Public Record Office Victoria
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Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the #archive of the State Government of Victoria. We hold records from the mid-1830s to today. Visit our website at prov.vic.gov.au
A group of stylish women dangle an array of fashionable handbags in this Melbourne Harbor Trust photo for #FashionFriday: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/A317...
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A group of stylish women dangle an array of fashionable handbags in this Melbourne Harbor Trust photo for #FashionFriday: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/A317...
Beautiful Lake Wendouree in Ballarat is popular for its scenery, wildlife and its wide, accessible paths. It’s one of 60 trails that have been audited by ‘Victoria Walks’ and can be enjoyed by everyone, on foot, in a wheelchair or with any other mobility aid: walkingmaps.com.au/accessible-w...
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Beautiful Lake Wendouree in Ballarat is popular for its scenery, wildlife and its wide, accessible paths. It’s one of 60 trails that have been audited by ‘Victoria Walks’ and can be enjoyed by everyone, on foot, in a wheelchair or with any other mobility aid: walkingmaps.com.au/accessible-w...
It started with a question from Gideon Haigh's daughter: who's the world's oldest prisoner? The Guinness Book of Records had the answer, and it surprised them both. The oldest prisoner on record is Bill Wallace, a Victorian! See what else Gideon found out: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It started with a question from Gideon Haigh's daughter: who's the world's oldest prisoner? The Guinness Book of Records had the answer, and it surprised them both. The oldest prisoner on record is Bill Wallace, a Victorian! See what else Gideon found out: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
🎉Happy World Digital Preservation Day! Our digital record transfer program ensures permanent-value digital records from across govt are preserved as state archives. Recent success stories include Deadly and Proud: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our... and Metro Tunnel: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
🎉Happy World Digital Preservation Day! Our digital record transfer program ensures permanent-value digital records from across govt are preserved as state archives. Recent success stories include Deadly and Proud: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our... and Metro Tunnel: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
#Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions. Here, an American Indian man paints a clay pot, with more drying behind him. Search 'pottery' on our photowall to find photos of pottery classes across Victoria and international markets and practice: prov.vic.gov.au/photowall
📸 VPRS 14517/P1/15, G413
📸 VPRS 14517/P1/15, G413
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions. Here, an American Indian man paints a clay pot, with more drying behind him. Search 'pottery' on our photowall to find photos of pottery classes across Victoria and international markets and practice: prov.vic.gov.au/photowall
📸 VPRS 14517/P1/15, G413
📸 VPRS 14517/P1/15, G413
❓️ Recognise this shopping strip? Click the link for the answer: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/69CD...
November 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
❓️ Recognise this shopping strip? Click the link for the answer: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/69CD...
"Reaching hundreds of thousands of feminine buyers every day: suburban electric trains transport feminine buyers from 211 suburban stations...carriage posters will influence sales over 138 miles of suburban territory." Advantages of marketing to women on transport c1920-30s VPRS 12800/P3 ADV 1018A&B
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
"Reaching hundreds of thousands of feminine buyers every day: suburban electric trains transport feminine buyers from 211 suburban stations...carriage posters will influence sales over 138 miles of suburban territory." Advantages of marketing to women on transport c1920-30s VPRS 12800/P3 ADV 1018A&B
Have you visited our North Melbourne or Ballarat Reading Rooms recently? We’d love to hear about your experience so we can continue to improve our service. Fill in this short survey to share your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/N9S7BR5
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Have you visited our North Melbourne or Ballarat Reading Rooms recently? We’d love to hear about your experience so we can continue to improve our service. Fill in this short survey to share your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/N9S7BR5
Surveyed, engraved and published under the direction of Alfred R. C. Selwyn, Government Geologist at the Geological Survey Office Melbourne. 1862.
🗺️ View this map on MapWarper to see how it corresponds with present day: mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7402#Pr...
🗺️ View this map on MapWarper to see how it corresponds with present day: mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7402#Pr...
