Collection: Local History Reference

100 people were chosen according to statistical criteria that reflect Melbourne's demographics. Then, working with Berlin's theatre makers Rimini Protokoll as part of the City of Melbourne Arts and Participation Program, these 100 citizens have created a living portrait of Melbourne on a stage in...

A brief history of the State Savings Bank of Victoria celebrating its first 125 years from its commencement in 1842.

Times change and so too, do zoos. Gone is the menagerie mentality. The cigarette-smoking Orang-utan or monkey tea-parties are things of the past. Feeding gorillas peanuts in return for a trick, or riding an elephant for kicks are activities that have become quirky anecdotes in the Zoo's history. ...

Of the Parliamentary Government in Victoria, now more than a century and a half old - this describes the birth in the 1850s of democratic, independent government and its progress over fifteen decades.