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 ›
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.
News:
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
News:
This month a new garden theme was installed in the children’s Play Pod at the Library.
What are your favourite festive food memories? Have you ever enjoyed Christmas Day lunch on the beach, up a mountain or aboard a ship? Do you remember pineapple glazed ham? Would you like the 100-year-old recipe for walnut stuffing? The State Library’s historic menus, cookbooks, photos and magazines trace Christmas foods from early colonial tables to the festive flavours celebrated by our diverse migrant communities. Dive in and rediscover your favourite Christmas dishes — or find inspiration for this year’s feast.
John Hinds, an artist, photographer and active ROAR member from 1986 to 1992 spent time capturing artists he personally knew and the spaces that they used to create their works. His photographs captured a unique and often unseen time and place, creating an invaluable insight into the art scene in Melbourne.
