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  1. Secrets and Signatures

    Rebekah J. Harris – PhD Candidate in History at the University of Melbourne School of Culture and Communications The most alluring aspect of an archival family collection …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/06/01/secrets-and-signatures

  2. Epic drive from Melbourne to Adelaide “exceptionally unpleasant”

    Motoring enthusiasts Russell Grimwade and G.P.Smith completed the first motorcar trip between Melbourne and Adelaide taking place over 5 days from May 30th to June 3rd …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/05/30/epic-drive-from-melbourne-to-adelaide-exceptionally-unpleasant

  3. “Single men from Scotland keenly sought”

    “Single men from Scotland are keenly sought” writes James Butchart to his father on his arrival in Port Phillip, where he expects his exercise of the …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/05/10/single-men-from-scotland-keenly-sought

  4. 125 years of horticultural education – celebrating Burnley Campus

    Jane Wilson Volunteer Archivist, Burnley Archives Friends of Burnley Gardens The last few weeks have been very busy for me, the Volunteer Archivist for the Burnley …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/03/08/125-years-of-horticultural-education-celebrating-burnley-campus

  5. Mindswap: The Female Eunuch Index Cards

    The Old View, index card

    By Rachel Buchanan, Curator, Germaine Greer Archive The first card is written in a black Texta that has faded, 47 years on, to a bruised purple. In …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2016/02/24/mindswap-the-female-eunuch-index-cards

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