Melbourne based Archivist. Research interest the intersection of industrial, natural and sound heritage. Constant curiosity about how the world works.
Northcote, Melbourne
Joined March 2009
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Optus have slashed 600 plus jobs to its critical services - Optus management deserves every bit of the pile on they are receiving from the public today #OptusFail amp.abc.net.au/article/10307…
Thank you for your support Anna #unistrkes
I’ve been @UniMelb student for 6 yrs. The place has always felt soulless and corporate to me.
This year I’ve felt the beating heart of the uni for the first time, in the passion of incredible teachers on strike. #unimelbstrikes
Here’s the law faculty doing radical teach-ins!
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Thank you to @MelbLawSchool Dean Matthew Harding for showing your support to our members today at the soft picket in front of the Law Building! We know you're with us.
#UnimelbStrikes #UnionPower #UnionStrong #Solidarity
ALT L-R: Professor Anna Chapman, Professor Heather Douglas, MLS Dean Professor Matthew Harding, Professor Emeritus Ian Malkin (ally, not currently a union member), Ian's supportive canine, and Mary Nega (Professional staff member at the Law Research Office). Heather is holding a signboard that says 'Staff working conditions are student learning conditions'.
#unistrikes Strike for fair and equitable working conditions and more permanent jobs . Telling it like it is at the grey tower @NTEUUniMelb @NTEUfightback #nteu
#unimelbstrikes #nteu Day Three students out supporting staff in securing fair work conditions @NTEUfightback @NTEUUniMelb
#unimelbstrikes Library, Stop One, Law, Arts, Learning Environments stand together in the rain ☔️ @NTEUfightback @NTEUUniMelb
Check out comrades @Katieatarchives and Ruby Healers insightful article about events leading up to this week’s strike #unimelbstrikes redflag.org.au/article/whats…
Proud of my colleagues for coming out today to strike for fairer work conditions #unistrikes
End of native logging in Victoria ‘a monumental win for forests’, say conservationists #environment #nomoreloggingnativeforest theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Happy Library Lovers Day! Today we want to celebrate our friends over at @monashunilib with a look back at @MonashUni's lovely libraries over the decades.
#LibraryLoversDay
ALT Hargrave-Andrew Library (external), Clayton Campus, 1963.
ALT Matheson Library (external), Clayton Campus, 1972
ALT Law Library (internal), Clayton Campus, 1977
ALT Caulfield Institute of Technology (now Caulfield campus) Library (internal), 1972
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Yarra Falls Spinning and Co was a local woollen and textile manufacturer based in Abbotsford, closing its doors in the 1990s-2000s. Recently we acquired their papers to our #Archives. Amongst them, our archivists discovered this fascinating 'Colour Room Records Bible'. A🧶🧵
ALT Cover of a red leather notebook, with 'Colour Room Records Bible' etched onto cover.
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Super inspired by @kirstythorpe in this morning's keynote for #HereWeAre2022. Always reminded not to get complacent or shy away when things might get difficult within white archival/institutional paradigms. A perfect start to the conference.
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The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology is excited to host Listening Pasts - Listening Futures its first hybrid virtual and in-person international conference since 2011, to be held in March 2023.
Call for proposals closes on October 1, 2022
wfae.net/conference2023.html
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Statement on @nlagovau Manuscripts Closure
The AHA deeply regrets that the NLA has had to close access to almost all manuscript materials for about 7 months. We call on the present govt to inject emergency funding into our national cultural institutions. @clareawright @Tony_Burke
University of Melbourne Archives is looking for a Digital Archivist. Check out the position description #digipres at jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/9…
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“Librarians and archivists are the unsung heroes of the journalistic process. They are not visible on people’s screens, not heard on the radio, but their work is foundational to the creation of the programs that we love, from investigative journalism to period dramas.” @abcnews
Media release: ALIA's response to cuts to librarian and archivist jobs at the ABC.
👉bit.ly/3H3Y43P
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We wish to express our disappointment in the #ABC short sighted decision to abolish 58 archivist & librarian roles @mrowlandsmp @senkatyg @ausarchivists @History_Vic @iasa_web @IAMLAustralia amp.theguardian.com/media/20…
