What comes to mind when you think of the 1960s? Is it fashion – miniskirts and skin-tight jeans, or ‘flower power’ and psychedelic patterns? Or perhaps pop music – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and local groups like The Bee Gees, The Seekers, John Farnham, or Normie Rowe?
Alongside the significant scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, a new belief took hold – that the living could speak with the dead.
Identifying the photographic process used to produce antique images can reveal when they were made, allowing you to add valuable detail to your family tree.
This is a sneak peek into Edition 28 of Traces!
Built as Melbourne’s first mechanics’ institute, the Athenaeum is now a central part of the city’s long-lasting love affair with art and culture.
The tradition of wearing mourning jewellery to remember a loved one dates as far back as the 1600s.
Ask any Aussie or Kiwi about the origins of the pavlova and you’re bound to strike a nerve. The humble summer dessert is a Christmas staple in this small corner of the world, yet its origins are shrouded in mystery. Australians and New Zealanders will both lay claim to the dessert. So, which of the two countries did the pavlova actually come from? Neither!
Melbourne is Australia’s unofficial coffee capital, home to a rich cafe culture and prominent foodie scene. Cafe culture is quintessentially Australian, and began in the 1830s in the form of coffee houses and palaces.
Henry Savery led an unlucky life, and was constantly saved by his privileged upbringing. While the art of storytelling was something that Indigenous Australians had been practising for thousands of years, Savery’s novel, Quintus Servinton, was the first non-government document to be published after settlement. Quintus Servinton tells the story of Savery’s life; from businessman and criminal in England, to convict and author in Australia.
