ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Tasmania / ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Tasmania is comprised of the State Library of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Archives, public libraries, the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts and the Office of the State Archivist. Wed, 01 May 2024 04:53:40 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-Tasmania-State-Library-logo-512-512-pixels-1-1-32x32.png ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Tasmania / 32 32 Filtered through the Factory Part Two: Sarah Birmingham /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/filtered-through-the-factory-part-two-sarah-birmingham/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/filtered-through-the-factory-part-two-sarah-birmingham/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:50:24 +0000 https://tasedu-libtas-ase-prod-app.azurewebsites.net/?p=141973 In part one of this blog, we looked at the Cascades Female Factory admission register (Female House of Correction, Hobart – Register of Female Convicts admitted to the Factory, showing … Continue reading "Filtered through the Factory Part Two: Sarah Birmingham"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/filtered-through-the-factory-part-two-sarah-birmingham/feed/ 0 Filtered through the Factory Part One: Mary Armstrong /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/filtered-through-the-factory-part-one-mary-armstrong/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/filtered-through-the-factory-part-one-mary-armstrong/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:20:13 +0000 https://tasedu-libtas-ase-prod-app.azurewebsites.net/?p=150601 The value of Tasmania’s convict records lies in the detailed information they provide on each person. But there are still gaps in our knowledge due to events not being recorded … Continue reading "Filtered through the Factory Part One: Mary Armstrong"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/filtered-through-the-factory-part-one-mary-armstrong/feed/ 0 Sewing for freedom: clothes production at the Cascades Female Factory /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/sewing-for-freedom-clothes-production-at-the-cascades-female-factory/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/sewing-for-freedom-clothes-production-at-the-cascades-female-factory/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:52:15 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=5437 This blog is one of a series that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching Duck Trousers, Straw Bonnets, and Bluey: Stories of fabrics … Continue reading "Sewing for freedom: clothes production at the Cascades Female Factory"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/sewing-for-freedom-clothes-production-at-the-cascades-female-factory/feed/ 0 Recently Digitised Material 2023 /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/recently-digitised-material-2023/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/recently-digitised-material-2023/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:31:00 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=5015 Read more to explore some of the newly digitised highlights from the Tasmanian Archives and State Library Heritage collections. To discover even more, you can also search our catalogue and … Continue reading "Recently Digitised Material 2023"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/recently-digitised-material-2023/feed/ 0 Tasmanian Textiles and Clothing in Film /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/tasmanian-textiles-and-clothing-in-film/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/tasmanian-textiles-and-clothing-in-film/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=5180 For the moving visual addition to the Duck Trousers, Straw Bonnets, and Bluey exhibition now showing in the State Library Reading Room, we were able to find a few gems … Continue reading "Tasmanian Textiles and Clothing in Film"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/tasmanian-textiles-and-clothing-in-film/feed/ 0 Conservation of a tastevin /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/conservation-of-a-tastevin/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/conservation-of-a-tastevin/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:04:00 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=5014 The Conservation team was recently tasked with the treatment of a silver cup that belonged to a prominent Tasmanian, with links to a historic French fraternity. Read on to find … Continue reading "Conservation of a tastevin"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/conservation-of-a-tastevin/feed/ 3 The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part Three: Success or Misfortune?) /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-three-success-or-misfortune/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-three-success-or-misfortune/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:01:07 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=4932 This blog is one in a series published by the State Library and Archive team that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching … Continue reading "The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part Three: Success or Misfortune?)"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-three-success-or-misfortune/feed/ 0 The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part Two: To the South) /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-two-to-the-south/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-two-to-the-south/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:50:13 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=4912 This blog is one in a series published by the State Library and Archive team that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching … Continue reading "The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part Two: To the South)"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-two-to-the-south/feed/ 0 The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part One: In the North) /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-one-in-the-north/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-one-in-the-north/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2023 02:25:04 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=4896 This blog is one in a series published by the State Library and Archive team that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching … Continue reading "The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part One: In the North)"

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]]> /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/the-race-to-a-thousand-pounds-unravelling-tasmanias-woollen-industry-part-one-in-the-north/feed/ 2 Manufacturing Reform: Female Convicts and Straw Bonnets /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/manufacturing-reform-female-convicts-and-straw-bonnets/ /state-library-of-tasmania/blog/manufacturing-reform-female-convicts-and-straw-bonnets/#comments Tue, 23 May 2023 04:49:38 +0000 https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/?p=4846 This blog is one of a series that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching Duck Trousers, Straw Bonnets, and Bluey: Stories of … Continue reading "Manufacturing Reform: Female Convicts and Straw Bonnets"

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