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Researching the State's archival collection can be a rewarding research journey. We offer occasional tours and other events throughout the year to help you navigate archival research and find the records you're looking for. If there are no events scheduled below please check back. 

 

Material in the Public Record Office Victoria archival collection contains words and descriptions that reflect attitudes and government policies at different times which may be insensitive and upsetting

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be aware the collection and website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.

PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples

The past is your future

Victorian Archives Centre Talk
Victorian Archives Centre

Are you a university student studying history and wondering what to do once you graduate? The History Council of Victoria has the event for you! Hear from people across the history sector and find out about the wide variety of careers available once you graduate.  

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Sam Wallman: Why comics and graphic storytelling pack a punch for tricky truth-telling

Sam Wallman comic Talk
Victorian Archives Centre and online

Award-winning illustrator and journalist Sam Wallman turns comics into a tool for confronting hard truths. His subjects have ranged from Australian workers' rights to Eastern European border camps and even Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Join Sam in conversation with Bailey Sharp as he unpacks how research into historic archives becomes a comic. He'll talk about why that form can reach people in ways photographs and news articles sometimes can't. 

$6
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Bendigo Regional Archives Centre events

bendigo libray Talk
Bendigo

BRAC provides a variety of events that showcase the history of the Bendigo region and the breadth of the region's archival collection.

Visit the BRAC website to see what's coming up, including:

  • The Victorian goldfields world heritage bid, 17 September
  • Reading and using historical maps and plans, 13 October
  • Place and Chinese identity in regional Victoria, 29 October
FREE
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