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The ''Victorian Historical Journal'' is a biannual
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covering the history of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the "official journal of record and scholarly publication" of the
Royal Historical Society of Victoria 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 m ...
. The journal was first published in 1911 as the ''Victorian Historical Magazine'' and has a long-standing policy of encouraging well-researched papers by non-professional historians. Its early editions have many articles by Victorian pioneers who had first-hand experience of the events they describe from the formation of the colony and later
state of Victoria Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au ...
. The early editions of the journal up to 1954 have been digitised and can be found on the
State Library of Victoria State Library Victoria (SLV) is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in Melbourne, it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the ...
's website. Past editors have included
Judith Smart Judith Smart (born 20 October 1950) is an Australian social historian and feminist. Early life and education Born in Melbourne, Victoria on 20 October 1950, Smart completed her secondary education at Mac.Robertson Girls' High School. She gr ...
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RMIT RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering classes in art, scienc ...
),
Richard Broome Richard Laurence Broome, (born 1 October 1948) is an Australian historian, academic, and emeritus professor of history at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He is known as an authority on Aboriginal history in Australia. In 2007 Broome's book ''Ab ...
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La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria an ...
), and Andrew Lemon.


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* History journals Australian studies journals Biannual journals English-language journals Publications established in 1911 History of Victoria (state) Historiography of Australia 1911 establishments in Australia {{area-journal-stub