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Sea of Memes: September 2012
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Musings on the life of an information student, musician and cultural omnivore. Essential knowledge, skills and attributes. I think the most important attribute for information professionals in the Web 2.0 world is to meet people where they are. If we develop a tool to reach our users and all we hear are crickets chirping, we haven’t done our homework. Our users have numerous channels to be a powerful voice in the way we design and deliver our services, be they via “telephone, Skype, IM, SMS, textin...
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Darebin Heritage - Newspapers
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The Northcote Leader was first published on 21st January 1888 and has continued to be published up to the present day. Local newspapers provide an invaluable service in capturing the day to day events and activities of the local community, whether be in the field of entertainment, current local events, local politics and government, sporting activites or local business endeavours.
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Darebin Heritage - Darebin Libraries Archive Search
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Darebin Libraries Archive Search. Darebin Libraries Archive Search. Darebin Libraries has commenced cataloguing our large collection of local history images and ephemera. These images can be searched via our library catalogue. This project is a substantial undertaking and will take several years to complete. If you have any enquiries any images in our collection or wish to donate local history material please contact 1300 655 355 and ask to speak to a member of the Information Team.
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Darebin Heritage - Compiling a house history
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Compiling a house history. Compiling a house history. There are a number of resources available to help you trace the history of your house. Sands and McDougall Directories. Please note that in the earlier years street numbers were not used and in later years some streets were re-numbered due to subdivision. A good idea is to use the names of people close by over the years to identify properties. The Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works maps provide a wealth of detail, on settlement of Darebin. Most...
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Darebin Heritage - Links
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Listed below are websites where you may be able to find more information to help with your research. The Australian War Memorial has comprehensive records relating to Australians who served in the military. The archive is searchable by name, service number, unit name and conflict. Darebin Libraries holds an extensive collection of family history resources that are available to members of the library, including Find My Past, Ancestry, and the British Newspaper Archives. Friends of Coburg Cemetery. Nationa...
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Darebin Heritage - Ask a Question
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If you would like to ask a question about Darebin's local history or give us feedback please complete the form below. Thank you.
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Darebin Heritage - Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House
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Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House. Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House. The idea for a woman’s neighbourhood house came from the City of Northcote Recreation Policy 1983. The Policy identified that there was little support for women in the community, whether they be newly arrived migrants or stay at home mums. Any funding for recreation was focused primarily on funding male dominated sporting groups. In the early 1990s funding issues hit the Neighbourhood houses hard. State Government funding w...
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Darebin Heritage - Special Collections
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Darebin Heritage - Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Visit, March 1954
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Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Visit, March 1954. Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Visit, March 1954. Her Majesty was scheduled to pass down High Street Northcote at 5pm on Thursday 4th of March. The dignitaries waiting to greet her included the Mayor, Mr R. Inman, the City Manager, Mr J. Thomson and his wife, the Premier of Victoria Mr John Cain Snr and Mrs Cain and Councillor A. Bird and his wife. 1954, February 24). Nortchote Leader (Melbourne, Vic: 1882 -). Pike, Philip W., (1986) The Royal Presence in Aus...
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