Papers presented at a seminar to mark Victoria's 150th anniversary. 1985 Oct. 19.

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Papers presented at a seminar to mark Victoria's 150th anniversary. 1985 Oct. 19.

Papers presented at a seminar to mark Victoria's 150th anniversary held at the Performing Arts Centre, Warrnambool, on 19 October 1985 entitled "Local historians - past and present", comprising; "Local history in Australia: its past and present" by Gordon Forth; "C. E. Sayers" by Stuart Sayers; "The role of buildings in local history' by Ray Tonkin; "Jack Whitehead Powling: a personal view" by Mary Griffith; "The Mahogany Ship Committee", "The Osburne Group" and "A tale to tell: Richard Osburne and Warrnambool" by John Pinson; "The historical society movement" by Les O'Callaghan; and "Edward Vidler" by Bruce Morris.

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Morris, Bruce, 1949-

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Powling, Jack Whitehead.

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Vidler, Edward A. (Edward Alexander), 1863-1942

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Publisher, journalist and author. Born in London, 1863, Vidler migrated to Melbourne in 1888 and then moved to Geelong, where he was part-proprietor and editor of the Geelong News. After heading the publishing department at George Robertson, Melbourne, he began publishing under his own name but the business folded in 1930. Vidler died in 1942. (Extracted from the entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography). From the description of The message of the Atua : a legendary tale of th...

Osburne Group.

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Mahogany Ship Committee.

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Osburne, Richard, 1825-1895

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Tonkin, Ray.

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Sayers, Stuart

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Forth, G. J. (Gordon James), 1944-

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Seminar to Mark Victoria's 150th Anniversary 1985 Warrnambool, Vic.

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O'Callaghan, Les.

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Sayers, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1901-1979.

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C.E. Sayers was a journalist, historian, publisher and public servant. His works include Victorian local histories, biographies and new editions of standard works of Victorian history. From 1943 to 1946 he was Director-General of the Far Eastern Bureau, British Ministry of Information. Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch was a journalist, war correspondent, newspaper editor and owner, station owner, grazier and art collector. He was a high profile entrepreneur and organiser of his ...

Pinson, John.

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Griffith, Mary, 1927-

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