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  1. Bikes, basketballs and books: sport at the University of Melbourne

    Image: Melbourne University Intervarsity Hockey Team, Hobart, August 1929, University of Melbourne Archives, 1983.0005.00017. For many students, participation in sport is an important part of their …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2022/04/11/bikes-basketballs-and-books-sport-at-the-university-of-melbourne

  2. Journeys of the Imagination – Postcards from the Archives

    by Melinda Barrie, Archivist, University of Melbourne Archives. Working with a wide range of collections in the University Archives I struggle to choose a favourite item …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2020/11/12/journeys-of-the-imagination-postcards-from-the-archives

  3. “Spirit of speed”: Ida Outhwaite and the Shell Fairies  

    by Carmen Mok, Archives and Special Collections Digital Presence Intern  Ida Outhwaite and the Shell Fairies    In my preparation for the #HistoryMonth2020 campaign in October, I began an exploration …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2020/11/06/spirit-of-speed

  4. Microcosm of a global disaster

    By Margaret Mary Sheehan In the pages of the ‘Influenza Temporary Hospital Staff Register’, held by the  University of Melbourne Archives, is evidence of the Spanish …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2020/05/28/microcosm-of-a-global-disaster

  5. Fritz Loewe and polar exploration

    The University of Melbourne Archives is thrilled to announce that the papers of meteorologist and glaciologist Fritz Loewe, first acquired by the University of Melbourne Archives …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2019/10/28/fritz-loewe-and-polar-exploration

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