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Surveyed, engraved and published under the direction of Alfred R. C. Selwyn, Government Geologist at the Geological Survey Office Melbourne. 1862.
🗺️ View this map on MapWarper to see how it corresponds with present day: mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7402#Pr...
🗺️ View this map on MapWarper to see how it corresponds with present day: mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7402#Pr...
Happy Diwali/Deepavali! The Festival of Lights is celebrated by over a billion people globally, including more than a million Australians. This undated photograph from PROV’s Education Department collection, shows the historic Madurai city in South India. prov.vic.gov.au/archive/B180...
October 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Happy Diwali/Deepavali! The Festival of Lights is celebrated by over a billion people globally, including more than a million Australians. This undated photograph from PROV’s Education Department collection, shows the historic Madurai city in South India. prov.vic.gov.au/archive/B180...
It's a quiet afternoon on Alexandra Parade in Collingwood. These photos are undated in our catalogue, but can you place them?
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
Happy #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday!
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
Happy #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday!
October 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
It's a quiet afternoon on Alexandra Parade in Collingwood. These photos are undated in our catalogue, but can you place them?
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
Happy #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday!
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
Happy #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday!
The #Bendigo Regional Archives Centre will present 2 local events in November.
Such Sweet Sorrow will explore the bitter and sweet of chocolate in NW Victoria.
Remarrying, Religion and the Victorian Goldfields will explore love, desire and faith on the Goldfields.
🎟️ www.brac.vic.gov.au/events
Such Sweet Sorrow will explore the bitter and sweet of chocolate in NW Victoria.
Remarrying, Religion and the Victorian Goldfields will explore love, desire and faith on the Goldfields.
🎟️ www.brac.vic.gov.au/events
October 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The #Bendigo Regional Archives Centre will present 2 local events in November.
Such Sweet Sorrow will explore the bitter and sweet of chocolate in NW Victoria.
Remarrying, Religion and the Victorian Goldfields will explore love, desire and faith on the Goldfields.
🎟️ www.brac.vic.gov.au/events
Such Sweet Sorrow will explore the bitter and sweet of chocolate in NW Victoria.
Remarrying, Religion and the Victorian Goldfields will explore love, desire and faith on the Goldfields.
🎟️ www.brac.vic.gov.au/events
Go behind the scenes: learn how staff at the Metro Tunnel Early Works Project successfully transferred their digital records to Public Record Office Victoria's digital archive.
🔗 prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
🔗 prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
October 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Go behind the scenes: learn how staff at the Metro Tunnel Early Works Project successfully transferred their digital records to Public Record Office Victoria's digital archive.
🔗 prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
🔗 prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
Whether you're a street photographer, documentarian, or just have an eye for the unexpected, this is your chance to help shape the visual history of Victoria’s public life! We're seeking contemporary street photography for our new exhibition:
prov.vic.gov.au/whats/public...
📸 Christopher Hopkins.
prov.vic.gov.au/whats/public...
📸 Christopher Hopkins.
October 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Whether you're a street photographer, documentarian, or just have an eye for the unexpected, this is your chance to help shape the visual history of Victoria’s public life! We're seeking contemporary street photography for our new exhibition:
prov.vic.gov.au/whats/public...
📸 Christopher Hopkins.
prov.vic.gov.au/whats/public...
📸 Christopher Hopkins.
Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay!
Here we see the process of 'winnowing coffee' to separate the coffee beans from husks and debris in Brazil - the largest coffee producer in the world.
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/AA1A...
Here we see the process of 'winnowing coffee' to separate the coffee beans from husks and debris in Brazil - the largest coffee producer in the world.
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/AA1A...
October 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay!
Here we see the process of 'winnowing coffee' to separate the coffee beans from husks and debris in Brazil - the largest coffee producer in the world.
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/AA1A...
Here we see the process of 'winnowing coffee' to separate the coffee beans from husks and debris in Brazil - the largest coffee producer in the world.
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/AA1A...
