Carols by Candlelight
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Victorian history:
This cherished Aussie Christmas institution is now in its 82nd year, and still bringing people together across the nation.
December 21, 2020
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Victorian history:
This cherished Aussie Christmas institution is now in its 82nd year, and still bringing people together across the nation.
October 5, 2020
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Victorian history:
Learn how one family’s singular obsession with the natural world contributed to the Melbourne Zoo we know today
September 29, 2020
Ask a librarian, Our stories, Victorian history:
Learn about the mysteries that have surrounded Black Rock house since its construction over 160 years ago
September 16, 2020
Ask a librarian, Our stories, Victorian history:
What do Melbourne’s first amusement park, a cafe and a court case have in common? The answer may not be what you think!
August 14, 2020
Social life & customs, Such was life, War:
Melbourne has likely never seen such an outbreak of spontaneous rejoicing and mass celebration, as it did on Victory in the Pacific Day, August 15 1945.
July 13, 2020
Ask a librarian, Our stories, Reference desk, Victorian history:
A grandstand made out of a tree stump? A racecourse in a forest? Join us as we ponder our question of the week.
May 4, 2020
Social life & customs, Such was life:
Part two of the story of the Melbourne Waxworks, featuring a water nymph, the Chinese giant and the ‘half lady’ illusion.
March 4, 2020
Social life & customs, Such was life:
Before true crime podcasts and books on serial killers, where did Melburnians go for their taste of the macabre? To the waxworks of course.
December 13, 2019
People & professions, Social life & customs, Such was life:
Don’t forget the postie, milkman and garbo!
December 31, 2018
Social life & customs, Such was life:
What are the origins of our national sporting symbol, the boxing kangaroo?