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Time-balls and feminism

Time-balls and feminism

What was a time-ball and how did it contribute to the feminist movement?

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Author Liz LehetePosted on October 16, 2017October 25, 2017Categories Fashion, Maritime, womenTags corsets, shipping, timekeeping devices, women's education1 Comment on Time-balls and feminism

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All Aboard! Who remembers the train cake from the

All Aboard! Who remembers the train cake from the Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book? Today the State Library and Archive Service Team celebrated 150 Years of Tasmanian Railways, including making (and eating) a M Class Locomotive! Check out the historic railway photographic exhibitions in your local library, and online at the Tasmanian Archives and State Library Flickr album.

📷Tasmanian Archives: Hobart Wharves, M Class Locomotives on Christian Smith (1952), AB713/1/751.

#librariestasmania #tasarchives #91stories #150yearsoftasmanianrail #tassielife #tasmania #tasmanianhistory #hobartandbeyond #archivesofinstagram #railway

“The natural world is in serious trouble and it

“The natural world is in serious trouble and it needs our help as never before. We continue to lose the precious wildlife that enriches our lives.” - David Attenborough
📷 Tasmanian Archives: AA193/1/966 Photograph - Wandering Albatross (Diomedia exulands) 🐦
📷 Tasmanian Archives: AA193/1/977 Photograph - Wedge tailed Eagle 🦅 #tasarchives #librariestasmania #libraries #threatenedspecies #threatenedspeciesday #threatenedspeciesday2021 #albatross #eagle #wedgetailedeagle #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #tasmania #discovertasmania #hobartandbeyond #tassie

Are you ready for spring, Tassie?🌼☀️🌻🌾🌿🍃🐝
📷 Tasmanian Archives: LPIC1/7/297 Orchard in early spring
📷 Tasmanian Archives: LPIC1/1/461 Dicot, Leguminosae, Acacia deadbeta (Spring Hill, looking south)
📷 Tasmanian Archives: LPIC1/1/498 Dicot, Leguminosae, Acacia deadbeta (Spring Hill, looking south) #tasarchives #librariestasmania #hobartandbeyond #launcestonandbeyond #tassie #tasmania #spring #statelibrary #statelibraryoftasmania #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #springtime #springtimevibes #springtimevibes

Our snow-laden mountain from the ‘birdcage’ at

Our snow-laden mountain from the ‘birdcage’ at the very top of the tower at 91 Murray Street 🏔
#snowbart
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Earlier this year, we asked you to nominate your f

Earlier this year, we asked you to nominate your favourite treasures from within the Libraries Tasmania cultural collections, and to tell us why that item mattered to you.

Today, we are thrilled to announce that the 91 Stories exhibition is NOW OPEN!

Click the link in our bio for more information.
#LibrariesTasmania #91Stories #GetCurious #LocallyTold #hobarttasmania #hobartandbeyond #library #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #statelibraryoftasmania #allportlibraryandmuseumoffinearts #tasmania #tasmanianhistory #tasmanianstories

August is National Family History Month (NFHM) and

August is National Family History Month (NFHM) and Libraries Tasmania is once again holding a series of talks at 91 Murray Street, Hobart. Check the link in our bio to book yourself a spot at one or more of the upcoming talks 🌳 #nfhm #nationalfamilyhistorymonth #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #familyhistory #hobartandbeyond #tassie #tasmania #tasmanianhistory #research #familytree #tasarchives

New blog! How did the clean up of old railway re

New blog!
How did the clean up of old railway records lead to the discovery of these tiny, secret drawings? ✒️📜Who drew them and why? Click the link in our bio to find out.
#archivesofinstagram #tasarchives #nationalarchives #cartoons #caricature #art #railways #librariestasmania @naagovau
Weekly Courier 19/9/1912, photographic insert 4
Tasmanian Archives: P1330/1/1591

The @tasarchivesandheritage blog has a brand new p

Recently digitised and added to our online archive

Recently digitised and added to our online archive. Spectacular photos taken by Andrew Watson on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914.
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📷 Tasmanian Archives: NS6607/1/1 Photograph - stereophotograph - Huskies in the Antarctic 1911-14 [Training dogs on the floe beneath the Shackleton Shelf] / Photographer A Watson
📷 Tasmanian Archives: ND6607/1/7 Photograph - stereophotograph - Some of the party on board at Macquarie Island / Photographer A Watson #tasarchives #libraries #librariesofinstagram #archives #tasmania #hobartandbeyond #antarctica #tassiehistory #huskies #tassie #librariestasmania #statelibraryoftasmania

A historic Hobart landmark, the Brunswick Hotel, b

A historic Hobart landmark, the Brunswick Hotel, burned down today. It is hoped that at least the facade, dating from 1927, may yet survive. Swipe to go back in time with us through the pub's history!