This #WorldPodcastDay is the perfect time to catch up on our Look History in the Eye episodes. From prison escapes to flappers, there's something for everyone: prov.vic.gov.au/look-history...
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This #WorldPodcastDay is the perfect time to catch up on our Look History in the Eye episodes. From prison escapes to flappers, there's something for everyone: prov.vic.gov.au/look-history...
Happy International Day of Sign Languages, celebrating the diverse cultures and linguistic identities of deaf people and sign language users across the world. Here, Andy shares some of his work at the archives in Auslan. He has the lights low to minimise reflections as he digitises a glass plate.
September 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Happy International Day of Sign Languages, celebrating the diverse cultures and linguistic identities of deaf people and sign language users across the world. Here, Andy shares some of his work at the archives in Auslan. He has the lights low to minimise reflections as he digitises a glass plate.
International Access to Information Day is coming up on Sunday 28 Sept - celebrated each year to raise awareness of the importance of open government and the public’s right to access information. OVIC is hosting a number of upcoming events on FOI and right to access: ovic.vic.gov.au/freedom-of-i...
September 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
International Access to Information Day is coming up on Sunday 28 Sept - celebrated each year to raise awareness of the importance of open government and the public’s right to access information. OVIC is hosting a number of upcoming events on FOI and right to access: ovic.vic.gov.au/freedom-of-i...
The production of silk dates back thousands of years. The process begins with silkworms. At around 6 weeks, each worm spins a cocoon producing 1 strand. The threads are then extracted, washed, dyed and spun. Here we can see silk making in Japan: prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
#FashionFriday
#FashionFriday
September 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The production of silk dates back thousands of years. The process begins with silkworms. At around 6 weeks, each worm spins a cocoon producing 1 strand. The threads are then extracted, washed, dyed and spun. Here we can see silk making in Japan: prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
#FashionFriday
#FashionFriday
What a sight to see this #TrainsPlanesBoatsAutomobiles Tuesday. Boats constructed at Newport Workshops in 1944 being driven to the port. Find more like these here: prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
September 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
What a sight to see this #TrainsPlanesBoatsAutomobiles Tuesday. Boats constructed at Newport Workshops in 1944 being driven to the port. Find more like these here: prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
Court of Marine Inquiry case files dating back to 1888 have recently been added to our collection including the 1932 case of the S.S. Casino wreckage. The case is particularly heart wrenching, as a simple trip to Apollo Bay takes an unexpected turn: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
September 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Court of Marine Inquiry case files dating back to 1888 have recently been added to our collection including the 1932 case of the S.S. Casino wreckage. The case is particularly heart wrenching, as a simple trip to Apollo Bay takes an unexpected turn: prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our...
Compiled and drawn in the Geological Survey Branch, Dept of Mines, Victoria in 1936, this mineralogical map charts locations of various stones and minerals across Victoria. View this map over the present day on MapWarper: mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7454#Pr...
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Compiled and drawn in the Geological Survey Branch, Dept of Mines, Victoria in 1936, this mineralogical map charts locations of various stones and minerals across Victoria. View this map over the present day on MapWarper: mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7454#Pr...
We missed Science Week, but not science class! This is Macleod High School for #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday.
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/2B13...
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/2B13...
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
We missed Science Week, but not science class! This is Macleod High School for #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday.
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/2B13...
📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/2B13...
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.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-archi...
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-archi...
September 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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.
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-archi...
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-archi...
The past is your future! The History Council of Victoria is bringing a fantastic line up of panelists to the archives in Sept to share how they transformed their love of history into dynamic careers. Come in person or online: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/history_care...
📸 VPRS 12903/P1, 677/17.
📸 VPRS 12903/P1, 677/17.
September 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The past is your future! The History Council of Victoria is bringing a fantastic line up of panelists to the archives in Sept to share how they transformed their love of history into dynamic careers. Come in person or online: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/history_care...
📸 VPRS 12903/P1, 677/17.
📸 VPRS 12903/P1, 677/17.