On #InternationalVolunteerDay we celebrate our volunteers. One project completed is the digitisation of Chief Secretary Dept’s Register of Inward Correspondence 1851-1864, which took roughly 95 hours to photograph, unlocking Victoria’s 19th century stories for all. prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...

Textile Temporalities is a Manningham exhibition and workshop series showcasing recent works by artist Shannon Slee alongside a piece made with locals. Learn more and get involved: www.manningham.vic.gov.au/events/texti... See more of Shannon's art at VAC: prov.vic.gov.au/whats/public...

Boom gates at Alphington 1965. Happy #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday! 📸 prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...

Have you visited our North Melbourne or Ballarat Reading Rooms recently? We’d love to hear about your experience so we can continue to improve our service. Fill in this short survey to share your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/N9S7BR5

Hey Melbourne photographers! Submissions close 9am Tuesday 27 January 2026.

A great photos! We asked around and we've had classes in Japanese, Indonesian, French, Chinese, Latin and English!

Photos of University High School show Spanish language classes, Chinese history classes and Japanese language classes in progress. What foreign language and history classes do you remember from school? Find more University High School photos here: prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...

Lunch is served this #TrainsPlanesAutomobiles Tuesday. Here are meals being prepared for flight, and served during air hostess training. 📸 VPRS 14517/P1/52, B642 & 54, B917. 📬️ Sign up to our Despatch enews for more photos, events and stories from the archives: prov.vic.gov.au/despatch-sub...

Learn how to #research land and property records in our collection: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuLx...

A crowded view of Footscray Wharf 1944: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E5C0... Happy #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday

A group of stylish women dangle an array of fashionable handbags in this Melbourne Harbor Trust photo for #FashionFriday: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/A317...

Unimelb's School of Government, Archives and Special Collections, and Trinity College are delighted to invite you to a Symposium being held to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Fraser Government. 12-13 December 2025 www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/whats-happen... #vichistoryevents #phavictas #UNIMELB

Beautiful Lake Wendouree in Ballarat is popular for its scenery, wildlife and its wide, accessible paths. It’s one of 60 trails that have been audited by ‘Victoria Walks’ and can be enjoyed by everyone, on foot, in a wheelchair or with any other mobility aid: walkingmaps.com.au/accessible-w...

It started with a question from Gideon Haigh's daughter: who's the world's oldest prisoner? The Guinness Book of Records had the answer, and it surprised them both. The oldest prisoner on record is Bill Wallace, a Victorian! See what else Gideon found out: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...

🎉Happy World Digital Preservation Day! Our digital record transfer program ensures permanent-value digital records from across govt are preserved as state archives. Recent success stories include Deadly and Proud: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our... and Metro Tunnel: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...

☀️Join us on November 27 for a topical panel discussion in our last Making Public Histories webinar of 2025! Our three expert environmental historians will present 'Thinking about the weather: Heatwaves and history in twentieth century Australia'. ➡️ Register: tinyurl.com/43t43hbb

#Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions. Here, an American Indian man paints a clay pot, with more drying behind him. Search 'pottery' on our photowall to find photos of pottery classes across Victoria and international markets and practice: prov.vic.gov.au/photowall 📸 VPRS 14517/P1/15, G413

See more of Sam Wallman's work at our Rewind Forward exhibition: prov.vic.gov.au/whats/creati...

❓️ Recognise this shopping strip? Click the link for the answer: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/69CD...

"Reaching hundreds of thousands of feminine buyers every day: suburban electric trains transport feminine buyers from 211 suburban stations...carriage posters will influence sales over 138 miles of suburban territory." Advantages of marketing to women on transport c1920-30s VPRS 12800/P3 ADV 1018A&B

Have you visited our North Melbourne or Ballarat Reading Rooms recently? We’d love to hear about your experience so we can continue to improve our service. Fill in this short survey to share your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/N9S7BR5

Surveyed, engraved and published under the direction of Alfred R. C. Selwyn, Government Geologist at the Geological Survey Office Melbourne. 1862. 🗺️ View this map on MapWarper to see how it corresponds with present day: mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7402#Pr...

Happy Diwali/Deepavali! The Festival of Lights is celebrated by over a billion people globally, including more than a million Australians. This undated photograph from PROV’s Education Department collection, shows the historic Madurai city in South India. prov.vic.gov.au/archive/B180...

It's a quiet afternoon on Alexandra Parade in Collingwood. These photos are undated in our catalogue, but can you place them? 📸 prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ... Happy #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday!