According to the Hobart Town Gazette on the 2nd October, 1834, James Wood and Archibald Menzies were the first proprietors of the Brunswick Wine Vaults, having received their licence 'to retail wine and spirits'. It may, however, have operated earlier than 1834. In the days of horse-drawn transport, the central Hobart site was often crowded with horses and buggies. Our 4th photo shows the aftermath of a fire in the stables next-door to the hotel in 1906.

The Brunswick Hotel, Liverpool Street, Hobart, 1940, Tasmanian Archives: PH30-1-547

Sharland, Michael, (photographer), Australian Imperial Forces, marching bands, possibly Anzac Day, Brite-Lites, Gould's Chemist, Brunswick Hotel, Liverpool St, Hobart, damaged - cracked, Sharland, Box 9, 1934, Mercury Historical Collection, Tasmanian Archives: NS4023-1-131

Brunswick Hotel - Liverpool St, Hobart, 1920, Tasmanian Archives: PH30-1-9161

Brunswick Hotel, 51 Liverpool Street, Hobart, 1906, Tasmanian Archives: PH30-1-4000

Procession in Liverpool Street - showing Brunswick Hotel in the background, 1900, Tasmanian Archives: NS1013-1-276

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“So I take this word reconciliation and I use it

“So I take this word reconciliation and I use it to reconcile people back to Mother Earth, so they can walk this land together and heal one another because she’s the one that gives birth to everything we see around us, everything we need to survive.” – Max Dulumunmun Harrison 📷 Tasmanian Archives: NS5454/1/1 Commonplace Book. A unique page from this book is an Oyster Bay word list recording the language of an Tasmanian Aboriginal tribe. #tasmania #hobartandbeyond #naidocweek2021 #naidocweek #aboriginal #tasmanianaboriginal #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #libraries #tasarchives #tasmanianhistory #history #indigenoushistory

@tasarchivesandheritage staff were overwhelmed wit

@tasarchivesandheritage staff were overwhelmed with the turn out for our #StoriesAfterDark event for #darkmofo2021 ❌ If you didn’t make it (or if you gave up waiting in the line all the way down Bathurst Street 😏) here are a few highlights 🐠 💡 💥 #libraries #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #librariestasmania #statelibraryoftasmania #91Murray #hobartandbeyond #tassie #tasmania #tasmanianhistory #getcurious #91stories #mofo #mona #tassiestories #getthefullpicture #91MurrayStreet #hobart

Have you seen these prisoners staring down at you

Have you seen these prisoners staring down at you in Murray Street?
@dark_mofo is in full red swing in #HobartTown and @tasarchivesandheritage are sharing some of the dark treasures of the #tasarchives for one night only. Venture into 91 Murray Street for Stories after Dark - Saturday June 19th.
#tasmania #tasmanianhistory #convicts #hobartandbeyond #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #tassie #mona #hobart #tasarchives #getcurious

To celebrate our cultural collections at the Allpo

To celebrate our cultural collections at the Allport, the Tasmanian Archives and the State Library of Tasmania, we've launched limited-edition library cards!

Register for your Libraries Tasmania membership today and receive one of these beautiful new cards.

These cards are available for a limited time only and only for new members. Visit our website for information on joining.

#LibrariesTasmania #GetCurious #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #statelibraryoftasmania #tasarchives #hobartandbeyond

It’s World Bicycle Day! According to the United

It’s World Bicycle Day! According to the United Nations, ‘the bicycle contributes to cleaner air and less congestion and makes education, health care and other social services more accessible to the most vulnerable populations’.

📷Tasmanian Archives: ‘Woman with Bicycle’ (1896), NS1553/1/387.
📷Tasmanian Archives, ER Pretyman Collection: ‘Penny Farthing bicycle with rider’ (1880), NS1013/1/704.
📷Tasmanian Archives: ‘Cycling- in front of Cooley’s Hotel, Moonah’ (1900-20), NS392/1/258.

