Public images of World War I: myth & reality
Read an extract from a talk by war correspondent and author Jill Jolliffe on the reporting of World War I and, in particular, the work of official historian C.E.W. Bean.
NAIDOC Week: Exploring Aboriginal history
News:
This week is NAIDOC Week – a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements.
Conservation guides: care for historic items at home
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Did you know that the State Library offers free information guides to help you care for your historic items at home?
Sofie Laguna wins Miles Franklin Literary Award
News:
Last week Sofie Laguna won the coveted Miles Franklin Literary Award, which was announced at State Library Victoria.
The SLV paper run
So we’ve all heard that newspapers are on their last legs, right? To be replaced entirely by digital editions? Well the Library still receives about 280 papers each week.
Persian treasures in Mirror of the World
Exhibitions, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Anna Welch introduces us to some beautiful Persian manuscripts currently on display in the Mirror of the World exhibition
Coming soon: Australian sketchbook exhibition
News:
The first major retrospective of Australia’s most popular mid-19th century artist, opens at State Library Victoria 17 July.
Celebrating children’s literature at the Library
In this special guest post Juliet O’Conor, our Children’s Research Librarian – best job ever – takes us through highlights from our collection.
Family History Feast 2015 BOOKED OUT
Some of the boys, Mena 1915 H84.356/13 The annual Family History Feast hosted by the State Library of Victoria will be held on Monday 10 August 2015 during National Family… Read More ›
Lights and shades of city life
People & professions, Such was life:
In the 1920s Reverend George Wong was a minister at the Collingwood Methodist Church, helping the poor, teaching at kindergarten and lecturing around Victoria about the life of Melbourne’s poor with the help of a limelight projector.
Such was life
Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories
Mary Fortune was the author of the longest running 19th-century crime fiction series published in a periodical and one of the earliest female crime writers in the world.
Arts
‘It really belongs to you people anyway…’: The story of Ken Pound
To celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia Week, we pay tribute to the life of children’s literature collector, Ken Pound, and the collection he has left for us all.
