It will look better embossed!
Frank Firestone was responsible for many examples of iconic design and advertising imagery for predominantly Australian brands and products.
Such was life
Victoria’s lost places
Cities & towns, Such was life:
Here’s a test of your local history knowledge: where is Emerald Hill? What about Sandhurst, Sandridge, Hotham or Phillipstown? If you’re not sure, don’t worry! Gazetteers and atlases are rich… Read More ›
Temperance and Melbourne’s grand coffee palaces
Social life & customs, Such was life:
The temperance movement originated in the 19th century and urged for the reduction or prohibition of alcohol. Temperance societies were initially founded during the 1820s in the United States and… Read More ›
Victoria’s budget 1852
In 1852 Victoria was barely one year old, after separation from New South Wales in 1851. It was ‘the period of the greatest social and political disorganisation that the colony… Read More ›
Victorian Historical Journal 1911-2012 now online
Arts & literature, Such was life:
For over a year, we’ve been providing free access to digitised copies of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s magazine for 1911-1954. Thanks to the Society, we’re now able to make Victorian Historical… Read More ›
World War I poetry
From enlistment to conscription, to laments for the lost to our duty to England, war poetry spans all the hardship and reasoning of battle.
Cycloramas in Melbourne
Cities & towns, Such was life:
The cyclorama emerged in the 1700s and became a popular form of entertainment at the turn of the 20th century before cinema rendered the genre obsolete.
News by telegraph; the 19th century internet
Social life & customs, Such was life:
On 21 October 1872 readers of Melbourne newspapers scanned the latest news from Europe. The reports included news that the Emperors of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary had met to discuss… Read More ›
Rob Roy hill climb
The Rob Roy hill climb is a car time trial in Smiths Gully, Victoria. It was initially established by the Light Car Club of Australia and began in 1937 and ran… Read More ›
Food in early Victoria
Social life & customs, Such was life:
Eating in Victoria was a different proposition for the Aborigines than for early Europeans.
