| 1.... | Foreword   N. W. Archbold
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          | 2.... | The Royal Society of VictoriaPast, Present, Future   J. F. Lovering
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          | 3.... | The Royal Society of Victoria from then, 1854 to now, 1959   R. T. M. Pescott
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          | 59.... | Royal Society of VictoriaApproaching Centenary   Professor E. Sherbon Hills, President of the Society
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          | 61.... | The Royal Society's Place in Science   Associate Professor G. W. Leeper, President of the Royal Society of Victoria
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          | 68.... | The Royal Society of Victoria 1934-1984   R. R. Garran
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          | 73.... | A Consortium Approach to Marine Science   Laurie Hammond, Director, Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences 1984-
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          | 91.... | Publication Dates of Early Scientific Journals in Victoria   Helen Aston, National Herbarium of Victoria
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          | 107.... | Inaugural and Anniversary Addresses of the Royal Society of Victoria and its Predecessors   R. Barry, A. Clarke, W. F. Stawell, F. Mueller, H. Barkly
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          | 150.... | Alphabetical List of Members 1854-1872, Compiled From the List of Members in the Proceedings   Freda and Viv Martin
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          | 187.... | The Royal Society's Missing Cook, or Have You Seen This Painting? 
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