The State Library of New South Wales holds the diaries and letters of over five hundred people who served in World War I. Today they launched a new section of their website to make these more accessible to the public and to seek more information about the diarists from family members. A few months ago I wrote some posts about this collection and added a page on this blog to … [Read more...] about New WWI Website from State Library NSW
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Search For WWI Soldier Diaries Held by State Library NSW
11/11/2013: I have taken down the page referred to in this post because the State Library of NSW has launched a new portal to their WWI collection and now have one page on their website which lists all the transcribed diaries. See my post 'New WWI Website from State Library NSW' for an overview and links to the Library's WWI pages. Are the World War I diaries or letters of the … [Read more...] about Search For WWI Soldier Diaries Held by State Library NSW
The Diaries of a WWI Soldier
There were many advertisements just like the one above, placed in newspapers around Australia after the end of World War I. The soldiers of Australia’s citizen army had finally returned and some of them brought with them intimate historical records of the war – the diaries they had composed on the battlefronts. The principal librarian of the State Library of New South Wales, … [Read more...] about The Diaries of a WWI Soldier
GLAMming it Up – Two Days in Melbourne
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums are known as the GLAM institutions. I spend a lot of time in these places doing research, but I also enjoy visiting exhibitions and taking behind the scenes tours. When I travel I try to squeeze in an exhibition or two. Unfortunately I find that I often don't have much time to do this so I either miss out or I have to cram as much as … [Read more...] about GLAMming it Up – Two Days in Melbourne
Public Education: It’s Not Just About Schools
When we talk about public education we immediately think of schools. Increasingly we are recognising that education is a life-long endeavour and with the explosion of the internet learning outside of the classroom and formal education systems is gaining increasing prominence. Last week at the Buildings, Books and Blackboards conference in Melbourne we were encouraged to … [Read more...] about Public Education: It’s Not Just About Schools