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So our boss, State Records Deputy Director Jenni Stapleton, woke up at 3am one morning with a vision. This vision said rail, it said exhibition, it said Western Sydney Records Centre, it said Web 2.0 and it said website. The streaming thoughts on this morning at 3am ran something along these lines: We have a [...]
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The more things change the more they stay the same! A couple of weeks ago I was given an old procedure manual for the Government Records Repository, State Records semi-active records repository, which dates from 1979. It comes complete with some not so politically correct hand drawn illustrations. However, the real gem is to be [...]
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A Class E17 locomotive at a level crossing in Corrimal, a northern suburb of Wollongong in NSW. There are quite a few clues pointing to the date of this image. Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other [...]
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…and having fun! You might remember last year we had a who wrote about this exciting new way of viewing and sharing history. From the post: Historypin is a public history collaboration working with individuals and communities, in partnership with Google and over 100 institutions around the world, to share their collections and build community [...]
Continue ReadingThey shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. We will remember them. Some archive themed Anzac links ANZACs “1915 – 2015 – 100 Year Commemoration” Railway employees [...]
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Here is a doubly mysterious image…… An unidentified street in Sydney (NSW) and no date! Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please let us know.
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Can you give info on removing chewing gum on reverse side of an important document? There is a small quantity of gum still in place – fairly fresh, a circle of about 1/2 inch. Some stain has bled thru to front.
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A very empty George Street in Redfern, NSW. Are there any clues as to when this photo might have been taken? Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please let us [...]
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Via @José Francisco Simó on Pinterest. When you’re using social media every day it’s easy to become blasé about the risks posed by interacting online. This includes both personal risk and the risk to your brand or organisation. This graphic takes you through the types of social media attacks that have occurred over the last [...]
Continue ReadingThe link roundup post is back! Take a look for information about storage, crowdsourcing, digital archives and more.
Continue ReadingI found the environmental calculators made available by the Image Permanence Institute to be tremendously helpful so I thought I would share.
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Here we are on Alfred Street in Sydney’s Circular Quay. The Paragon Hotel can be seen on left hand side. Are there any clues as to when this image might have been taken? Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know [...]
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So it’s true, you can find yourself in the archive!
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