Victorian Community History Awards 2005

Overall Winner

"The Eureka Encyclopaedia",
by Justin Corfield, Dorothy Wickham and Clare Gervasoni.

Category Finalists

Best Collaborative / Community Work

Carlton: A History
Produced by the Carlton Residents Association Inc. Edited by Peter Yule

Best Print / Publication

The Enduring Rip: A History of Queenscliffe
Produced by the Borough of Queenscliffe. Written by Barry Hill

Best Audio-Visual Multimedia

Happy Birthday Robinvale
By The Euston/Robinvale Historical Society Inc.

Best Exhibit / Display

Harvests, Headlands & Halcyon Heritage
By David Williams

Best Walk / Tour

Exploring Hamilton Walks
Produced by Margaret Gardner and Val Heffernan, The Hamilton History Centre

Best Community Research Register Records

Gallipoli Heroes: A tribute to the men from Western Victoria who gave their lives for their country
By Graeme Massey

Commendations

Best Collaborative / Community Work

A German Church in the Garden of God: Melbourne's Trinity Lutheran Church 1853-2003
Edited by Herbert D. Mees

The National Trust Research Manual: Trace the History of Your House or Other Places
Produced by The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Edited by Celestina Sagazio

Slab Hut to Red Brick: Ivanhoe Primary School 1853-2003
By Teresa Castelvetere, Dianne Fox and Louise Ryan

No Locked Doors: Jewish Life in Shepparton
By Shirley Randles

"I remember that..." Life in and around Snake Valley
Produced by Leanne Beeson-Canty and Maria Edmondson for the Snake Valley and District Historical Society

Best Print / Publication

Robert Hoddle, Pioneer Surveyor, 1794-1881
By Berres Hoddle Colville

Car Wars: How The Car Won Our Hearts And Conquered Our Cities
By Graeme Davison

Blood Matters: A Social History of the Victorian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
By Matthew Klugman

John Wren: A Life Reconsidered
By James Griffin

Cooper's Creek, Gippsland: The Trevisani
By Diana Ruzzene Grollo

Memories in Glass. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Kew
By Geraldine McFarlane

Best Audio-Visual / Multimedia

Tractor Stories - An exhibition at Wheatlands
By The Warracknabeal and District Historical Society and Malcolm McKinnon

Why Melbourne? From Dreamtime to the Capital of Victoria
A website by Delsha Rees

Bealiba - Early Industries
By Jeremy Lord

Best Walk / Tour

Beechworth: Echoes of History: Follow the Pioneers
Co-ordinated by Joy Phillips, Bob Simpson and Margaret Carlton

Walking Melbourne: The National Trust Guide to the Historic and Architectural Landmarks of Central Melbourne
Produced by The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), By Rohan Storey

radical melbourne 2, the enemy within
By Jeff Sparrow and Jill Sparrow

Maldon: Portrait of a Goldfields Town
By Vivien Markham and Andrew Leckie

Best Exhibit / Display

Johnny Mullagh Cricket Centre (and Education Kit)
The West Wimmera Shire Council

Beechworth Chinese Cultural Centre
The Beechworth Chinese Cultural Centre and Garden Inc.

"People of Mercy" Exhibition
The Mercy Hospital for Women

Best Community Research, Register and Records

The Big Mech Database
Mechanics' Institutes of Victoria Inc

Rifle Clubs of the Yarra Valley: A historical perspective from 1885-2000
By David Rapley

Pots, Punks and Punters: A History of the Hotels of St Kilda and South Melbourne
Produced by The St Kilda Historical Society, Series No. 5
Written by Becky Aizen

Useful Links

Information Victoria Bookshop: Local History - Victoria's best bookshop for local histories.
http://www.bookshop.vic.gov.au

Royal Historical Society of Victoria
http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/

Public Record Office Victoria - the archives of the State Government of Victoria.
http://www.prov.vic.gov.au

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