by PMI Librarian | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Library, Local Histories, Plotting History
Originally Posted 21 May 2021Â Â With a lot of new members joining the library, I thought it was time for an introduction to the history of the PMI (or a reintroduction for some of our longer term members) and the history of the PMI is always fun to write about. I hope...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Local Histories, Plotting History
Originally Posted 28 Oct 2020  2021 Creative Writing Competition for Children aged 4 – 12 Presented by the PMI Victorian History Library in partnership with the Victorian Government. We understand that celebrating Children’s Week was a little difficult in 2020...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Local Histories, Plotting History
Originally Posted 22 Oct 2020 Â Mulberry Hill was remodelled in 1926 by architect Harold Desbrow-Annear for Joan and Daryl Lindsay. It is an absolutely fascinating place to visit, because it has been left exactly as it was when Joan died in 1984, down to the pieces of...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Local Histories, Plotting History
Originally Posted 14 July 2020 As part of the lockdown, we thought that bringing you some more informative blogs could be fun. We’re all about sharing our love of Victorian history, so to begin with we’ll be looking at Port Fairy. This is not...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog, Collections, Local Histories, Plotting History
Originally Published 17 April 2020 Who remembers the picnic vans that were common up until the 1980s? These were furniture vans that had windows installed in the van with removable bench seats and provided a cheap alternative for mass transport by scout groups,...
by PMI Librarian | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog, Plotting History
Originally Published 14 April 2020 A book about the Vice-Regal consorts of NSW might seem like an odd choice for a Victorian History Library. The PMI, however, specifically collects material that covers NSW before Victoria became a seperate state. Additionally, a...
