Photographs and films

A discussion about how this mini-documentary took Sir Frederick Samson's personal film collection and transposed it over 21st century Fremantle as explored by a skater.

Mandurah is a coastal city situated approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. Explore a brief history of the once sleepy little village.

The project provides a unique and visually dramatic way to explore the development of Perth and Fremantle from the 1860s. The virtual tour by Curtin University HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualisation) and the State Library provides visitors with the ability to explore locations in fine detail.

Merredin is located 256 kilometres east of Perth in the Central Wheatbelt. Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Nyaki-Nyaki Noongar Aboriginal language group.

Tom Price is a mining town situated in the Pilbara region. The town is located inland on the edge of the Hamersley Range.

Nyabing is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia 319 km south east of Perth. Its population is around 290 people.

Join Dr Adam Trainer from the State Library with HiFi Club President Colin Nichol and filmmaker Dominic Pratt as they discuss the WA Reflections project and the first film to be launched from it – Generation Hi-Fi.

The State Library partnered with Screenwest to deliver the WA Reflections initiative. WA filmmakers created five short documentaries and a VR experience to transform and showcase stories from the Library's collections.

Robin Miller fought against gender expectations and sterotypes to deliver vaccines to the Kimberley and the Pilbara.

ABC Radio Perth discussion about Mavis Phillips (nee Walley 1921–1982) one of Australia’s earliest known Indigenous photographers.

Funded by the State Library, this collection of stories documents 15 experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit Australia in early 2020.

Rockingham is situated on the coast 47 kilometres south of Perth. The Noongar Aboriginal people traversed the region for up to 45,000 years until they were joined by the European settlers.