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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 Elizabeth BrownPosted 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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Happy #BookLoversDay 📚 📖 📕 📸 Tasmanian

Happy #BookLoversDay 📚 📖 📕 📸 Tasmanian Archives: Picture of Miss E.M. Bailey and two children taken in the State Library, Argyle Street. PH30/1/2359 #libraries #librariestasmania #archivesoftasmania #tasarchives #statelibraryoftasmania #books #library #getcurious #statelibrary

“You can’t under-estimate the power of uplifti

“You can’t under-estimate the power of uplifting melody and words” - Judith Durham 🎼 📸 Tasmanian Archives: Judith Durham (seen through glass with raindrops) CB47/7/1/496. #judithdurham #theseekers #valejudithdurham #ripjudithdurham #librariestasmania #statelibraryoftasmania #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #tasmania #tassie #tassiearts #tasmanianhistory #music

How about a little ballet for #FilmFriday 🎥Film

How about a little ballet for #FilmFriday 🎥Film of The Tasmania Ballet Company 🩰 Based on the production ‘Story of Hops’ and features Ken Gillespie.

🎞 Tasmanian Archives: Tasmanian Magazine Number 12 AB869/1/2732. #filmfriday #tasmanianballet #archivesofinstagram #librariestasmania #librariesofinstagram #statelibraryoftasmania #hobartandbeyond #libraries #tasmania #tassie #tasmanianfilm

August is 🌳 National Family History Month 🌳

August is 🌳 National Family History Month 🌳 @statelibrary.archives.tas have an exciting program of events on offer. Link in our bio to book your tickets for any of our talks, either to attend in person, or via webinar. #familyhistory #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #statelibraryoftasmania #tasarchives #tasmania #tasmanianhistory #tassiehistory #libraries #archives #librariestasmania

Ever wondered what life is like for an Antarctic e

Ever wondered what life is like for an Antarctic expeditioner?

Escape the cold and discover the National Archives of Australia's exhibition, Chilled: Antarctic Life Inside and Out, now on in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts.

Discover the incredible resilience of the people chosen to be expeditioners, and the many creative ways in which they tackle the dangers, isolation and responsibilities of living on the world's iciest continent.

Discover more at the link in our bio.

#LibrariesTasmania #Tasmania #TasArchives #StateLibraryofTasmania #TasmanianArchives #Tassie #TasmanianHistory #TassieHistory #HobartandBeyond #ArchivesofInstagram #LibrariesofInstagram #GetCurious

Are you interested in Tasmania's past and present?

Are you interested in Tasmania's past and present?

The Professional Historian's Association Victoria and Tasmania Talks are held at 1:00 pm on the first Thursday of each month.

Register for the online webinar or book a seat and join researchers and experts in their field as they discuss Tasmania's varied history.

Next month's talk will be presented by University of Tasmania PhD candidate Ciara Smart.

Find out more and register for the event at the Eventbrite link in our bio.

#LibrariesTasmania #Tasmania #TasArchives #StateLibraryofTasmania #TasmanianArchives #Tassie #TasmanianHistory #TassieHistory #HobartandBeyond #ArchivesofInstagram #LibrariesofInstagram #GetCurious

Today is your last chance to answer the question "

Today is your last chance to answer the question "What is your favourite item in the State Library, Tasmanian Archives or Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts' collection?" and go into the draw to win a A2 framed print of Gould's Weedy Seadragon.

William Buelow Gould (1801 - 1853) painted beautiful representations of Tasmania's flora and fauna, including his sketchbook of fishes. The Weedy Seadragon is one of the most recognised artworks in the sketchbook and has been featured internationally.

For your chance to win, fill in the form at the SurveyMonkey link in our bio.

