Meeting 2pm Saturday 12 September

Speaker: Adam Wakeling, author of A House of Commons for a Den of Thieves Topic: The agitation for self-government in the Port Phillip District in the 1840s and the creation of the Victorian Parliament Meetings Venue: Wesley Hall, St. Andrew’s Uniting Church, 253A...

Lighthouses and Shipwrecks in the Port Phillip District

Above: The Cape Otway Lighthouse is considered Australia’s most significant lighthouse and is also known as the ‘Beacon of Hope.’ It is perched on   towering sea cliffs 90 metres above where Bass Straight and the Southern Ocean collide, along the rugged Australian...

The Rajah Quilt

The Rajah quilt is one of Australia’s most important textiles according to the National Gallery of Australia. It is an extraordinary work of art which was made by the hands of many convict women in abject conditions on the ship Rajahwhilst sailing for Van...