With great pride the Flinders District Historical Society is delighted to announce that our book Flinders Cargo Shed: heritage and environs received the Small History Publication Award award at a ceremony held on 2 February 2024. The Victorian Community History Awards are made by the Public Record Office Victoria and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
We were judged to have produced the best small-sized publication which features Victorian local, cultural or social history.
The citation read as follows:
“Beginning with the 2022 Flinders Pier Precinct heritage listing with the Heritage Council of Victoria, this small volume reveals the importance of this space’s natural history, the early Bunurong-colonist relationships in this area of Bunurong Country, and the role of the site in industry and defence.
This is a considered and informative history with an engaging narrative drawing on an interpretative display housed in the Flinders Cargo Shed. The history is beautifully illustrated and situates the history of the Cargo Shed and pier within broader moments of Victoria’s history, and demonstrates the significance of the Cargo Shed’s built structure to the state.”
To buy, email flindersdhs@gmail.com with your name and address, and pay via direct deposit $5 plus $3 for postage: Flinders District Historical Society BSB 633000 account no. 150596849.
Copies can also be obtained from the RHSV Bookshop: www.historyvictoria.org.au
The FDHS warmly acknowledges the sponsorship of the Community Bank Balnarring and District – Bendigo Bank
For further information contact Jo Monie 0403 115 163
Photo captions: Jo Monie accepts the award on behalf of the Flinders District Historical Society.
Jo Monie, Vice President of the FDHS, holds the award certificate, with Emeritus Professor Broome, President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
Photos by Claryssa Humennyj-Jameson, ISKA PHOTOGRAPHY
Jo Monie accepts the award on behalf of the Flinders District Historical Society
Jo Monie, Vice President of the FDHS, holds the award certificate, with Emeritus Professor Broome, President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
