Want to look at books? Free on Saturday 30 April and/or Sunday 1 May? Then make your way to the goldfields village of Clunes; Clunes is famous for its bookshops, set in a heritage rich landscape. If … [Read more...]
‘Port Melbourne postcards’ wins an award
ESA MEMBER PAT GRAINGER IS SECRETARY FOR THE PORT MELBOURNE HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY, which recently won a Victorian Community History Award. Their Postcards from Port: An Audiovisual … [Read more...]
Visit Sherlock Holmes’ “museum”
THERE IS A CREATION OF THE SHERLOCK HOLMES' FLAT IN LONDON, that looks to the era and also to current incarnations of the detective. The rooms are decorated with the famous pipe, violin, and … [Read more...]
Laughter lines and other distractions
Everybody knows what a comic is. We’ve all read them, laughed at them and enjoyed them. A few well-chosen images can transport meaning across language barriers. Threads of humour are teased from … [Read more...]
History Matters: Treasures From the Stonnington Archives
The Stonnington History Centre staff have been working hard to create a display which showcases some of the fantastic items which are part of the SHC collection including photos, documents, objects … [Read more...]
Railway hotel histories – hear about it
Monday 29/2 - VOL 1 OF RAILWAY HOTEL HISTORY BOOK LAUNCH. Interested in railway hotels? Here is the opportunity to hear from the author, Roderick Smith. where: Drill Hall, 239 A'Beckett Street, … [Read more...]
Paper engineering exhibition – Adelaide
Paper engineering from the collections of the State Library of South Australia On display from 14 November 2015 to 27 March 2016 'Noah's Ark' Vojtech Kubasta, 196-?, Children's Literature … [Read more...]
Theatrical traditions: stage and screen in Bendigo
LOOK AT THEATRE AND MOVIE EPHEMERA FROM GOLDEN BENDIGO. Western theatrical traditions came to Bendigo with fortune seekers in the 1850s. Since then, everything from amateur to professional, … [Read more...]
Theatre of the book exhibition
LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE GOING TO ADELAIDE, check out this pop-up book exhibition. Here is what the State Library of South Australia says about the exhibition: On display in the Treasures Wall, … [Read more...]