Tue 6 Oct · 6:30pm
Brick Lane Market | Brick Lane Brewing Co · Melbourne
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Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.
This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.
Event Schedule:
At Brick Lane guest can arrive anytime from 5pm to order food or have pre-lecture drinks and mingle.
7pm Lecuture Starts
7.45pm Q&A
8pm Talk Concludes
8.30pm Event Closes.
*Please arrive close to 6.30pm
A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.
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For Her Love of Birds: The extraordinary untold story of Australian naturalist and taxidermist Jane Ward Tost By Jane Melville
Jane Ward Tost defied 19th century societal constraints to become one of England and Australia’s leading naturalists and taxidermists. A peer of John Gould and John James Audubon, Jane’s artistic talent and technical expertise captivated museum visitors around the globe. But Jane’s incredible achievements were not easily won. She lived a highly eventful life, showing remarkable resilience in the face of profound difficulties.
Meticulously researched and beautifully written by museum curator, biologist and writer Jane Melville AM, this enthralling biography follows the extraordinary life of Jane Ward Tost (1816–1889), Australia’s first salaried female museum employee. Forgotten by history, she left an…
Quick answers
When is The Untold Story of Australian Naturalist and Taxidermist Jane Word Tost?
Tue 6 Oct 2026, 6:30pm.
Where is it?
Brick Lane Market | Brick Lane Brewing Co, Melbourne, VIC.
How much are tickets?
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Where do I get tickets?
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How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
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