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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Suffragette petition to stop alcoholism
![Australian Suffragette Mary Morrison Photo of Australian Suffragette Mary Morrison](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2016-09/Mary-Morrison_suffragetteBallarat-305x416.jpg?itok=ZELb5o8F)
Archival Snapshot
1891 Women’s Suffrage Petition
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Archival Snapshot
Sister Saunders' Scrapbook!
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Tell a story of mission life
![Boys with Sticks Boys with a pile of sticks](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2016-09/Boy-with-sticks-800-420x266.jpg?itok=uGWpAtIb)
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History Students Dig the Archives
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Behind The Scenes
Drowned With Gold
![Passenger and Immigration List banner Picture of ships and crowds at Doc](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2016-09/Passenger%20lists%20and%20immigration.jpg?itok=9pZsQkrk)
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Map of Lost Place Names for Port Phillip
![Historic Collection Plans Historic Collection Plans](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2016-09/Historic%20Plan%20Collection%201837%208168%20P2%20unit%206166.jpg?itok=KhYkHAmd)
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Homage to a music star
![Interior of the palace theatre Interior of the palace theatre](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2016-09/history-5_palacetheatre_interior-420x322.jpg?itok=fLaml0S1)
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Tragic End For Irish Alice
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Who is this Beatrice Hughes?
![Document relating to Emma Watson Document relating to Emma Watson](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2016-09/Copy-of-Image_9999_6.jpg?itok=wBbi2-19)
Archival Snapshot
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