Tara Oldfield's Diamonds, Furs & Murder: The Many Crimes of Mona Hayes is a historical fiction inspired by the life and crimes of little-known 1930s thief Mona Hayes.
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Fresh off the press! Advance copies of Diamonds, Furs & Murder are now available from Ginninderra Press. This is my debut novel, an Australian historical fiction inspired by the true crimes of a 1930s thief. Get it before its official March release: ginninderrapress.com.au/product/diam...
There's no better place to be on a hot day than our temperature-controlled archive. Get a virtual sense of "cool" with a behind the scenes of ABC filming our recently opened Cabinet records.
Learn more about the Cabinet records: url-shortener.me/3Y2F
#Archives #History #Victoria #CabinetRecords
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In addition to our first ever opening of Cabinet records, we also have our annual Section 9 files for you to explore, including the cabinet case of Jean Lee, the last woman hanged in Australia: bit.ly/49iXlKq
#Archives #History #Melbourne #Victoria #CapitalCase #JeanLee #TrueCrime #1940s #1950s
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Happy new year and records to explore! This year, for the first time, Victorian Cabinet records closed under Section 10(1) of the Public Records Act have been opened. Delve into 1980s-90s history! url-shortener.me/3Y2F #Archives #History #Victoria #CabinetRecords #JohnCain #JoanKirner #1980s #1990s
My first novel! Coming in March 2026.
Very disappointing.
Maree Clarke standing in front of tree branches
How can archives inspire art? Join us for an extraordinary talk with artist Maree Clarke (Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung). Watch online, or visit us in person at the Victorian Archives Centre.
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Meet Kate Rounsefell, a ‘bright, lively, strong-minded English-girl, well able to take care of herself.’ At 19, Kate found herself in the sights of serial killer Frederick Bailey Deeming. Tara Oldfield tells her story in Provenance: prov.vic.gov.au/explore-coll...
📸 Town and Country, 2 April 1892.
The 2025 edition of Provenance is out now, including a research article I wrote about Kate Rounsefell - fiancé and almost victim of serial killer Frederick Bailey Deeming.
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We're thrilled to announce winners of the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards. Our main prize went to Rodney James for his book ‘Letters to a Critic’. Visit our website to see the full list of prize-winning books, podcasts, exhibitions and projects: prov.vic.gov.au/community/gr...
telegram about the girls being found starved and frost bitten
telegram about the girls being arrested
In 1899, 17-year-old Jessie and 6 other girls escaped Brookside Reformatory near #Ballarat in the dead of winter. They hid in bush until they couldn’t survive the cold and starvation any longer.
Tune into our podcast to hear what happened next:
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