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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45 years since the hanging of Ronald Ryan
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A new accession of lands records
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Sir Ernest Edward “Weary” Dunlop
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Researching Victorian government buildings
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Organising Australia Day in the 1970s
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Christmas at the bank
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Remembering the 1926 Caulfield Disaster
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PROV a winner in the Leadership Awards
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Interior design in the collection
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Material in the Public Record Office Victoria archival collection contains words and descriptions that reflect attitudes and government policies at different times which may be insensitive and upsetting
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