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Chilling capital cases among newly opened Section 9 records
![Mental Hospital Report Books, vprs7440 p2 units 13 and 14 spines of books](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/section_9_2019_banner.jpg?itok=a0r9Liv0)
News And Events
Afraid of the darkness
![1940s Melbourne VPRS12903 P1 Box265-01 photo of melbourne at night from the view point of a train station platform, the dome of flinders street station can be seen in the distance](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/eddie_leonski_banner.jpg?itok=EADfPiGS)
Archival Snapshot
IM Maturity report 2017-18
![Stock Image Report on laptop screen](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/immap-grk-banner_0.jpg?itok=P92SEnbV)
Recordkeeping For Government
Public housing records at PROV
![Early examples of social housing apartments in Richmond, Melbourne Black and white photo of social housing units in Richmond Melbourne](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/richmond_social_housing_8935_p1_unit_3_item_2043.jpg?itok=4xwu0Ibk)
Archival Snapshot
December-January closures
![The Royal Arcade, date unknown, VPRS 8357 P1 Unit 4 Item 4 161 a photo of christmas decorations at a shopping centre](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/christmas_closures_banner.jpg?itok=ml57tO1a)
News And Events
Pellegrini's original Espresso Bar building plan
![Close up of Pellegrinis original building plan Close up of Pellegrinis original building plan](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/banner_image_for_blog_post.jpg?itok=DzDWIAeO)
Archival Snapshot
Vic Track records
![Tyabb to Long Island Railway photographs black and white photos of men working on a wooden track](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/vic_track_banner.jpg?itok=ILvwzCuI)
Archival Snapshot
The trouble with the McDonalds
![The Truth headline, 27 December 1931 The Truth newspaper headline Girl Raffles Who Asked for Gaol](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/mary_mc_banner.jpg?itok=z3VF5g-V)
Archival Snapshot
Finding Jack
![National Archives Australia Australian Imperial Force](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/claire_moore_banner.jpg?itok=5isButuH)
Research
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