Andy Index @AndyIndex
I'm interested in new ways to access old stuff in libraries, archives, galleries and museums. Sydney, Australia Joined March 2015-
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I'm astounded to find that Barph, the weekly Rivcoll Union rag from my student days 40 years ago, has been digitised. Thank you @CharlesSturtUni Regional Archives! archives.csu.edu.au/index.php/2304…
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I'm so happy to see another Cessnock newspaper digitised on @TroveAustralia! This one is going to be super useful for my own family history research. There are lots of Coalfields-district miners in my family tree.
I'm so happy to see another Cessnock newspaper digitised on @TroveAustralia! This one is going to be super useful for my own family history research. There are lots of Coalfields-district miners in my family tree.
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Want to see what our scan labs were up to last year? Check out our latest blog post highlighting some of our latest digitized maps, A Year in Review: Newly Scanned Maps of 2023! Read the post here: blogs.loc.gov/maps/2024/01/a…
Fascinating documentary on Professor Jenny Hocking's battle to access restricted materials at @naagovau. Raises loads of questions about our right to access, and public records v personal records. @palaceletters iview.abc.net.au/show/search-fo…
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Sports historians, Gary Osmond and Murray G. Phillips, from @UQ_News have uncovered a pioneering Australian female surfer using newspaper data from Trove. Dip into how they did it: bit.ly/3Zh8oyh 📷: bit.ly/3EKaDRb
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New offices for the stable of newspapers that employed legendary sportswriter and editor J. C. Davis: the Referee, Arrow and Sunday Times. Referee (Sydney) 29 August 1906, via @TroveAustralia: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti… @TroveRefereeBot
So looking forward to the Unpopular exhibition at @maasmuseum, showcasing the indie rock collection of promoter Steven Pavlovic! Opening in October 2022. abc.net.au/doublej/music-…
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JUST RELEASED! "Mapping a Changing California" opens at the California Historical Society. You can find the full media release here: calhist.me/3AJaigy
A group of Sydney pub owners in 1887. Referee (Sydney), 12 May 1887, via @TroveAustralia: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
Terrible news at the ABC. Friends, we need to fight this. theguardian.com/media/2022/jun…
'Scenes at the White City, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, showing the scenic railway and the cyclists performing on a trapeze'. Referee (Sydney), 14 January 1914, via @TroveAustralia: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
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ASSH Session this Thursday evening on the History of Greyhound Racing in NSW. Max Solling talks about his research for his book, GOING TO THE DOGS. Contact John Treloar at [email protected] for an invitation. @Thedogs_com_au @assh_sydney
Here's a compelling anti-Nazi poem by Helen Thomson, buried in the pages of @AustralianLabor's newspaper! Labor Daily (Sydney), 18 November 1938, via @TroveAustralia: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
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Attention all German migrants to Australia or descendants of German migrants @AppliedHist is recruiting oral history participants for a project on the history of German migration. Interested or have questions? Please get in touch with [email protected] @GI_Australien
Flashback to 1994! Here's Andy Index as a young reference librarian, answering telephone enquiries. A good thing they didn't have video phones back then.
What a fantastic initiative! Yet another example of libraries making themselves even more relevant in the digital era. abc.net.au/news/2022-04-1…
It's so good to read about the @NFSAonline's recent acquisitions. Many wonderful treasures here! nfsa.gov.au/latest/nfsa-ac…
Newly digitised! Many hours' worth of @nbnnews Newcastle TV news footage, 1982-2019 Good job, @GLAMxLab! hunterlivinghistories.com/2021/08/31/sup…
So good to read about the @koorimailnews's 30th birthday! sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2… via @NITV
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