A black-and-white historical sketch of the first Melbourne land sale in 1837, showing a man in a top hat standing on a log to auction land to a gathered crowd outside a tent.

21 Oct

Melbourne’s Georgian Gentlemen Talk

Name: Melbourne’s Georgian Gentlemen Talk
Start: 2026-10-21
End: 2026-10-21
Location: Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Visit the Royal Historical Society of Victoria to hear a talk as part of the La Trobe Society History Month Lecture - 'Melbourne’s Georgian Gentlemen: Landholders in Early Melbourne', by Dr Liz Rushen AM, historian and widely-published author and curator of the current Royal Historical Society of Victoria exhibition, ‘Hoddle Grid: The Great Land Grab’.

Ticket price includes refreshments. All are welcome.