Treasure Maps? Hidden gems in the State Library databases
Overview of large map collections that can be found in State Library databases. More than 2000 maps are like hidden treasure, buried in our online collections.
Search Results for "maps" : 136
Celebrating 30,000 maps and plans digitised at the Library
In recognition of a recent significant milestone, we’re exploring some highlights of our substantial Maps Collection.
From Melbourne to the stars: 5 great maps from our collection
We have well over 110,000 maps in our collection— enough to carpet metropolitan Melbourne. Here are five highlights.
570 Ballarat mining maps go online
News:
570 Ballarat mining maps, dated between 1870–1890 (approx), are now available to search and view online using our catalogue.
Using maps for family history research
Family Matters is pleased to welcome our February guest blogger, Blair Gatehouse, Digital Resources Graduate. While maps may not be the first resource that spring to mind when investigating your… Read More ›
‘A map in the maze’: Ask a Librarian at State Library Victoria
Ask a librarian, Reference desk, Research tips:
Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or coming to the Library for the first time, a student, or student of life, writing a book, or doing family history research – our Ask a Librarian service is available for everyone.
The sky is the limit: pioneering aviator Freda Thompson
People & professions, Such was life, Uncategorized, Victorian history:
In 1934, Australian aviator, Freda Thompson, made history as the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Thompson was a pioneer who believed the sky was the limit – she wanted to reach that limit, to feel the adrenaline, to just fly.
Online Collection Spotlight: Nineteenth Century Collections Online
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Our stories:
Join us as we take a look at the Nineteenth Century Collections Online, a rich database consisting of seven separate subject areas, all linked by their focus on the 19th century.
She’s so pretty: the story of Pretty Sally’s Hill
Ask a librarian, Our stories, Victorian history:
For a few short years in the 1840s a woman named Sarah Smith made a little extra money offering accommodation and hospitality to travellers between Sydney and the yet-to-be declared Colony of Victoria. With a roof, a meal and perhaps a strong drink or two, Sarah’s House or Pretty Sally’s, as it came to be known, left a lasting mark on the Australian landscape.
Australian rules football during the Great War
Amidst the horrors of World War 1, Australian soldiers could escape for a few hours playing games of Australian Rules football. The playing fields were often recent battlefields, pockmarked with shell holes, but the games reminded them of happier times at home.
