by Karen Cummings | 26 May, 2023
In late April Clifton Hill residents and other concerned parties were relieved to find that VCAT had affirmed the City of Yarra’s decision to refuse a permit for the partial demolition of this significant building, and construct multi-storey dwellings. Some local...
by Karen Cummings | 28 Mar, 2023
Our recently added page under Resources – ‘Collingwood Women’ – has a fantastic new addition. The story of World War I nurses, often overlooked in the commemoration of male soldiers, has been researched by an industrious member of our...
by oztwowheel | 9 Mar, 2023
Our Collingwood Women Page is now LIVE under the Resouces Menu and contains Information about Women in Collingwood including the Monster Petition and Collingwood Women councillors. You can view it at https://collingwoodhs.org.au/resources/collingwood-women/
by Karen Cummings | 5 Mar, 2023
With International Women’s Day on 8 March, we decided to re-double our efforts to add more women to our Collingwood Notables database. Especially in the nineteenth century, men seemed to be at the forefront of activity and therefore women have taken more effort...
by Karen Cummings | 22 Dec, 2022
When we conduct a History Walk, we give participants a short handout as a guide while we walk. During the Walk we take some photos and add them to out Flickr site. Finally we prepare a set of detailed notes that are mainly based on what the Walk leaders said on the...