#LibrariesTasmania #Tasmania #TasArchives #StateLibraryofTasmania #TasmanianArchives #Tassie #TasmanianHistory #TassieHistory #HobartandBeyond #ArchivesofInstagram #LibrariesofInstagram #GetCurious

#FilmFriday 🎥 Step back into the 1970s with thi

#FilmFriday 🎥 Step back into the 1970s with this short documentary on the construction and opening of the Launceston Mall. Also includes footage from around Launceston such as City Park and the Cataract Gorge. 🎞 Tasmanian Archives: A Place for People (1975) AB869/1/58. #tasmanianarchives #tasarchives #librariestasmania #launceston #launcestonmall #tasmania #tassiehistory #1960s #launcestonhistory #archivesofinstagram #libraries #librariesofinstagram #statelibraryoftasmania

William Buelow Gould had a talent for painting not

William Buelow Gould had a talent for painting not only fishes, but botanical, still life and landscapes illustrations too.

Discover these beautiful pieces for yourself on the Tasmanian Archives and State Library Flickr page (link in bio).

Want to win a framed print for yourself?

Follow the link in our bio and answer the question "What is your favourite item in the State Library, Tasmanian Archives or Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts' collection?" and you could win a A2 framed print of Gould's Weedy Seadragon

#GetCurious #LibrariesTasmania #GetTheFullPicture #HelpTellTasmanianStories

Get curious with the Professional Historians Assoc

Get curious with the Professional Historians Association Victoria and Tasmania Talks!

The next talk will be held Thursday 4 August at 1:00 pm.

Join PhD candidate Ciara Smart as she presents 'Real and Imagined Colonial Race Relations in Australia: Irish and Indigenous Links'.

Ciara Smart is a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania. Her research focuses on the nuances of Australasian-Irish history with a particular focus on colonial race relations.

Register for the webinar or secure your seat with the link in our bio.

#LibrariesTasmania #Tasmania #TasArchives #StateLibraryofTasmania #TasmanianArchives #Tassie #TasmanianHistory #TassieHistory #HobartandBeyond #ArchivesofInstagram #LibrariesofInstagram #GetCurious

🐶 Huskies became a part of Australia's Antarcti

🐶 Huskies became a part of Australia's Antarctic expeditions in 1949. Australia inherited the dogs from the French, in a deal brokered by Phillip Law, the then Director of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) 🐕
Read more about the history of Huskies in Antarctica via the @naagovau blog (link in bio). Also learn more about exploration and discovery in the Australian Antarctic Territory at @naagovau Chilled: Antarctic life, inside and out exhibition on display at the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts at 91 Murray Street until 29 October 2022. #statelibraryoftasmania #allportlibraryandmuseumoffinearts #librariestasmania #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #nationalarchivesofaustralia #hobartandbeyond #australianhistory #tasmanianhistory #dogs #huskies #antarctica #antarctichistory #dogsofinstagram

❄️’Chilled: Antarctic life, inside and out'❄️ This National Archives of Australia @naagovau exhibition invites you into the daily lives of the extraordinary people stationed at one of the most remote places on earth.

8 July 2022 to 29 October 2022, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmania. #nationalarchivesofaustralia #archivesofinstagram #librariestasmania #statelibraryoftasmania #librariesofinstagram #chilled2022 #libraries #archives #naa #allportmuseum ##91murraystreet #tasarchives #antarctica #antarctic #tasmanianhistory #australianhistory #hobartandbeyond

Happy World Chocolate Day! To celebrate, why not c

Happy World Chocolate Day! To celebrate, why not come in and explore our 'By Mountain and Sea: 100 Years of Cadbury's at Claremont, 1922-2022' display on at the State Library at 91 Murray Street, Hobart? Or we have a range of online resources too, including on Flickr and a blog post on the Model Factory at Cadburys (link in the bio!)

📷Tasmanian Archives: Photograph - A block of Cadbury chocolate (1950-9) AB713/1/3318
📷Tasmanian Archives: Photograph - Looking in confectioners window "Rose's Toffee Shop", "Cadburys - A Cake of Chocolate" (1952), AB713/1/1421
📷Tasmanian Archives: Photograph - Looking in confectioners window, "Cadburys - A Cake of Chocolate" (1952), AB713/1/1422

#GetCurious #91stories #StateLibraryofTasmania #TasmanianArchives #LibrariesTasmania #archivesofinstagram #archives #hobartandbeyond #worldchocolateday #cadburys #chocolate

Did you come to Stories After Dark? Let us know!

