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  1. Shuttered Histories: The Odyssey of John O’Brien’s Hanover St Residence

    Ronak Alburz John Lockyer O’Brien (1905–1965), a distinguished historian at the University of Melbourne, curated a remarkable collection of photographs, capturing the late 1950s and early …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2023/11/14/shuttered-histories-the-odyssey-of-john-obriens-hanover-st-residence

  2. The Downfall of the Urban Grocer

    Joshua Strong My father Michael, a 76 year-old Melbournian, remembers what it was like being sent to the grocer’s shop as a kid in the 1950s. …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2023/11/02/the-downfall-of-the-urban-grocer

  3. Discovering the work of Malcom Warner through Shell’s Historical Archive

    Murphy Bouma The Shell Historical Archive is a unique collection that showcases the history of the Shell oil company in Australia during the 20th Century. With …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2021/11/29/discovering-the-work-of-malcom-warner-through-shells-historical-archive

  4. The Shell Touring Service – Hidden Indigenous Connections

    Austin Tseng Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that University of Melbourne Collections may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons, or …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2021/11/29/the-shell-touring-service-hidden-indigenous-connections

  5. The Fairy Story That Came True: A Tale of Petrol

    Heather Berry The Shell Historical Archive, housed at the University of Melbourne Archives contains a rich variety of photographs, advertisements, and other ephemera which showcase the …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2021/11/29/the-fairy-story-that-came-true-a-tale-of-petrol

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