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Victorian Archives Centre public opening hours

Monday to Friday: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
(excl. public holidays)
The second and last Saturday of every month

Completed projects

Each image in the list below links through to our online catalogue, where you can browse the completed digitisation project.

VPRS 2 Confidential Despatches to Governor Bourke (1836 – 1837)
William Lonsdale's signature from one of his confidential despatchesSix confidential letters from Captain William Lonsdale, Police Superintendent to Governor Sir Richard Bourke in New South Wales.
VPRS 1396 Photographs of State School Buildings in Victoria (c. 1890)
Detail of photograph of Lee Street Primary School, Carlton, in the 1880sPhotographs of a selection of state schools, bound into presentation volumes.
VPRS 8159 Index to Defunct Hotel Licenses (1850 – 1977)
Detail from the card listing licensees of the Westminster Club hotel in BrunswickCard Index to estimated 4000 hotels made defunct by the Licences Reduction Board and the Liquor Control Commission between 1906 and 1977. Information includes name and location of the hotel and names of hotel owners and licensees.
VPRS 8360/P1 and VPRS 8361/P1 Melbourne Harbour Trust lantern slides (c. 1870s – c. 1960s)
Fire tender operated by the Melbourne Harbour TrustA small collection of lantern slides with images dating from c. 1880 to c. 1950 used by the Harbour Trust for presentations.