eNews July 2019
Last Chance to See Our Inked: Australian Cartoons Exhibition
In the 1880s, The Bulletin used cartoons to bolster its editorial commentary and there’s no better example of this than The Mongolian Octopus—Its Grip on Australia by Phillip May, who proved to be an effective propagandist.
This is just one example of the thousands of cartoons in our collections. See a selection of some of the best in Inked: Australian Cartoons, on show until Sunday 21 July.Read more about The Mongolian Octopus in this blog postFind out more about Inked: Australian Cartoons You can hear more about some of the great cartoonists from The Bulletin, including Phil May and Livingstone Hopkins, in a lecture with exhibitions director Dr Guy Hansen on Friday 12 July at 12.30pm.
Reserve your free ticket for The Best of The Bulletin Cartoonists
July Events
Keep the kids entertained these school holidays with Winter Storytime, WordPlay and a screening of the 1976 film Storm Boy.
For the adults, we’re offering a diverse range of events that will challenge your way of thinking, including our NAIDOC Week panel presentation, Voices for Change, a talk by the ACT’s first Aboriginal judicial officer, Magistrate Louise Taylor, and a chat about official war artist Nora Heysen with author Anne-Louise Willoughby and Treasures Curator Nat Williams.
Find the Map You Want
We have a collection of maps that stretches the globe! Learn how to find and explore our vast and diverse online map collection in our free webinar, Find the Map You Want. Discover this valuable and unique resource for researchers on Wednesday 17 July at 1pm.Register for Find the Map You Want webinar
2020 Creative Arts Fellowships Applications Are Open
If you’re a professional artist or writer, apply for a 2020 Creative Arts Fellowship. With two fellowships available—the Creative Arts Fellowship and the Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing—successful applicants will receive a $10,000 grant to support a four-week residency with us to develop an artistic concept, artwork or body of work inspired by our collections.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 19 July 2019 (AEST)Learn more about 2020 Creative Arts Fellowships
Tax Time Appeal Closing Soon
Don’t forget that our appeal closes on Wednesday 31 July. You can help us create a world where every Australian has free access to the stories and images of their past.
Any donations received after 31 July will go towards conservation, digitisation and online delivery of our collection.
Unlock the Attorney-General’s Indexing Service
The Attorney-General’s Indexing Service (AGIS Plus Text) unlocks over 40 years of authoritative and peer-reviewed legal research from across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. It covers aspects of law including banking, companies and securities, constitutional law, criminal law, environmental law, copyright law, family law, legal aid and human rights. Case closed!
Access the AGIS Plus Text Use your Library card to access this resource from home.
Unbound: Issue 11
In the latest edition of our online magazine, Unbound, read about the most important element in European discovery of Australia’s fauna: Indigenous Australians. Though often voiceless and nameless, Penny Olsen shows the important role they played in many of the significant moments in Australia’s zoological history, well into the twentieth century.
Read the article Australia’s Fauna RevealedRead issue 11 of Unbound
All Aboard! True Train Tales
By Pauline Deeves
Jack loves visiting Grandpa in his old train carriage. He loves helping him in the train museum and hearing his stories about trains and railways. From runaway engines to people-powered carriages, train-robbing bushrangers and lifesaving pointsmen, Grandpa always has a tale to pass the time. Best of all, every one of them is true.
48 New Western Australian Newspapers Added to Trove
Adding to our sizeable collection of newspapers, the State Library of Western Australia has partnered with Trove to digitise 48 Western Australian newspaper titles and hopes to make at least 40 more titles available in the next year.
See the most recent Western Australian newspaper additions to Trove
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