Posts tagged with Australia

  1. George Paton Gallery AV Experimental Art Collection

    When picturing working on the audiovisual (AV) component of the George Paton Gallery Collection, I imagined watching and listening to buried gems from the Melbourne 1970s …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2024/07/10/george-paton-gallery-av-experimental-art-collection

  2. “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

  3. Considering the literary archive: William Gosse Hay

    Dr Rachael Weaver School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne I first became interested in the Australian writer William Hay ten years ago, when Ken …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2017/11/16/considering-the-literary-archive-william-gosse-hay

  4. Philip Sousa marches out of town

    Blue Art Nouveau design of a women holding a lute, surrounded by birds.

    In 1911 Australian music lovers were treated to a lengthy tour by American composer and conductor Philip Sousa, along with his 55 piece band.  The band toured the …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2017/07/10/philip-sousa-marches-out-of-town

  5. “sheets and a bed – glorious”

    “sheets and a bed – glorious.” So describes Wilberforce Newton’s delight in his hospital accommodations on 12th November 1915. Plagued by suspected bronchitis whilst serving with the …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2015/09/15/sheets-and-a-bed-glorious

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