The presentation examines the famines that occurred in Ireland and the various reports and Poor Law Acts instituted…
GSV Webcasts
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In this presentation Dr Charles Fahey describes the Soldier Settler Scheme in Victoria and examines the scheme and…
This presentation explores the lives of five Royal Navy Surgeon/Superindents charged with the onboard welfare of…
This talk outlines the development of the early colonial ports of the western district of Victoria. The sources of…
The presentation discusses the development of intra-colonial shipping between the ports in Tasmania and outward to…
Dr Prideaux discusses the onboard conditions of passengers travelling in close confinement to Australia in the 19th…
This talk explores the lives of a group of London needlewomen who migrated to Melbourne in 1850 under the auspices…
Jenny discusses the 19th century shipwrecks on the coastline of Victoria through the lens of three vessels, the…
The recorded interview can be used as a primary source of information about a time, an event or a life. Oral…
It would be fair to say that the stories of many single people have disappeared from history, often because there…
This webcast examines the records of the Poll Taxes conducted in England during the 14th century. These records are…
Margaret and Annie O’Connor were second-generation Irish-Australians who lived in Waterloo, New South Wales, over a…