Recent Stories
These stories come from the items in our collection.
Story Topics
WA history
As a commander of the ill-fated ship Batavia, Dutch merchant Francisco Pelsaert documented the adventures and misfortunes in his journal.
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WA history
Edith Cowan (1861 – 1932) was one of Western Australia’s most important social reformers and a notable champion of women’s rights.
WA history
The Reading Room was named in honour of Leah Jane Cohen and her generous bequest to the Library Board.
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Adam Trainer spoke with Christine Layton about the Library’s existing music photography collections, the process of adding to it and the exciting images included as part of this display.
Photographs and films
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ABC Radio discussion about Abraham “Izzy” Orloff, who captured Perth throughout the interwar years as a professional photographer.
News
Good news, the recent COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.
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Dr Kate discusses the Emily Clifton diaries, a collection of 48 personal diaries covering the period 1906 – 1979.
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Discussing one of the key elements of the Creating Perth exhibition - an 1892 cyclorama of Perth.
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Damien Hassan, Senior Archivist at the State Records Office of WA, talks about Mr Hawke’s student record and why school records are important State archives.
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“He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many people; they shall beat their swords into plowshares…” (from the Book of Isiah)
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This week Dr Kate discusses the landmark Westralian Aborigine newspaper – the first Aboriginal newspaper in Western Australia, which ran from early December 1953 until July 1957.
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Damien Hassan, Senior Archivist at the State Records Office picks up the story based on the government files held in the State archives collection.