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Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street North Melbourne
		Strike a Pose with Lee Lin Chin A National Archives of Australia touring exhibition 16 September – 20 November 2009 ‘Strike a Pose with Lee Lin Chin’ brings together 80 images taken by Australian Government photographers in the 60s and 70s used to promote the burgeoning fashion industry to both local and overseas markets. The exhibition, supplemented by PROV records, will offer visitors unique insights into the changing fashions and social mores of the time.

		Level 1 Corridor Gallery - Art Deco in the Archives All images are from the Public Transport Corporation (PTC) railway negatives VPRS 12800 and 12903 Date range: 1900 – 2000 Created by Victorian Railways A vast and wide-ranging collection of images documenting railway assets, infrastructure and activities of Victorian Railways across the whole state. The PTC collection of 500,000 images is being progressively digitised and is available for browsing via the PROV website. If you want to find out about where you can see more Art Deco in your local area, visit the Art Deco Regional Festival web site

Featured Records

VPRS 3253/P0 Original Papers Tabled in the Legislative Assembly, unit 851, Female Suffrage Petition, 1891.		1891 Women's Suffrage Petition The petition is a very significant document in the development of Australia's democracy and the development of an international grassroots suffrage movement. As part of the 2008 celebrations of the centenary of Women's Suffrage in Victoria, the petition was added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register. It is also listed as a significant document on the Victorian Heritage Register. The petition has been digitised in conjunction with the Parliament of Victoria, and can be searched online for the names of signatories. Laura Daniele, with the Women's Suffrage Petition sitting in its storage container in the PROV repository.

VPRS 4066/P0 Inwards Correspondence, unit 1, November, No. 69.		Ballarat Reform League Charter The Ballarat Reform League Charter was sucessfully nominated for the Australian Memory of the World Register in 2004. This four-page handwritten manifesto of democratic principles and demands was presented to Governor Hotham in November 1854. Penned by members of the Ballarat Reform League, the charter asserted the aspirations and demands of the Ballarat mining community. It is a central feature of the Eureka story, and more broadly a significant part of the campaign for democratic reform in the Colony of Victoria. The Eureka rebellion is one of the most significant and influential events in Australia's political and social history. The charter shows the connection of the events in Ballarat to Chartist and other international democratic movements of the time. The charter, along with many other documents relating to the events surrounding the Eureka stockade, can be viewed in the Eureka on Trial online exhibition. The PROV publication Eureka: From the Official Records also tells the story of the Eureka Stockade through the official documents.


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