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"A Motor Freak and its Disatrous End" - A random #TroveAU find. This article did the rounds of Australian colonial newspapers from 1902 to 1920, always beginning with "a few weeks ago"! Newspapers ran it just once, except for the Ballan Times (Victoria) which ran the story 23 times from 1903 to 1920!

"A Motor Freak and its Disatrous End" - A random #TroveAU find. This article did the rounds of Australian colonial newspapers from 1902 to 1920, always beginning with "a few weeks ago"! Newspapers ran it just once, except for the Ballan Times (Victoria) which ran the story 23 times from 1903 to 1920!

Is the 1852 lithograph "Diggers shiping from Melbourne" historically accurate? (Yes, "shiping"!) Four vessels are named on the office posters - were they all in port at the same time? The answer suggests the famed artist was sketching the goldrush diggers in Melbourne before he was sketching them at the diggings. #historyAU #S_T_Gill #TroveAU #artAU

In writing the historical narrative online I initially couldn't refer to the as yet unwritten the artwork evidence. The latter done, I've now back-filled. (New material; older research.)

New material: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_to_Victoria_and_Diggings.htm#GillGap

Is the 1852 lithograph "Diggers shiping from Melbourne" historically accurate? (Yes, "shiping"!) Four vessels are named on the office posters - were they all in port at the same time? The answer suggests the famed artist was sketching the goldrush diggers in Melbourne before he was sketching them at the diggings. #historyAU #S_T_Gill #TroveAU #artAU

In writing the historical narrative online I initially couldn't refer to the as yet unwritten the artwork evidence. The latter done, I've now back-filled. (New material; older research.)

New material: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_to_Victoria_and_Diggings.htm#GillGap

@mavetju adding belatedly: father of 2 sons, 2 daughters and brother of John. #TroveAU
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16158450?searchTerm=lawless

@mavetju adding belatedly: father of 2 sons, 2 daughters and brother of John. #TroveAU
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16158450?searchTerm=lawless

RE: https://aus.social/@david_coombe_cbr/116643609463307295

For whatever strange reason, this bug returned today. #TroveAU

RE: https://aus.social/@david_coombe_cbr/116643609463307295

For whatever strange reason, this bug returned today. #TroveAU

#TroveAU is not working this morning.

EDIT: it's back now.

#TroveAU is not working this morning.

EDIT: it's back now.

Stuff the British rubbed out.

"In Nubia I visited a temple which had been left in an unfinished state; in some parts of the sculpture there were traces of the ochre used by the workmen—which during a period of at least 3000 years, there had not been rain or even moisture sufficient to remove; yet on applying my moistened finger to it, the ochre was erased without the slightest difficulty."

"CLIMATE OF EGYPT." Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW) 20 May 1852

#TroveAU find just now:
https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114834122

Stuff the British rubbed out.

"In Nubia I visited a temple which had been left in an unfinished state; in some parts of the sculpture there were traces of the ochre used by the workmen—which during a period of at least 3000 years, there had not been rain or even moisture sufficient to remove; yet on applying my moistened finger to it, the ochre was erased without the slightest difficulty."

"CLIMATE OF EGYPT." Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW) 20 May 1852

#TroveAU find just now:
https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114834122

#NationalLibraryAU image viewer ( #TroveAU )has been problematic today - loading slowly or sometimes not at all.

#NationalLibraryAU image viewer ( #TroveAU )has been problematic today - loading slowly or sometimes not at all.

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

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

#TroveAU newspaper search using Titles and Places option is not working at the moment. A workaround is to select these facets after the search results display.

#TroveAU newspaper search using Titles and Places option is not working at the moment. A workaround is to select these facets after the search results display.

Edit: services restored.

My website and email are temporarily down. Hopefully back in a few hours. My site is snapshot by #TroveAU but the latest seems to be more than a year old. Something for me to think about. (Main impact on #S_T_Gill project.)

Edit: services restored.

My website and email are temporarily down. Hopefully back in a few hours. My site is snapshot by #TroveAU but the latest seems to be more than a year old. Something for me to think about. (Main impact on #S_T_Gill project.)

She is no side saddle for a lady

A #19thCentury put down? No, just 21st century predictive text. #TroveAU

She is no side saddle for a lady

A #19thCentury put down? No, just 21st century predictive text. #TroveAU

I've noticed #TroveAU has been slow in saving text corrections since late last week.

I've noticed #TroveAU has been slow in saving text corrections since late last week.

