Letters

Cal Kramer in the State Library of WA preservation lab
WA history
The State Library of WA recently acquired two previously unseen postcards from Bon Scott to his friend, Colin Moore. Local rocker Cal Kramer of The Southern River Band visited the conservation lab to be the first member of the public to read these incredible postcards.
Don McLeod 1972
Rebel outsider chiselled from the Pilbara rock
SLWA on ABC Radio
WA history
Join John Hughes, Senior Subject Specialist, on ABC Radio discussing Don McLeod (1908 -1999) a miner, handyman and major activist for Aboriginal rights.
Toodyay letters
Myra Sykes to convict William Sykes
SLWA on ABC Radio
ABC Radio Perth interview about a heartbreaking set of ten original letters written from the perspective of Myra Sykes to her husband, William, who was transported to the Swan River Colony as a convict in 1867.
DH Lawrence letter to Mollie Skinner envelope 1923
SLWA on ABC Radio
Dr Kate unpacks why we have a surprising collection of D.H. Lawrence letters that were written to WA’s Mollie Skinner.