Are you being served?
Step back in time to the old-fashioned servo, where consumer choice was de rigueur, and service was king.
Search Results for "world war i" : 456
Empress Josephine and the last emu
In France, in 1822, the last surviving Australian dwarf emus died. The emus had made the unlikely journey from their their homes on Kangaroo and King Islands to the splendid gardens of Empress Josephine Bonaparte’s Malmaison.
Books celebrating NAIDOC Week 2018
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women empower past generations and pave the way for future generations of Indigenous Australians. This selection of recent books by Indigenous Australian women reflects the literary achievements of Indigenous women and their gift of empowerment to children.
New listening in Arts: great winter selections
Film, Music, Musicals, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Warm up the coldest winter with some great new arrivals in pop, rock, jazz, musical theatre and film soundtracks featuring these wonderful additions to the Library’s music collection.
Piecing together the lives of soldiers
This ANZAC Day we remember some Bendigo soldiers who are included in the Vincent Kelly photographic archive.
New Sights and Sounds: Rigoletto, Walkabout, and much more
Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Some great new arrivals in Arts include latest releases in art documentary, pop, rock, jazz, classical, opera, musical theatre and film soundtracks in various audio and video formats such as CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and online… Read More ›
Illustrated children’s books: Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)
Edmund Dulac published in the first decades of the twentieth century, at a time now recognised as a golden age of children’s book illustration.
Celebrating Australian women on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is always a welcome opportunity to share stories of women. Intrepid, individual, inspiring – there are so many lives that blazed before us and often into obscurity.
Keith Kings Public Transport Collection
The Library has received a large donation of material documenting Victoria’s public transport, featuring some wonderful photographs of decorated trams.
State Library Victoria brings books to life for White Night Melbourne
News:
State Library Victoria will once again open its doors after dark for the sixth annual White Night Melbourne.
