2012 Seminar Series on History & Material Culture
When: 1-2pm on the second Wednesday of each month, March to November
Where: Discovery Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens.
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Date
| Seminar Title and Speaker |
| 11 April |
If Only the Dead Could Speak! Using cemeteries as a research tool
David Weatherill, Genealogical Society of Victoria |
| 9 May |
Two Bob in the Slot! – How a Victorian designed 'robotic' petrol pump fought the Seven O'clock Fill
Matthew Churchward, Museum Victoria |
| 13 June |
It Wasn't a Holiday Camp! Contrasting views of Italian wartime internment in Australia
Mia Spizzica, University of Melbourne |
| 11 July |
How to Change Your Life: Walter S. Binks & the Universal Opportunity League’
Dr Richard Gillespie, Museum Victoria |
| 8 August |
A good idea at the time: the Euro and European identity
Ruth Leveson, Museum Victoria |
| 12 September |
Manufacturing "Moments" – The Kodak Story in Melbourne
Fiona Kinsey, Museum Victoria |
| 10 October |
Gerry Gee, MV and Me!
Michael Reason, Museum Victoria |
| 14 November |
From Red Coat Dreaming to the ANZACS – topic to be confirmed
Craig Wilcox, Freelance Historian, Sydney |
Free entry, but please book to ensure a seat.
For RSVP or further information please contact
Matthew Churchward, Ph: 8341 7253 / 0407 096 586; Email: mchurch@museum.vic.gov.au