Clare Wright on Australian history
Listen to historian Clare Wright's personal and intellectual journey through Australian history for the 2015 Stephen Murray-Smith lecture.
21 Oct 2015 Duration: 32:35
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Creative Conversations: Crossing enemy lines
Explore the lives of three German-Australians before, after and during WWII in this video featuring Berry Family fellow Minna Muhlen-Schulte.
24 Sep 2015 Duration: 34:20
Don Grant Lecture 2015: Bruce Scates on WWI repatriation records
Hear Bruce Scates present the Don Grant Memorial Lecture at Family History Feast 2015.
10 Aug 2015 Duration: 45:02
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle on the Melbourne story
Listen to the Redmond Barry lecture 2015, delivered by Lord Mayor Robert Doyle on the Melbourne story: How we shape cities and cities shape us.
8 Jul 2015 Duration: 32:16
Writing the war: Eric Chinner
Share the experiences of a front-line soldier, brought to life in this reading of Eric Chinner's WWI letters home.
6 Jul 2015 Duration: 04:15
Writing the war: Alice Kitchen
See words and pictures from the WWI diaries of nurse Alice Kitchen, who sailed with the AIF's first convoy.
6 Jul 2015 Duration: 03:31
One object, many stories: Mourning brooch
Watch this intriguing panel discussion led by Kaz Cooke, focusing on one object from the Library's collection: a Victorian-era mourning brooch.
23 Apr 2015 Duration: 51:30
Josh Frydenberg on Australia's economic prosperity
See Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg present his Big ideas under the dome lecture on Australia's economic prosperity.
11 Mar 2015 Duration: 27:21
Tim Costello on our patch – is Victoria different?
Former Victorian of the Year and CEO of World Vision, Tim Costello discusses what makes Victoria different.
24 Feb 2015 Duration: 51:31