Not Ned’s head, maybe Deeming’s

Not Ned’s head, maybe Deeming’s

September 7, 2011

Collection, News:

Ned’s Head, a recent documentary following the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine investigation into what was believed to be Ned Kelly’s skull, has revealed it was not Ned’s but possibly that of notorious serial killer Frederick Deeming. But who was Deeming?

Geelong and genealogy

Geelong and genealogy

September 5, 2011

Family history events, Family matters:

About 700 people over the two days, more than 70 exhibitors and some 36 talks, such was the successful Unlock the Past Expo held at the Geelong Arena on Friday 2… Read More ›

New music listening in Arts.

New music listening in Arts.

September 4, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs arriving into the collection include classic movie soundtracks like 2001: a space odyssey and Doctor Zhivago,  pop favourite Rihanna, two Gershwin selections and another ABC compilation, High Tea: elegant… Read More ›

Geelong : the place to be 2 and 3 September 2011

Geelong : the place to be 2 and 3 September 2011

September 1, 2011

Family history events, Family matters:

No the mighty Cats (Geelong Football Club) are playing Collingwood in Melbourne at the MCG on Friday night 2 September!  Sketches at Geelong 14 January 1888 (wood engraving)  IAN14/01/88/5  mp 006963     State Library… Read More ›

Vienna: art and design

Vienna: art and design

August 31, 2011

Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

The current Winter Masterpieces exhibitions at NGV International explores Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century; a city of enormous vitality, creativity and burgeoning avant garde arts.  If you would like… Read More ›

Mahler Symphony Screening

Mahler Symphony Screening

August 31, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

A complete performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 in D Minor is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday August… Read More ›

Reefer madness, sexy music, graphic rock and loads of Blab

Reefer madness, sexy music, graphic rock and loads of Blab

August 27, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

Sometimes oddness is its own reward…… Reefer movie madness : the ultimate stoner film guide by Shirley Halperin & Steve Bloom It would appear that there is a movie guide for just… Read More ›

Life on board a migrant ship

Life on board a migrant ship

August 25, 2011

Collections, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:

I always love speaking with our Rare Books Librarian, as I often learn about remarkable items in our collection. Yesterday, I was introduced to the publication Instructions for the Surgeons… Read More ›

Counts and Castles

Counts and Castles

August 23, 2011

Film, Rare Books & Arts:

Legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki is no stranger to Outside-in cinema here, having featured in last years season not just once, but twice. This Wednesday just past we showed another… Read More ›

Businessman, forger, convict and author

Businessman, forger, convict and author

August 22, 2011

Family matters, Uncategorized:

In the middle of May, I decided to escape the cold weather of Melbourne for the extremely cold weather of Hobart. Being my first visit to Tasmania, I followed the… 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…

Arts

Nineteenth century Victorians

Nineteenth century Victorians

December 31, 2023 3 comments

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