Articles by: Alison Ridgway
Ask a librarian, Health, Such was life, Victorian history, Visual arts:
Let’s explore the advertising history of Victorian winter tonics that were promoted through captivating campaigns, featuring everything from racing cars to bombing planes and involving everyone from VFL footballers to Indian Maharajas!
Arts & literature, Ask a librarian, Buildings & streets, Music, Performing Arts, Theatre, Victorian history:
Take a trip through the State Library archives to remember the many incarnations of the Metro Nightclub and Palace Theatre from 1854 until it closed its doors in May 2014.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights:
From consumer culture and conservatism to subculture and socialism, the AM 1980s Culture and Society database paints a vivid portrait of life in this dynamic decade.
Ask a librarian, Victorian history:
On the 125th anniversary of its opening, we take a look at the story of the Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and its founder, Constance Stone – the first woman to be registered as a doctor in Australia.
Our librarians share what they love about their favourite spaces at State Library Victoria.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Health:
What are the latest COVID-19 variants? How is a colonoscopy conducted? What are the side effects of anti-anxiety drugs?
Find out answers to these medical questions and more in the Gale Health and Wellness database.