Did you come to Stories After Dark? Let us know!

We've added some great photos of the night – along with our archive footage and images shown – to our Flickr Album.
📷 link in bio.

A big thank you goes out to the amazing artists at @youthartsandrec for your work!

We'd love to see your photos. Use the hashtag #StoriesAfterDark and tag us!

#LibrariesTasmania #StoriesAfterDark #ArchivesAustralia #GetCurious #StateLibraryofTasmania #TasmanianArchives #archivesofinstagram #archives #hobartandbeyond

#FilmFriday 🎞 A last look at Lake Pedder in its

#FilmFriday 🎞 A last look at Lake Pedder in its natural state through the eyes of artists and photographers. Artists and Photographers include Max Angus, Harry Buckie, Patricia Giles, Frank Bolt, Olegas Truchanus 🎨 📷
Narrated by John Forster and Beverley Dunn.
🎥 Tasmanian Archives: Lake Pedder (1971) AB869/1/1631. #statelibraryoftasmania #librariestasmania #lakepedder #tasmania #tassie #tasmanianhistory #tasarchives #tasmanianarchives #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #conservation #environment

New on the blog: explore the significance of the '

New on the blog: explore the significance of the 'Mt. Wellington Park, map of roads tracks' (1935) by Vernon Hodgman, and why this map was singled out as a treasure within the Libraries Tasmania collection for the 91 Stories campaign. Read all about it (link in the bio)!

📷State Library of Tasmania: V.W. Hodgman, Mt. Wellington Park, map of roads tracks (1935)

#GetCurious #91stories #StateLibraryofTasmania #TasmanianArchives #LibrariesTasmania #archivesofinstagram #archives #hobartandbeyond #kunanyi #mountwellington

#FilmFriday 🎞 Helicopter Tasmania (1981) 🚁 T

#FilmFriday 🎞 Helicopter Tasmania (1981) 🚁 Take a bird’s eye view of 1980s Tasmania. Includes footage of Mt Lyell, Savage River, Devonport, Entally house, Launceston, Penny Royal, Ross, Boyer Paper Mills, Hobart, Wrest Point, Iron Pot Lighthouse (Tasman Island), Lake Pedder and Strathgordon. Produced by the Tasmanian Film Corporation for the Premier’s Dept Tasmania.
🎥 Tasmanian Archives: Helicopter Tasmania (1981) AB869/1/1378 #tasmania #tasarchives #librariestasmania #statelibraryoftasmania #tasmanianarchives #tassie #tasmanianhistory #1980s #tassiehistory #tasmanianfilm #film #helicopter #helicopters mountains #hobart #hobartandbeyond #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #getcurious

❌”Into the darkness they go, the wise and the

❌”Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely.”❌ - Edna St. Vincent Millay. The #91MurrayStreet library building getting its red on for @dark_mofo ‼️ #librariestasmania #darkmofo #darkmofo2022 #hobart #hobartandbeyond #libaries #librariesofinstagram #archives #archivesofinstagram #architecture #buildingsofinstagram #buildingsofhobart #tassie #tasmania #tasmanianbuilding #getcurious

It’s happening again‼️ @statelibrary.archive

It’s happening again‼️ @statelibrary.archives.tas @dark_mofo #getcurious #storiesafterdark #librariestasmania #tasarchives #statelibraryoftasmania #darkmofo #91murraystreet #murraystreet #hobartandbeyond

#FilmFriday🎥 Compilation of TV advertisements f

#FilmFriday🎥 Compilation of TV advertisements from the 1980s promoting Tasmania. Produced for the Department of Tourism by the Tasmanian Film Corporation.
🎞 Tasmanian Archives: Tourism (1984) AB869/1/2768) #tasmania #1980s #80s #hobartandbeyond #librariestasmania #statelibraryoftasmania #tasarchives #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #tvads #tasmanianhistory #ads #advertisements #tasmaniantourism #tassietourism #tourism #getcurious

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