Happy Family History Month! Every family has a story. What will you discover about yours? Start exploring: prov.vic.gov.au/explore-coll...

Do you remember the Commonwealth Games mascots of 2006? This stunning series from our collection was used in the planning of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies. These drawings can be ordered for viewing in our reading room: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VPRS...

Did you know that the AHA has its own podcast? Field Notes, made in conjunction with History Lab at UTS Impact Studios, features conversations between leading historians about different subfields in the discipline. Check it out now! theaha.org.au/publicising-...

Field Notes: A New Podcast from History Lab - The Australian Historical Association

First season sponsored by the AHA! The AHA is delighted to sponsor the first season of a new initiative at Impact Studio’s History Lab. Field Notes will feature a pair […]

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Ever wondered what's behind the shelves? Our archivists are in the repository selecting records for Open House Melbourne. Discover your state archives with a free guided tour this Saturday: openhousemelbourne.org/event/victor...

It's on again! Open House Melbourne is this coming weekend! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to go behind the door of some of Melbournes best buildings. Our highlight this year? The wonderful tours of the @vicarchives.bsky.social of course! Don't miss out!

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This only happens once a year! On Saturday 25 July, take a guided tour around the parts of the Victorian Archives Centre usually reserved for archivists. openhousemelbourne.org/event/victor...

The 1960s is remembered as a time of loud and energetic protest, most think only of student protests, but they were one part of a cross-generational push for change! Australians from all walks of life questioned old hierarchies, developing new strategies of protest in the process.

You Say You Want A Revolution: Protest in the Sixties – Old Treasury Building

More than any other decade the 1960s is remembered as a time of loud and energetic protest. Most think first of student radicals, but they were only one part of […]

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This only happens once a year! On Saturday 25 July, take a guided tour around the parts of the Victorian Archives Centre usually reserved for archivists. openhousemelbourne.org/event/victor...

All aboard the Mount Buffalo Chalet bus, 1965! 🔎 Search Mount Buffalo for fascinating photographs depicting the region and the Chalet’s long history: go.vic.gov.au/4eWbobO

Hundreds of new archives have been added to our collection ranging from photographs of community activities in Darebin to 1920s insolvency files and a 1930s register of autopsies. Learn more on our blog: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...

For 5 decades, NAIDOC Week has been held every July to recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Celebrate at a NAIDOC event near you: www.naidoc.org.au/local-events... And discover histories from our archives: prov.vic.gov.au/about-uskoor...

These images capture James Stirling's Geological Survey party among the mines of Korumburra in 1895. James Stirling was a government geologist. During this visit, he reported a total 35,755,511 tonnes of coal in the region. 📸 Discover more Korumburra Mines Department photos: go.vic.gov.au/4ouxdU4

📢 Special Lecture – Andrew Fisher: So Much More Than a Prime Minister Join AuSI Foundation Fellow David Headon as he delivers a #FirstEightProject lecture at the Royal Australian Historical Society next week. 📌 Thu 9 Jul, 1–2pm 🎟️ In-person & online 👉 www.rahs.org.au/shop/tickets...

From Camberwell to Footscray and Moonee Ponds...these were just three in a franchise of grocery stores run by Archibald Crofts (9 September 1875 – 20 May 1942). #SuburbsofMelbourne go.vic.gov.au/4oXljT1

Discover your archives! For Open House Melbourne we're opening the airlocked doors to the heart of the Victorian Archives Centre, the archival repository. Join a guided tour & take a peek inside the drawers, boxes & cabinets that our house our State collection openhousemelbourne.org/event/victor...

Sam Wallman installing new work at the Victorian Archives Centre - exploring the legacy of the 1970s Green and Pink Bans, when construction workers downed tools to protect heritage buildings, low-income housing, the environment, and persecuted queer communities. prov.vic.gov.au/whats/public...

We celebrate the blurry and beautiful Flinders Street Station, c1920s-30s, this cold #TrainsPlanesAutomobiles Tuesday. Search 'Flinders' on our photo wall for more: prov.vic.gov.au/photowall 📸 VPRS 12800/P0003.

🧵Armenian women grind grain and spin cotton in today's beautiful #FashionFriday photo. 📷️ VPRS 14517/P0001/31, M553. go.vic.gov.au/3Ra3Mdp

Do you want your research published? Submissions are now open for the 2027 issue of our Provenance journal. ➡️ prov.vic.gov.au/explore-coll...

PROV's online Map Warper was first launched back in 2019. Since then, it has become an invaluable site for researchers to explore changes to Victoria’s landscape over time. Our three-part blog series explores how Map Warper is used to delve into the history of place: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...

Happy International Archives Week and Day #IAW2026! International Archives Week (8–12 June 2026) is an annual event that acknowledges archives around the world and their role in protecting rights, memories and futures. 📸 Royal Melbourne Show, 1958. VPRS 14517/P1, Unit 25, H461.

The Rare Book Week program is LIVE! We're so excited to be presenting 'Making Public Histories: Why Republics Die'. rarebooksmelbourne.com

Rare Book Week - Rare Books Melbourne

Melbourne Rare Book Week 2026 is a free, city-wide festival celebrating the written, printed and illustrated word. Talks, exhibitions, tours and more.

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Melbourne’s trams have become moving works of art once more, as the First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams return to the city’s streets, launching as part of Rising. artsreview.com.au/risings-firs...

It's 1867 and Victorian physicians Dr. McCrea and Mr. Hutchison supply responses to a world-wide survey about leprosy. What results is the 'Report on Leprosy by the Royal College of Physicians prepared for Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies.'

"She had a magnetic presence. You really wanted to be around her and wanted to be part of whatever change she was creating." How is Joan Kirner remembered, 36 years on from becoming our first female Premier? Read our latest blog post: go.vic.gov.au/4dIM0FF

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 27 May – 3 June. For more resources, information and events visit the Reconciliation Australia website www.reconciliation.org.au Artwork by renowned Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey. #NationalReconciliationWeek2026 #NRW2026 #AWGSA

An assortment of historic church and marine records, Darebin, Pyrenees and Nillumbik council records, Omeo and Cassilis court registers and commercial building plans are among recent transfers to PROV's collection. Learn more about these most recent additions to our collection: go.vic.gov.au/4dKr69k

Family history researcher Neil is a descendant of Mary and William Oliver. At just 16, Mary was convicted to hang in the UK, but was then transported to Van Diemen's land for a life sentence. She escaped the convict system and married William in 1834...

The 1960s were a time of change. One of the biggest? Skirt lengths! From conservative to scandalous, the decade had it all!

Ready-to-Wear Fashion in the 1960s – Old Treasury Building

What comes to mind when we think about fashion and the 1960s? Almost certainly it is the miniskirt for women and brightly patterned shirts for men. Gone were the demure […]

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This interactive online workshop from our friends at Oral History Victoria explores approaches and issues in creating written outputs from oral history interviews, using examples from Alistair’s oral history publications and from participants’ own work. events.humanitix.com/writing-oral...

Writing Oral History: Turning Talk into Text

Full day advanced workshop taught by Alistair Thomson that focuses on approaches to creating text-based outputs from oral history interviews.

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Provenance 2026 is now online! Provenance is our free annual online journal featuring articles that utilise records from our vast historic collection to tell stories of Victoria's past. Read the issue now: go.vic.gov.au/4cOkd7D