In Episode 9 of the ‘My Marvellous Melbourne’ podcast, Henry Reese listens out for Amy Williams, the ‘Lady of the Gramophone’.… Read more My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 9
My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 8
In Episode 8 of the ‘My Marvellous Melbourne’ podcast, Ross Karavis explores the city’s old sixpenny restaurants, Nicole Davis talks to… Read more My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 8
Emotional attachments and historic urban places
Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, is visiting us at the moment and will be… Read more Emotional attachments and historic urban places
My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 7
In Episode 7 of our ‘My Marvellous Melbourne’ podcast, Mary Sheehan talks with Helen Morgan about Spanish Flu in Melbourne in… Read more My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 7
Framing the Melbourne scene
Vale Bishop James Grant (1931-2019), best known to Melbourne urban historians as co-author with Geoffrey Serle of The Melbourne… Read more Framing the Melbourne scene
The Value of History
The Melbourne History Workshop is pleased to endorse The Value of History Statement adopted by the History Councils of Victoria, NSW,… Read more The Value of History
Grace Gassin
We are excited to learn that our former student Dr Grace Gassin (PhD 2016: “I was a good-time Charlie: social… Read more Grace Gassin
James Lesh
Congratulations to our graduate student James Lesh (PhD 2018, At the intersection of heritage preservation, urban transformation, and everyday life… Read more James Lesh
New book on ‘Little Lon’
When I was a PhD student under the supervision of Alan Mayne, I spent an exciting few months volunteering on… Read more New book on ‘Little Lon’
Coming Home: WW1
Nice work Melbourne History Workshop team—led by Nicole Davis (current Ph.D. student) and George Vanags (M.A. 2011)— and great to be part… Read more Coming Home: WW1