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1 April 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image, The Moon, ca. 1920-ca. 1930 is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/95332.
2 April 2019 | History is a conversation between present and past – The image, Artistic jottings at the National Museum, published by Hugh George for Wilson and MacKinnon, 1876 is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/296680.
4 April 2019 | Capital history happenings – The image, Approaching Braidwood from Nelligen, N.S.W, 1912 by John Harvey is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/46517.
10 April 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image, A footprint of memory by George Rose, ca. 1930-ca. 1950 is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/374703.
18 April 2019 | Winning history: 2019 and 2018 NSW Premier’s History Awards – The image, Australian nurses, former prisoners-of-war, being escorted to a reception at the Heidelberg Hospital, 1945 is out of copyright and has been sourced from the Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs, State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/192640. Note, this is one in a set of 13 images showing "Australian nurses, former prisoners-of-war, returning to Australia".
22 April 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image, the Advisory War Council in session at Canberra, 1940 by Argus, & Sydney Morning Herald is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/188217. Note, seated at the table from left are J. Beasley, N. J. O. Makin, F. M. Forde, J. Curtin, R. Menzies, W. Hughes, P. Spender, A. Fadden, and H. Holt.
24 April 2019 | We will remember them – The image of nurses laying flowers on the Edith Cavell Memorial, Melbourne, 1943 by the Argus is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/195292.
26 April 2019 | Capital history happenings – The image is Shop Window Display of Women's Fashion by Mark Strizic, 1950 s out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/71093.
29 July 2019 | A first rough draft of a history that will never be completed – The image is PRINTING THE AGE NEWSPAPER. (1883). It is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/253047.
12 August 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is of an antique car in front of Old Parliament House. It is in copyright but can be used provided the creator and the State Library of Victoria are acknowledged. The image has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria and is part of the Harold Paynting Collection. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/336495.
14 August 2019 | Winning history: shortlists for the 2019 NSW Premiers History awards – The image is of a Bible Study Group at a Melbourne Church of England by Spencer Shier (1915). It is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/299177.
9 September 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image above is MELBOURNE ANNUAL REGATTA. - THE FOOTSCRAY EIGHT WINNING THE CLARKE CU[P] by S Bennett, 1881. It comes from the State Library of Victoria. It is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/253017.
11 September 2019 | I have been in love with Canberra for over sixty years –The image is BLOSSOM TIME, CANBERRA by Rose Stereograph Co. (1920). It comes from the State Library of Victoria. It is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/51345.
16 September 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is SKETCHES AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE (1887) by F.Sleap . It is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/254332.
24 September 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is Healing Mantel Radio (1936) by Fowler, L., & Commercial Photographic Co., photographer. It is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/336718.
8 October 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is Arrival of the First Train at East Kilmore by Cooke, A., & T. C. (1872). It is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/240349.
15 October 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is of Alfred Deakin (1905). It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/157828.
22 October 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is TAKEN FROM THE GOVERNMENT TRIG (1892) by J Macfarlane. It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/255377.
24 October 2019 | Winning history 2019 Prime Ministers literary awards – The image is This Bible Saved a Life. Make That Life worth Living. Buy Peace Bonds [picture]. (1919). It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/476977.
29 October 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is of the Institute of Anatomy (ca. 1930), now the National Film and Sound Archive. It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/221619.
31 October 2019 | The same triumphs and frustrations – The image is Woman Picking Fruit [picture] (1940) by Victorian Railways, photographer. It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/95909.
6 November 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is of the No. 1. Corp Head Quarters at Charleroi, Belgium (1919). It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/18828.
11 November 2019 | He is all of them. And he is one of us. – The image is of an aerial view of the Australian War Memorial in 1945 by C, Pratt & Airspy. It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/382992.
12 November 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is one of a series of photos taken by Nott, H., Argus, Pix Photos, Planet News, Reuters Ltd, Sport & General Press Agency, & Topical Press in 1940 showing the training and use of pigeons by the British during World War Two. It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/426998.
19 November 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is of of P. J. McGinnis and a passenger in front of the Avro 504, the first aircraft purchased by QANTAS Ltd (1921). The image is part of the MacRobertson Trophy Air Race collection. It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/158065.
21 November 2019 | The raw material of history - The image is of the printing of the Melbourne newspaper The Age (1878). It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/250724.
27 November 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is of the memorial to the Southern Cloud at Cooma. The image comes from the State Library of NSW and is part of the Charles T.P. Ulm collection of historical aviation photographs. It is out of copyright.
3 December 2019 | Capital history in the news – The image is of a hand bill produced during the Second World War, titled Spies Are Loose in This Area...watch Your Tongue [picture]. (1944). It is out of copyright and comes from the State Library of Victoria. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/99764.
Footer | The three images in the footer are out of copyright and have been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. Details are: Rose Stereograph Co. (1920). THE COTTER RIVER & DAM, CANBERRA, A.C.T. [picture]. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/381776. Rose Stereograph Co. (1920). ST. JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND (ERECTED 1841) CANBERRA. [picture] The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/381868. Rose Stereograph Co. (1920). HOTEL CANBERRA, CANBERRA. A.C.T. [picture]. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/381722.
About | The image on the About page is out of copyright and has been sourced from the State Library of Victoria. Details are: Rose Stereograph Co. (1920). PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA. [picture]. The permanent link is http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/381706.