by PMI Librarian | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog, Local Histories, Plotting History
Originally Published 15 August 2019 I have been a member of the PMI for so long I can hardly remember how I came to join. I think I joined in 2001, by which time I had been working as a freelance historian for 3-4 years. Prior to that I worked for Coles Myer, managing...
by PMI Librarian | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog, Volunteers
Originally Published 8 August 2019 Patrick (Pat) Galvin AM has been a member of the PMI for almost 20 years and a volunteer for nearly ten. A former senior career Commonwealth public servant (Secretary Department of Arts, Heritage and the Environment , Chairman...
by PMI Librarian | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog, Collection Spotlight
Originally Published 30 July 2019 Music is the most important thing in the world to me. Without music of any kind, the universe has no colour. The right song can teach you about yourself and about the people around you; the right song can influence your mood; the...
by PMI Librarian | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog, Collection Spotlight
Originally Published 18 July 2019 Did you know that the PMI has a DVD collection? It’s nonfiction (so no Australian movies) but there is an interesting array of Australian stories. In particular, there is a lot of railway material so if that is something that you’re...
by PMI Librarian | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog, Local Histories, Plotting History
Originally Published 11 July 2019 Located within the Shire of Mount Alexander about 20 km from Castlemaine and 136 km from Melbourne, the town of Maldon has often been described as being entirely classified by the National Trust of Victoria. In fact that is not too...
by PMI Librarian | Nov 27, 2024 | Blog, Volunteers
Originally Published 28 June 2019 Hello, my name is Anita, and I volunteered at the PMI Library from February 2019 to 2023. I completed a Master of Information Management from Curtin University in 2016 and currently work as a Library Technician for a small...
