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🎓Thank you to all who came down to @PRO_Vic on Friday to attend our special careers event for tertiary history students! Students were taken on a tour of the archives on site before hearing from our excellent panel. A recording will soon be available for those who missed out.

📸 Elwood High School VPRS 14562 P2 Unit 4.

This is the official account of Public Record Office Victoria. We’re no longer regularly posting here. Please visit us on our other channels. Look for Public Record Office Victoria, vic_archives or vicarchives on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and YouTube.

Happy 171st birthday to the heartbeat of our rail network, Flinders Street Station 🎂🎉 Originally known as 'Melbourne Terminus' in 1854, much of the design we see now wasn't completed until 1910. Here's to many more years of meeting 'under the clocks'! 🚆 📸: @PRO_Vic

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: #Preview_Rectified_Map_tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mapwarper.prov.vic.gov.au/maps/7454#Prev…

⏳This Friday, the HCV and the Unimelb History Society are teaming up to put on a special event, The Past is Your Future: Careers in History, an in-person and online event designed for undergraduate students. ➡️ Its not too late to register! Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc83c3jx

We are incredibly honoured to introduce Distinguished Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO (@Marnie_HW) from @UniversitySA as the speaker for our 2025 History Council of Victoria Annual Lecture, held at @StateLibraryVic on October 16. ➡️Book now: historycouncilvic.org.au/annual_lecture

We missed Science Week, but not science class! This is Macleod High School for #SuburbsofMelbourne Monday. 📸 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/2B13EC…

Is this a weird key? A lopsided street sign? A lollipop? 🍭 If you recognise this week’s #MysteryObject, let us know in the comments! As always, we'll provide the answer on Monday.

🔮The past is your future! The HCV & the University of Melbourne History Society have joined forces to put together a panel of speakers who will share how they transformed their love of history into dynamic careers—12 September at @PRO_Vic. Register: tinyurl.com/yc83c3jx

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. 🎟️ eventbrite.com.au/e/from-archive…

Stories don’t just tell — they carry us. Today on Indigenous Literacy Day we celebrate Strength In Our Stories: For Now & Future Generations. Support by registering for the livestream, donating or buying Indigenous-authored books. Discover more: ilf.org.au/ild #ILD2025

The Ballarat Archives Centre will host some hands on workshops over the coming months. Learn how to research your home and expand on your family history research knowledge. Bookings essential: eurekacentreballarat.com.au/events/?eventc…

The past is your future! @History_Vic is bringing a fantastic line up of panelists to VAC to share how they transformed their love of history into dynamic careers. historycouncilvic.org.au/history_career… 📸 VPRS 12903/P1, 677/17.

Celebrating 15 years of Wear It Purple Day supporting LGBQTIA+SB young people!

So excited to start a day at ⁦@Library_Vic⁩ for a fun and furious ⁦@Wikimedia⁩ day of learning representing ⁦@PRO_Vic⁩ 😎

Happy #WorldLakeDay! 📸 Lake Weeroona, Bendigo, VPRS 12903/P0001, 583/06 prov.vic.gov.au/archive/9FB120…

Take it back to this 1984 tram rolling past Flinders Street Station for #TrainsPlanesBoatsAutomobiles Tuesday: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/163511…

On the 8th of September, the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice presents 'Speaking Truth to Power – the Yoorrook Justice Commission and Truth-Telling.' Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/speaking-tru…

Happy 80th anniversary to Children's Book Week! What was your favourite book as a child? 📚️ This is a small selection of books from our Ministerial Library Textbook Collection. Find more here: flickr.com/photos/public-…