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Until 12 Jun

Free Walking Tour of Trades Hall

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  • Tour

Victoria’s Trades Hall, rising grandly from the northern edge of the Melbourne CBD, is a national treasure and a symbol of the aspirations of the Australian people.

For over 150 years the Trades Hall building has given form to dreams of a better life for working people and their families. It is the birthplace of organised labour in Australia, and the campaign headquarters of the world's first eight-hour day, the campaign against conscription in WWI, the 'Green Bans' of the 1970s, the struggle for equal pay, and the Marriage Equality 'YES!' campaign.

Walk in the footsteps of John Curtin, Zelda D'Aprano, Bob Hawke and other giants of labour history on a colourful tour of this magnificent building.

Hours

Date Times
Mon 12 May
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Thu 15 May
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Mon 19 May
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Thu 22 May
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Mon 26 May
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Thu 29 May
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Mon 2 Jun
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Thu 5 Jun
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Mon 9 Jun
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Thu 12 Jun
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Location

Meet at Lygon St Portico
Victorian Trades Hall Council
54 Victoria St
Carlton 3053

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Book online for Free Walking Tour of Trades Hall

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9659 3511
  • email address: ebyrne@vthc.org.au
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