Arts on Film: Love’s Labour’s Lost.

Arts on Film: Love’s Labour’s Lost.

September 11, 2012

Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:

Shakespeare’s comedy in five acts Love’s Labour’s Lost, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday September 12 in Arts. Love’s Labour’s Lost… Read More ›

Vandemonians in Victoria : 2012 Don Grant Lecture videocast available

Vandemonians in Victoria : 2012 Don Grant Lecture videocast available

September 11, 2012

Family history events, Family matters:

The videocast and complete written transcript of the 2012 Don Grant Lecture  ‘Vandemonians in Victoria’ given by Professor Janet McCalman at the annual Family History Feast event held on 30 July has just… Read More ›

Australian passenger lists to go online

Australian passenger lists to go online

September 7, 2012

Family matters, Research tips & tricks:

In a move likely to cause much excitement in genealogy circles, the National Archives of Australia have recently announced a new partnership with Ancestry.com.au, which will see incoming Australian passenger… Read More ›

New books in Arts: I spy with my mechanical eye…..

New books in Arts: I spy with my mechanical eye…..

September 3, 2012

New books, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

 Photography and Ireland by Justin Carville Reaktion Books in London has been publishing this marvellous “exposures” series for a while now, exploring the history of photography through its relationships with… Read More ›

Stolen butter, a neglectful father and a shoe thief

Stolen butter, a neglectful father and a shoe thief

August 31, 2012

Collections, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:

One of my favourite resources in the Genealogy Centre is the historical set of Victoria Police gazettes.  The police gazettes began in December 1853 and were originally for police eyes… Read More ›

New books: art in the gallery and on the body

New books: art in the gallery and on the body

August 30, 2012

New books, Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

Great French paintings from the Clark : Barbizon through Impressionism: essays by James A. Ganz and Richard R. Brettell The names of Sterling and Francine Clark are perhaps not as… Read More ›

Redefining childishness at Outside-in cinema

Redefining childishness at Outside-in cinema

August 29, 2012

Film, Rare Books & Arts:

A few years back, I was sitting in the crowd at a Kristina Olsen concert, when she slipped into one of many between-song anecdotes. She recalled a question that a… Read More ›

Arts on Film: Triple Bill

Arts on Film: Triple Bill

August 29, 2012

Music, Painting, Rare Books & Arts:

A triple bill featuring Australian artist Robert Jacks, Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe and French pianist Yvonne Loriod, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened… Read More ›

Inky Awards youth literature shortlist announced

August 27, 2012

Announcements, News:

The State Library of Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2012 Inky Awards for young adult literature and now invites Australian teen readers to vote for a winner.

New Music Boxes: Schubert, Powderfinger, Morricone & more.

New Music Boxes: Schubert, Powderfinger, Morricone & more.

August 26, 2012

Rare Books & Arts:

New CD Music Box arrivals include the following. These and other CDs & audiovisual material can be requested through the Library’s online catalogue, for playing on audiovisual equipment in Arts… Read More ›

Such was life

Strange lights in the sky: The Westall UFO event, 1966

Strange lights in the sky: The Westall UFO event, 1966

April 6, 2024 6 comments

On 6 April 1966, in a quiet suburb south east of Melbourne, reports emerged of something strange in the sky…

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Nineteenth century Victorians

Nineteenth century Victorians

December 31, 2023 0 comments

The Etkins collection consists of wonderful portraits of people and places throughout 19th century Victoria.