
community united by a common cause. This book draws upon archives,<br />
interviews and photographs to produce a compelling history <strong>of</strong> a<br />
community fighting literally for its life.<br />
Our Aboriginal History and Heritage<br />
Jim Poulter, Reconciliation Manningham<br />
Public education on local and regional Aboriginal and first contact history<br />
has been undertaken through a loaned out static display and pamphlets,<br />
posters and guided walks and talks in company with Aboriginal Elders.<br />
All elements have been met with public acclaim. 8,465 people have<br />
viewed the display in the past 12 months.<br />
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