Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:
Drum roll, fanfare, marching band, etc., etc.! I’m really pleased to be able to tell you that, along with the Naxos Music Library, we are now able to offer our… Read More ›
Announcements, Exhibitions, News:
The Library will be open from 10am to 6pm on Monday 12 March during the Labour Day public holiday.
Family matters, Uncategorized:
Reference and research librarians, especially those fortunate enough to work at institutions such the State Library of Victoria, have a large arsenal of reference sources to draw on in the… Read More ›
A mixed bag from the new books shelf this week; just the way I like it! That movie book : awesome, weird and wonderful movies for every weekend of the… Read More ›
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Genealogy SA in conjunction with the South Australian Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages has just announced that public domain South Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes are now available online via… Read More ›
I’ve been watching some old Mae West movies lately, and her snappy way with a one-liner (“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork“) got me thinking… Read More ›
International commemorative days come thick and fast, but I can’t let World Radio Day on February 13th slip by without some kind of celebration! Out of the bakelite box :… Read More ›
Just in case you thought things were getting a little straight-laced on the Arts Blog….. Allied Artists horror, science fiction and fantasy films by Michael R. Pitts If, like me,… Read More ›
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Family historians often locate records that list ancestors with unusual and intriguing occupations. Many of these occupations may have originated as far back as the Middle Ages and by the… Read More ›
Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
An enquiry from a customer regarding maritime painting uncovered a watery treasure-trove! The sun rising through vapour : Turner’s early seascapes by Paul Spencer-Longhurst Difficult to go past Turner’s astonishing… Read More ›
In 1922 Agatha Christie accompanied her husband on an around the world tour to promote the British Empire Exhibition in 1924. On her travels, she spent 10 days in Victoria- find out what she thought…
Cavalacde of Transport, The Story of Fire and The history of Australian thoroughbred racing are some of Melbourne’s largest and most seen artworks. These were from the hands of Harold Freedman, locally born and bred, whose exploration of monumental art came later in his life.
