#statelibrarysa — Public Fediverse posts

Early this week I tuned in to a #StateLibrarySA talk on an 1855 panorama of Port #Adelaide: "Memory, Fire and Forgery" by historian Dr Clare Parker. This talk is now available online. I was interested in how another historian approached an artistic research challenge. Was the artist at the Port at the same time as the ships? A fascinating talk which seemed to leave some questions quite open. #historyAU #TroveAU
https://stories.slsa.sa.gov.au/painting-the-port/index.html

"South Australia in 1842, by one who lived there nearly four years"

A little known booklet. This was #SouthAustralia coming out of 1841-42 depression and before the 1843 copper optimism.

In this new article I reattribute a #StateLibrarySA watercolour from Governor Gawler to John Michael Skipper. #colonialArtAU

https://coombe.id.au/1840s_South_Australia/South_Australia_in_1842_Book.htm

Australian National and State Libraries have been quitting / archiving Twitter/X recently. #ausGLAM

#StateLibraryNSW - 5 May
#TroveAU - 10 July
#NationalLibraryAU - 10 July
NSLA National & State Libraries Australasia - 30 July
VIC - last tweeted in February
WA - archive date not specified

QLD - still active
#StateLibrarySA - still active

The beautiful #StateLibrarySA’s Mortlock Chamber is in the news today but you’ll have to wait a little longer if you want to visit as it is closed for refurbishment. #Adelaide #SouthAustralia

https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/news/announcement/2025/05/temporary-closure-of-mortlock-chamber

New topic! "Speaking our history: Exploring oral histories in the State Library of South Australia's collection" was added to the Collection News category by zotero-bot. https://ozglam.chat/t/2109 #stateLibrarySa

New topic! "Finding 'Johnnies' in the archive" was added to the Research Updates category by zotero-bot. https://ozglam.chat/t/2106 #stateLibrarySa

Update: #StateLibrarySA images issue is now fixed. #S_T_Gill

Many #StateLibrarySA images have disappeared behind an onsite only wall, while others remain accessible.
Update: I submitted an enquiry to SLSA. They responded in just half an hour (!) and are working to resolve this as a priority. #S_T_Gill

https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/online_availability_check.htm

Many #StateLibrarySA images have disappeared behind an onsite only wall, while others remain accessible. (Not a cultural restriction in this case.) I've submitted an enquiry. #S_T_Gill
https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/online_availability_check.htm