The Royal Historical Society of Victoria is a community organisation promoting the history of the state of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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. It functions to promote and research the history of that state after
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
* Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
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, 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, and it has research facilities for members and the community. The Society administers the
Victorian Community History Awards
The Victorian Community History Awards are held annually to recognise the contributions made by Victorians in the preservation of the State's history, and to recognise excellence in historical research. The effect of the VCHA over the period from ...
in partnership with
Public Record Office Victoria
Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) 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 ...
, and is a constituent member of the
Federation of Australian Historical Societies
The Federation of Australian Historical Societies (FAHS) is the peak body for historical societies throughout Australia.The Federation of Australian Historical Societieshome page Retrieved 24 August 2010.Cathy Pryor, "A force for the regions", ...
.
Publications
* ''History News'', ISSN 1326-2696 Six issues per year. This can be downloaded from the RHSV website.
RHSV website
Retrieved 23 August 2010.
* ''Victorian Historical Journal'', ISSN 1030-7710 Two issues per year.
Fellows
Fellows of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria include
* Marnie Bassett
Flora Marjorie (''Marnie'') Bassett (30 June 1889 – 3 February 1980) was an Australian historian, biographer and travel writer. Her writing focussed on women's and family history, with particular attention to people from Australia.
Earl ...
* Weston Bate
Weston Arthur Bate (24 September 1924 – 31 October 2017) was an Australian historian.
Bate served in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. He studied at the University of Melbourne under Manning Clark, Max Crawford, Ka ...
* Geoffrey Blainey
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* John Lack
* Noel Fulford Learmonth
Noel Fulford Learmonth (pronounced LAIR'muth) (1880–1970) was an Australian writer, sheep farmer, naturalist, amateur historian and amateur ornithologist. For most of his life he lived in Portland, Victoria or nearby at Tyrendarra.
With ot ...
* Andrew Lemon
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* Ian McLaren
Ian Francis McLaren (30 March 1912 – 17 April 2000), M.A., Dip. Com., D. Litt., , F.R.H.S.V., was an Australian politician, accountant, businessman, historian, bibliographer and book-collector.
Early life
He was born at Launceston in Tasm ...
* John Kinmont Moir
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
* Joyce Nicholson
Joyce Nicholson (née Thorpe) (1 June 1919 – 30 January 2011) was an Australian author and business woman.
The daughter of publisher D.W. Thorpe, Nicholson was born in Melbourne and educated at Methodist Ladies' College and the University o ...
* Gary Presland
Gary Presland is an Australian archaeologist and writer who studied history at La Trobe University 1973-76, and archaeology at the University of London, 1977-79. He was a staff member of the Victoria Archaeological Survey from 1983 to April 198 ...
* Marjorie Tipping
Marjorie Jean Tipping MBE (26 March 1917 – 28 September 2009) was an Australian historian and patron of community services.
Biography
The daughter of John Alexandra McCredie and Florence Amelia Paterson, she was born Marjorie Jean McCredie ...
* A. G. L. Shaw
Alan George Lewers Shaw (3 February 1916 – 5 April 2012) was an Australian historian and author of several text books and historiographies on Australian and Victorian history. He taught at the University of Melbourne and the University ...
A Fellow of the RHSV is entitled to use the post nominal letters FRHSV.
See also
* List of Australian organisations with royal patronage
List of Australian organisations with royal patronage
Organisations
* 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
* Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (incorporated by Royal Charter)
* Australian Academy of the Humanities (incorporated ...
References
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.
External links
*
History of Victoria (Australia)
Organisations based in Victoria (Australia)
Historical societies of Australia
Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage
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