BHS Publishing directors, Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham, and editor David Nichols at the launch of Deeper Leads: New approaches to Victorian Goldfields History,. The book was a collaborative effort between Ballarat Heritage Services and Melbourne University, editors Keir Reeves and David Nichols.

Captain Cook's vessell 'Endeavour'.captain cook, james cook, botany bay, endeavour, vessell, tall ship, explorers

Captain Cook's vessell 'Endeavour'.captain cook, james cook, botany bay, endeavour, vessell, tall ship, explorers

Botinit Joseph Banks who voyaged to Australian on the vessel 'Endeavour' with Captain James Cook. james cook, botany bay, endeavour, tall ship, explorers, joseph banks

Reproducation of a image of Hamilton Hume.portrait, hamilton hume, explorer

First Published in Picturesque Atlas of Australia.Line drawing of Captain James Cook.captain cook, james cook, botany bay, endeavour, explorer

Portrait of Arthur Phillip.arthur phillip, explorer, port phillip bay

Colour photographs of the Burke and Wills Fountain in Sturt Street Balllarat.Plaque "Robert O'hara Burke, Leader. Died 30th June, 1861. William John Wills, Second. Died 30th June, 1861. Ludwig Becker, Naturalist. Died 29th April, 1861. Charles Grey, Assistant. Sied 17th April, 1861."burke and wills, burke and wills memorial, sturt street, ballarat, explorers, john king, robert o'hara burke

Colour cigerette card depicting the discovery of John King, a member of the Burke and Wills Exploration team.king, burke and wills, explorers, john king

This map serves the purpose of proving that Thorne and the Spanish geographers knew nothing about a continent near Australia.Copy of a map from 'A Short HIstory of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, robert thorne, robert thorne's map, spanish explorers

Copy of a map from 'A Short HIstory of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, new holland, norfolk island, point hicks, timor

Copy of a map from 'A Short HIstory of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, voyages, captain james cook, new south wales coast

Copy of a map from 'A Short HIstory of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, voyages, new south wales coast, port jackson, botany bay bankstown, prospect hill, parramatta, rose hill, sydney

Copy of a map from 'A Short HIstory of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, new south wales coast, parramatta, sydney, gosford, maitland, newcastle, blue mountains, picton

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, freycinet, terre napoleon, australia

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, bass straight, hobart, port davey, georgetown, beaconsfield, queenstown, gordon rover, derwent river, launceston, port dalrymple, banks straight, macquarie harbour, maps, plans

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, westernport, port phillip, queenscliffe, melbourne, brighton, williamstown, port arlington, hobson bay, cape otway, geelong, barwon river, ballarat, yarra river, yarra yarra river

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, king george's sound, perth, fremantle, bunbury, busselton, bridgetown, albany, york, williamsburgh

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, melville island, tiwi islands, arnhem land, palmerston, daly, croker island, bathurst island, pine creek, daly river

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, australian alps, westernport, port phillip, hume and hovell, oxley, evans, cunningham, darling downs, liverpool

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, burke and wills, sturt, stuart, gregory, melbourne, perth, sydney, mitchell river, a.c. gregory, darling river, lachlan river, mt stuart, murray river

Copy of a map from 'A Short History of Australia' by Ernest Scott.map, explorers, exploration, stuart, gregory, melbourne, perth, sydney, darling river, murray river, adelaide, albany, fitzroy river, flinders river, brisbane, great australian bight, gulf of carpentaria, mount grey, forrest

Black and white portrait of Matthew Flinders .explorer, matthew flinders

Colour photographs of a statue of Matthew Flinders outside St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. matthew flinders, st paul's cathedral, explorers

"Victoria the Golden" documents life in Victoria between 1850 and 1862 as viewed by artist William Strutt. Momentous events in the Colony’s history such as Separation Day (1 July 1851), the sitting of the first Legislative Council (13 November 1851), the death of Burke (June 1861) and the Black Thursday bushfires (6 February 1851) are depicted. In 1907 the Premier of Victoria Thomas Bent purchased "Victoria the Golden" from Strutt for £120 and presented it to the Library. The album depicts events in chronological order with what Strutt considered “fidelity to nature and accuracy”, so that present day Victorians may view the sketches “as records of what we may now look upon as the dim past in the rapidly progressive history of Victoria”. Victoria the Golden is celebrated as one of the Parliament’s great treasures. It is a testament to William Strutt’s skill as a draughtsman and contains over 100 assorted images which were executed between the years of 1850-1862. Strutt’s particular talent was to be able to step back and record each event with particular care to detail. Many of the pieces contained within this album are littered with notes, such as the correct resting position of a corporal’s sword or details about the cloth and cut of a subject’s jacket. Strutt also notes in one of his many sketches of the new Legislative Council chamber at Spring Street that the President, Sir James Palmer, is seated ‘a little too high’ (page 30). Throughout the album, Strutt’s illustrations bring to life the diverse nature and peoples of the new colony. His range of subjects is comprehensive and includes parliamentarians, lawyers, wives and daughters, merchants, labourers, police and military officers, indigenous communities, farmers, miners, prisoners and explorers. The everyday and the extraordinary are depicted with each turn of the page. 44 leaves heavy card, approximately 1mm thick. Sketches, watercolours and prints of varying sizes and papers are glued onto the pages. Full leather binding in blue leather with title and decorative border in gold. There are four raised bands on the spine, with gold decoration on the bands and at the head and tail of the spine. Marbled end papers and flyleaves. Gold on the edges of the book block. Card pages have a sheet of mottled blue paper on recto. Album leaf connection is a guarded system with stiff stubs and cloth hinges. Each page has a sheet of glassine paper attached at the binding edge to protect the images. Many pages stamped with "Parliament of Victoria" verso. Printed in gold, recto: "VICTORIA THE GOLDEN/ SCENES,/ SKETCHES,/ AND JOTTINGS FROM NATURE./ BY/ Wm. STRUTT/ MELBOURNE, VICTORIA./ 1850-1862" First pages include handwritten 'introductory remarks' and index of plates.parliament of victoria, colony of victoria, separation day, victorian legislative council, burke and wills expedition, wills, william john, 1834-1861, burke, robert o'hara, 1821-1861, strutt, william, 1825-1915, bent, thomas sir, 1838-1909, native police corps, fawkner, john pascoe, 1792-1869, black thursday bushfires, gold rush, princes bridge, melbourne

A letter from Hector Crawford, Managing Director of Crawford Productions, asking for Robin Boyd's ideas on the development of a series of programmes titled 'Export Action' to be produced for the Department of Trade.Crawford Productions and Robin Boyd also explored ideas for other television productions, besides the successful 'The Flying Dogtor" series.export action, department of trade, robin boyd, crawford productions