World Rivers Day
Ask a librarian, Our stories, Victorian history:
We mark World Rivers Day with snapshots of Victorian rivers, celebrating some of their history and the diverse roles they play.
Victorian history
The riotous Williams
Ask a librarian, Victorian history:
Melbourne’s Elizabeth Street was once a waterway known as Williams Creek. Today, the creek runs underground, but every now and then, it returns with a vengeance…
A tale of two lions
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!
Fireworks in Little Bourke street
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Our stories, Victorian history:
There’s an air of intrigue around these deserted Chinese shopfronts, captured by artist Eric Thake in Melbourne during World War II
The grandstand in Beech Forest
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.
Joan Lindsay’s mysterious ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’
Ask a librarian, Victorian history:
‘Everyone agreed the day was just right for the picnic to Hanging Rock…’
The day the Sea Fury came to visit
Ask a librarian, Our stories, Victorian history:
It’s not every day that you see an aeroplane parked outside the Library, but this was the sight that greeted Victorians when they came to visit in 1953.
