Stay up to date with the latest records and interesting stories uncovered from the collection. This blog will offer you a snapshot into the world of historical research featuring the extraordinary tales of Victorian people captured within Victorian Government archives.
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Prison break
![B Division VPRS 10516 P3 Unit 20 A photo of B Division building of Pentridge](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-04/Pentridge%20banner.jpg?itok=GAtTGziq)
Archival Snapshot
Do historical society and POD volunteers need a WWCC?
![Frequently Asked Questions photo of person's hand pulling a book off shelf](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-04/In%20the%20Community%20-%20Managing%20Your.jpg?itok=ulwCNzuq)
In The Community
Level crossing petition
![Petition VPRS 3253 P0 Unit 450 photo of a petition](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-04/petition%20banner.jpg?itok=MaVJw2WE)
Archival Snapshot
Vagrants and murderesses
![Frances Lydia Knorr prison photo VPRS 516/ P2 item volume 11, record page 324 prison photo of a female criminal](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-04/Womens%20crime%20event%20Banner.jpg?itok=aTIURqZl)
News And Events
Copyright Amendments
![Stock Image copyright key on a keyboard](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/copyright-amendments-blog-grk-banner.jpg?itok=mrKoz9pQ)
Recordkeeping For Government
The great rate gaffe
![Bulleen rate book 1901, cover, VPRS 15131 P1 Unit 10 photo of a book cover featuring photo of koalas](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-03/rate%20book%20banner.jpg?itok=ae_cgWov)
Archival Snapshot
Victorian Electronic Records Strategy
![Stock Image server room](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/digital-archive-grk-banner.jpg?itok=QjE4d7fl)
Behind The Scenes
Ballarat maps & plans digitisation
![School of Mines Ballarat Public Works Department Plan VPRS 03686 P1 Unit 177 A plan of Ballarat Mining School](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-03/ballarat.jpg?itok=qulYUYa6)
Behind The Scenes
The cricketers of Kew Asylum
![Kew Mental Hospital VPRS 10516 P2 Unit 2 photo of the front of the Kew Asylum building](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-03/Cricketers%20in%20asylum%20banner.jpg?itok=T1NPNPjR)
Archival Snapshot
Advice for first-book writers
![Typewriting class, unknown school, VPRS 14562 P12 Unit 1 girls in a line with typewriters](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2018-03/banner%20writing%20girls.jpg?itok=KLdxNbey)
News And Events
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