The chink of champagne glasses held aloft, the refinement of dancing the night away to the latest soundtracks in intricate beading, dark silk, and lace, and an era when women’s freedoms were more pronounced are all charmingly evoked at the…
Labour round-the-clock was the life of a Victorian servant, as we discovered in the delightful exploratory history event, Life As A Servant At Como, at Como House and Garden museum. Our National Trust host enquired whether we’d have time to…
‘An Amusing Case’ was the polite header for columns of the absurd in daily newspapers throughout the Victorian era and into the twentieth century. As part of this month’s National Trust Australian Heritage Festival, this Law Week event re-enacts absurd laws…
Travelling on trains has always been one of my favourite things to do, so I was super excited to ride on the Victorian Colonial Express as part of the National Trust Heritage Festival 2017. This line was officially closed in…
‘For How Long Must I Hold On?‘ you may cry when in search of a public convenience to relieve yourself whilst in the city. A fun history walk around Melbourne’s CBD gave the answer: If you are a woman, for…
In the still dark of a fresh autumn Friday night, 20 locals gathered for Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust’s Night Cemetery Tours in the Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, as part of the National Trust’s Australian Heritage Festival. Entering via the 1853…
The river’s really titled ‘Birrarung’, ‘Moomba’ is an insult, and there were waterfalls in front of Customs House where the migrants into the modern-day city of Melbourne first came in 1832. So many things surprised me on the Koorie Heritage…
Rippon Lea Estate is once again hosting its Summer Sessions in the grounds of this historic National Trust estate. Set in the beautiful gardens, there is no better location for a relaxing afternoon of picnicking, lawn games and live music….
By day Como House is a bright handsome home with exquisite terraces, elaborate trim and intricate decoration. By night, the charming life-size doll house turns into a spine-chilling haunt. After multiple staff members and visitors of the home reported frequent creepy…
Wow. Just, wow. This is the only word you need for a visit to The Dressmaker costume exhibition at Rippon Lea Estate. I heard this word gasped many times at the preview show on the evening of April 21. A walk…