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  • Shrine of Remembrance forecourt with central memorial.
  • Building site with scaffolding and workers.
Until 30 Jun

Well Built: Simmie & Co Master Builders

  • Free
  • Exhibition

What do the Shrine of Remembrance forecourt, the Film and Sound Archive, the US Embassy and the Kensington RSL all have in common? They were all built by the pioneering building company, Simmie & Co.

Simmie & Co was a prominent building company in Melbourne (1924 to 1978). Their warehouse in Melbourne was based in Kensington, from which the highly successful company built many iconic structures.

Dates and times

Date Times
Wed 29 Mar
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 30 Mar
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 31 Mar
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 3 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 4 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 5 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 6 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 7 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 10 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 11 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 12 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 13 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 14 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 17 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 18 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 19 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 20 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 21 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 24 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 25 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 26 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 27 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 28 Apr
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 1 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 2 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 3 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 4 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 5 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 8 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 9 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 10 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 11 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 12 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 15 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 16 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 17 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 18 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 19 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 22 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 23 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 24 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 25 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 26 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 29 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 30 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 31 May
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 1 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 2 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 5 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 6 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 7 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 8 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 9 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 12 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 13 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 14 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 15 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 16 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 19 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 20 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 21 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 22 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 23 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 26 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 27 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 28 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 29 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 30 Jun
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A'Beckett St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9326 9288
  • email address: office@historyvictoria.org.au
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