#91stories #getcurious #tasmanianarchives #statelibraryoftasmania #discovertasmania #cycling #cyclinglife #worldbicycleday2021 #pennyfarthing

Today is National Public Education Day and we reco

Today is National Public Education Day and we recognise the hard work and dedication that our teachers provide.
#teachersofinstagram #publiceducation #hardworking #nationalpubliceducationday #archivesofinstagram
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AB713/1/5633 Queenstown Central School, Queenstown (1957)

What happens inside Hobart’s iconic 91 Murray St

What happens inside Hobart’s iconic 91 Murray Street building when the doors close at the end of the day and the lights go out?

On the shelves stand thousands of books. In the archives sit thousands of artefacts, images and priceless documents. Are they sleeping peacefully… or are they sharing their stories?

For one exciting night you will have the chance to find out, as the doors to 91 Murray Street stay open after dark… presenting a mesmerising digital canvas that lights up the walls, ceilings, floors and stairwells.

What stories will YOU uncover as you wander through this iconic building?

We invite you to join us for this exciting event!

Saturday 19 June; 6:30PM – 9.30PM
Libraries Tasmania, 91 Murray Street, Hobart.

This is a free event, open to the public.

Registration is not required; entry on the night will be based on capacity limits (280 at a time).

Family friendly, drug- and alcohol-free event.

#91Stories #GetCurious #HelpTellTasmanianStories #Allport #GetTheFullPicture #StateLibraryTasmania #TasmanianArchives

Would you like to be part of our community led exh

Would you like to be part of our community led exhibition, called '91 Stories'?

Our staff have started nominating their favourite things from our cultural collections.

'This illustration by Alfred Ducote is one of the most popular digitised images in our collection. On first glance, you see a host of beautifully coloured, free-flying butterflies. On closer inspection, however, you uncover a completely different, much darker story' Sandra at Libraries Tasmania

Image: Ducote, Alfred. E-MIGRATION or A flight of fair Game A. Ducot's Lithog. 1832-1843.

Tell us which objects and items matter to YOU from within our cultural collections.

Submissions close 31 May, visit our website (link in the bio) for more information.

#91Stories #GetCurious #HelpTellTasmanianStories #Allport
#GetTheFullPicture #StateLibraryTasmania #TasmanianArchives #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #tasmania #discovertasmania #91murray #hobartandbeyond #tasmanianstories #tassiestories #tasarchives

Would you like to be part of our community led exh

Would you like to be part of our community led exhibition, called '91 Stories'?

Our staff have started nominating their favourite things from our cultural collections.

'We have so many wonderful items within the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, the State Library and the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts—from rare books, paintings, works of art and convict records, to manuscripts, films, photographs, glass and silverware. I love poring over the convict records (especially since I’m a family history tragic with my share of convict ancestors). But a personal favourite is Lily Allport’s Portrait of a young woman [ca. 1910], which is housed in the Allport. The young woman looks so wistful, maybe even sad, that it makes me want to tell her everything really will be alright.' - Liz from Libraries Tasmania

Tell us about which objects and items matter to YOU from within our cultural collections.

Submissions close 31 May, visit our website (link in the bio) for more information.

Image: Allport, Curzona Frances Louise. Portrait of a young woman. 1860-1949, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart.

#91Stories #GetCurious #HelpTellTasmanianStories #Allport
#GetTheFullPicture #StateLibraryTasmania #TasmanianArchives #tasarchives #91murray #91murraystreet #hobartandbeyond #library #librariesofinstagram

What happens inside Hobart’s iconic 91 Murray St

What happens inside Hobart’s iconic 91 Murray Street building when the doors close at the end of the day and the lights go out?
On the shelves stand thousands of books. In the archives sit thousands of artefacts, images and priceless documents.
Are they sleeping peacefully… or are they sharing their stories?
For one exciting night you will have the chance to find out, as the doors to 91 Murray Street stay open after dark… presenting a mesmerising digital canvas that lights up the walls, ceilings, floors and stairwells.

What stories will YOU uncover as you wander through this iconic building?

We invite you to join us for this exciting event!

Saturday 19 June; 6:30PM – 9.30PM,
Libraries Tasmania, 91 Murray Street, Hobart.

This is a free event, open to the public.

Registration is not required; entry on the night will be based on capacity limits (280 at a time).

Family friendly, drug- and alcohol-free event.

#91Stories #GetCurious #HelpTellTasmanianStories #Allport
#GetTheFullPicture #StateLibraryTasmania #TasmanianArchives #tasarchives #tasarchivesandheritage #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #storiesafterdark #hobartandbeyond #darkmofo #tassie #tasmanianhistory

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