Adrienne Clarke on science and uncertainty in the age of Sir Redmond Barry and today
In the 2018 Redmond Barry Lecture, Adrienne Clarke explores how science and mathematics education can help prepare us for the future.
7 Jun 2018 Duration: 26:02
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Ruth Pullin on Eugene von Guérard
Watch a short video of Ruth Pullin discussing the work of colonial landscape painter, Eugene von Guérard.
28 Mar 2018 Duration: 02:01
Don Grant Lecture 2017: Dr Charles Fahey on European land settlement in Victoria, 1850–1940s
Watch the annual Don Grant Lecture, delivered as part of Family History Feast 2017 by historian Dr Charles Fahey.
21 Aug 2017 Duration: 54:40
Charlie Farrugia on PROV land records
Hear an overview of PROV's land records in this insightful talk by Charlie Farrugia, presented during Family History Feast 2017.
21 Aug 2017 Duration: 57:16
Sarah Ryan on the Library's Maps Collection
Gain insights into the Library's remarkable Maps Collection in this talk by Sarah Ryan, presented during Family History Feast 2017.
21 Aug 2017 Duration: 37:38
Terrie Page on military property acquisition during WWII
Hear tips on researching records in this talk byTerrie Page from National Archives of Australia, presented during Family History Feast 2017.
21 Aug 2017 Duration: 34:01
Author in-conversation: John Barnes on Charles Joseph La Trobe
Watch an engaging discussion about colonial administrator, Charles La Trobe, with his biographer John Barnes and State Library's Kevin Molloy.
29 Jun 2017 Duration: 38:52
No longer a wandering spirit: part one
Join Creative Fellow Sharon Huebner on a journey of connection as two Indigenous families reclaim their history from the archives.
1 Dec 2016 Duration: 42:30
No longer a wandering spirit: part two
Watch part two of this historic event in which Bessy Flowers' descendants share their stories of discovering their ancestor and each other.
1 Dec 2016 Duration: 51:05