Before it was the Australian Open it was the…
The first Victorian tennis championships took place in 1880 just three years after the first Wimbledon tournament.
Summer sound tracks & jukebox bop
Film, Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Summer holiday sounds with a 60s flavour currently feature on Listening Posts in Arts. They include new releases and old favourites in film sound tracks and popular music. The online catalogue indicates which Listening Post the CD is available… Read More ›
Using the Victorian Police Gazette to research your ancestors
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.
William Burroughs: Beat Icon
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.
Live music at the Library in January
News:
This month musicians Robert Muinos and Ella Hooper will fill the Cowen Gallery with the sounds of their latest solo projects.
2015 – Some dates for your family history diary!
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.
The history of hello
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?
New things for the New Year
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………
Bohemian Rhapsody for Bohemian Melbourne
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 ›
Ho ho ho
Wishing you all a very merry Xmas
Such was life
Early views of Melbourne by Robert Russell
Surveyor and artist Robert Russell published an early survey of Melbourne featuring the Yarra Falls that determined the site for the foundation of the township. He also produced drawings and watercolours of the Yarra Falls from where his cottage was located.
Arts
Collecting Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was a leading author of the golden age of detective fiction whose books continue to excite, delight and intrigue readers. To celebrate her outstanding legacy, State Library Victoria recently acquired first editions of some of Christie’s most popular titles.
