Physical description
A journal including articles, images, illustrations and reviews.
Summary
The Victorian Historical Journal, first published as the Victorian Historical Magazine in 1911, is the official journal of record and scholarly publication of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. It is the second oldest history journal in Australia, containing a vast collaborative history of Victoria with hundreds of individual contributors and topics.
The cover features photos of Frederick Dickson who was convicted of fraud against the University of Melbourne whilst employed there as a book keeper and accountant for 17 years. Frederick Dickson was taken to Pentridge prison on 13 March 1902, where he spent the first months of his sentence in A Division. He was released on 23 December 1905, his sentence having been
reduced for good conduct.