The Catalogue of Donations to the Public Library of Victoria

The Catalogue of Donations to the Public Library of Victoria

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-07-22

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 3382813645

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1873. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.


Building a New World

Building a New World

Author: Harriet Edquist

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 9780987608000

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Building a new world: a history of the State Library of Victoria 1853-1913 traces the story of the Library and the other institutions that came to share its landmark site - the art gallery, design schools and museums. This colourful tale of a century of institutional and architectural reform provides a fascinating insight into the development of Melbourne as Australia's cultural capital.


Redmond Barry

Redmond Barry

Author: Ann Galbally

Publisher: Melbourne University Publish

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780522845167

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Sir Redmond Barry was the pre-eminent figure in Melbourne of the middle years of last century. A Supreme Court judge for thirty years, he was the founding and sustaining force behind the University of Melbourne, the Supreme Court Library, the Public Library, the National Gallery and the Museum. As social and cultural benefactor, he stands alone. Paradox pervaded his life. While seen by many as a hidebound, even villainous judge, his trust in the rule of law underpinned, for example, an unusually sympathetic and active response to the Aboriginal people. Yet fear of losing social standing and his Irish family's esteem blinkered him to injustice on his own doorstep. The story of his unacknowledged relationship of thirty years with Louisa Barrow, and of their four illegitimate children, is perplexing and often painful in the telling. This important biography is long overdue.