Are you a First Nations individual studying, researching or working in a history-related field? Our First Nations Officer Jadzia Stronell is inviting First Nations history students to be spotlighted across our social media platforms! Check out more information via buff.ly/gijIF3J

📚Our last Book+Author event for the year is coming up on October 30! Liam Byrne will be in conversation with Professor Sean Scalmer about his book 'No Power Greater: A history of union action in Australia' at the intimate Bard's Apothecary in the Melbourne CBD. ➡️ Book now: tinyurl.com/4zas4ws4

🙌 Thank you to all who attended our 2025 Annual Lecture last week! On a windy Thursday evening we filled the State Library of Victoria Theatrette to hear Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO speak about how the ways in which AI is a history-maker. 📽️ Missed it? Watch now: tinyurl.com/4vj3bu8t

Our new exhibition 'Swinging 60s' is now on display! Discover stunning original dresses, protest banners and much more, including a very influential 12.5 inch doll! 'Swinging 60s' was researched and curated by the Old Treasury Building in partnership with @vicarchives.bsky.social. Free entry.

We highly recommend #41 on this Top Podcasts listing 😉 podcast.feedspot.com/melbourne_po...

🎉 The HCV Annual Lecture is tonight! We can't wait to hear from Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO with 'Can I Help You? Recognising and Improving Artificial Intelligence as History Maker', 6-7:30pm, in-person & online. ➡️ Its not too late to book: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/2025_annual_...

The #Bendigo Regional Archives Centre will present 2 local events in November. Such Sweet Sorrow will explore the bitter and sweet of chocolate in NW Victoria. Remarrying, Religion and the Victorian Goldfields will explore love, desire and faith on the Goldfields. 🎟️ www.brac.vic.gov.au/events

Go behind the scenes: learn how staff at the Metro Tunnel Early Works Project successfully transferred their digital records to Public Record Office Victoria's digital archive. 🔗 prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...

🙌 Only a few days to go until we welcome Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO to deliver our 2025 Annual Lecture, 'Recognising and Improving AI as History-Maker', held at the beautiful State Library of Victoria this Thursday 16th October, 6pm! ➡️ Book your tickets now: tinyurl.com/4decy9kk

Article by past Victorian Community History Award winner Alexandra Dellios.

Whether you're a street photographer, documentarian, or just have an eye for the unexpected, this is your chance to help shape the visual history of Victoria’s public life! We're seeking contemporary street photography for our new exhibition: prov.vic.gov.au/whats/public... 📸 Christopher Hopkins.

On Tuesday, why not celebrate History Month at the PMI Victorian History Library with a truly inspiring event, “In Conversation with Professor Clare Wright OAM: A Monument of One’s Own”. Date: 7th Oct @ 6:30pm Location: PMI Victorian History Library brushfire.com/pmivictorian...

Did you miss our talk last week 'The Great Australian Dream'? It's now available to view on our YouTube channel!

Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay! Here we see the process of 'winnowing coffee' to separate the coffee beans from husks and debris in Brazil - the largest coffee producer in the world. 📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/AA1A...

📢 Applications now open – Final Year of the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. Applications are open now from 1 October to 16 November 2025. To apply visit: writersvictoria.submittable.com/submit

I'm so excited to finally be able to say it: Happy History Month to all who celebrate! If you haven't already, today is the perfect day to head to https://historymonth.org.au/events-calendar/ to find fantastic history events happening near you. #HistoryMonth2025 #VicHistoryEvents #HistoryVictoria

Can I Help You? Recognising and Improving Artificial Intelligence as History Maker Thursday, 16 October at 6 pm State Library Victoria Theatrette, Melbourne Distinguished Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO #vichistoryevents www.historycouncilvic.org.au/2025_annual_...

This #WorldPodcastDay is the perfect time to catch up on our Look History in the Eye episodes. From prison escapes to flappers, there's something for everyone: prov.vic.gov.au/look-history...

October is Victorian History Month! Check out the schedule of events near you. historymonth.org.au #phavictas #vichistoryevents #victorianhistory

Join us online this Thursday for 'The Great Australian Dream'. Discover the highs and lows of home building in Victoria and how the rooms in our homes have changed over time.

There are still a few tickets left for this Friday. Get in quick!

The Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project Team will be closing the project form on the 28 September! This is your final chance to tell us about your precarious oral history collection and contribute to this important project. precariousoralhistories.com

Happy International Day of Sign Languages, celebrating the diverse cultures and linguistic identities of deaf people and sign language users across the world. Here, Andy shares some of his work at the archives in Auslan. He has the lights low to minimise reflections as he digitises a glass plate.

FINAL WEEK TO RECORD DETAILS OF PRECARIOUS ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS – FORM CLOSES 28th SEPT. The Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collection Project is creating a list of precarious collections in Victoria, Australia. Learn more and get involved at precariousoralhistories.com

International Access to Information Day is coming up on Sunday 28 Sept - celebrated each year to raise awareness of the importance of open government and the public’s right to access information. OVIC is hosting a number of upcoming events on FOI and right to access: ovic.vic.gov.au/freedom-of-i...