The Victorian Police Gazette present a fascinating and unique view of social and family history in Victoria. Not only does it provide a detailed record on the history of policing in Victoria but it also include valuable information on individuals – the police, the criminals and the victims.
This year, Mirror of the World features a selection of works by William Burroughs (1914–1997), who, in the centenary year of his birth, still casts a long shadow on literary and cultural landscapes.
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This month musicians Robert Muinos and Ella Hooper will fill the Cowen Gallery with the sounds of their latest solo projects.
Family history events, Family matters, Training:
2015 is going to be an exciting year for Australian family historians with a major Australasian congress and a number of State level events.
Social life & customs, Such was life:
You’re the first person in the world to answer the telephone- so what do you say; Hello? Hulloa? Hi? Anybody there?
Film, Music, New books, Rare Books & Arts:
A mixed bag of New Year goodies, a bit like those Xmas raffles which I never seem to win………
Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
In honour of our splendid exhibition, Bohemian Melbourne, currently on show in the Murdoch Gallery until 22 February (you’d be mad to miss it!), here’s Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen in… Read More ›
Wishing you all a very merry Xmas
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This month a new garden theme was installed in the children’s Play Pod at the Library.
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One of Daryl Lindsay’s earliest known drawings has just been donated to the State Library.
This Online Collection Spotlight examines WWI trench journals created by units from several combatant nation between 1914 and 1919. Produced in camps and battle zones, these handmade publications reveal humour, creativity, and resilience through poems, sketches, notes and stories.
Ailsa O’Connor (1921-1980) was a political activist, painter, sculptor, author and teacher. Throughout her art career she was a member of the Communist Party and associated with the Socialist Realist Group.