I've noticed #TroveAU has recently cut over to using #StateLibraryNSW *new* catalogue. The new catalogue is great. (I transitioned my project.) #ozGLAM

I've noticed #TroveAU has recently cut over to using #StateLibraryNSW *new* catalogue. The new catalogue is great. (I transitioned my project.) #ozGLAM

I did say my #S_T_Gill project would "further rock the art history boat, not by intent, but because that's where the evidence takes us". So here's the extra rock ...

Big claims need big evidence. My new article adds to the pile, showing despite his claim to his London publisher, George French Angas likely didn't go to the Victorian diggings in 1852 at all.

Pivotal to this story is Charles Lord for whom Angas had great affection. A quick trip to Melbourne by the pair landed Angas in the middle of gold rush lithography.

NARRATIVE, ANALYSIS & CATALOGUE. (Not light reading. Analysis only made possible by digitised newspapers.) #historyAU #artHistoryAU #TroveAU #ozGLAM

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/George_French_Angas_Victorian_Diggings_1852.htm

I did say my #S_T_Gill project would "further rock the art history boat, not by intent, but because that's where the evidence takes us". So here's the extra rock ...

Big claims need big evidence. My new article adds to the pile, showing despite his claim to his London publisher, George French Angas likely didn't go to the Victorian diggings in 1852 at all.

Pivotal to this story is Charles Lord for whom Angas had great affection. A quick trip to Melbourne by the pair landed Angas in the middle of gold rush lithography.

NARRATIVE, ANALYSIS & CATALOGUE. (Not light reading. Analysis only made possible by digitised newspapers.) #historyAU #artHistoryAU #TroveAU #ozGLAM

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/George_French_Angas_Victorian_Diggings_1852.htm

Bryce Ross kept the artist's name secret. Who was it sketching the gold diggings and looking to publish in #Melbourne or elsewhere?

Ross was an institution on the Victorian diggings in 1852. He reported weekly for the Melbourne Herald and his "Mems from the Mount [Alexander]" were reprinted in colonial newspapers. His office was at what is now Chewton near #Castlemaine. Ross was one of thousands of #SouthAustralia'ns on the diggings.

And why can't we find the artist's original field sketches?

#historyAU #TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill #Bendigo

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_at_the_Victorian_Diggings.htm

Bryce Ross kept the artist's name secret. Who was it sketching the gold diggings and looking to publish in #Melbourne or elsewhere?

Ross was an institution on the Victorian diggings in 1852. He reported weekly for the Melbourne Herald and his "Mems from the Mount [Alexander]" were reprinted in colonial newspapers. His office was at what is now Chewton near #Castlemaine. Ross was one of thousands of #SouthAustralia'ns on the diggings.

And why can't we find the artist's original field sketches?

#historyAU #TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill #Bendigo

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_at_the_Victorian_Diggings.htm

#Coffee and breakfast sorted!

6 miles from the Bush Inn on the road from #Melbourne to the diggings (1852): https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/s-t-gill-melbourne-to-the-diggings_800099?feature=Coffee%20Tent%206%20m%20from%20Bush%20Inn,%20Diggers%20Breakfast%20|%20SLV%20H7824#11/-37.557/144.654

#historicalMapping #uMap #TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill

#Coffee and breakfast sorted!

6 miles from the Bush Inn on the road from #Melbourne to the diggings (1852): https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/s-t-gill-melbourne-to-the-diggings_800099?feature=Coffee%20Tent%206%20m%20from%20Bush%20Inn,%20Diggers%20Breakfast%20|%20SLV%20H7824#11/-37.557/144.654

#historicalMapping #uMap #TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill

S. T. Gill is arguably Australia's most recognisable colonial artist. The story of Gill's 1852 passage from #SouthAustralia to the #Victoria goldfields has been a confused one. But it can now be teased out with help of digitised newspapers and a database approach. Who he went with adds to a sense of story.

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_to_Victoria_and_Diggings.htm

#TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill

S. T. Gill is arguably Australia's most recognisable colonial artist. The story of Gill's 1852 passage from #SouthAustralia to the #Victoria goldfields has been a confused one. But it can now be teased out with help of digitised newspapers and a database approach. Who he went with adds to a sense of story.

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_to_Victoria_and_Diggings.htm

#TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill

Trouble again at #NationalLibraryAU / #TroveAU for display of NLA's images, although newspapers are fine.
HTTP504 Unable to load TileSource. AESST 13:30

EDIT: Working again at 14:30.

Trouble again at #NationalLibraryAU / #TroveAU for display of NLA's images, although newspapers are fine.
HTTP504 Unable to load TileSource. AESST 13:30

EDIT: Working again at 14:30.

Trouble at #NationalLibraryAU / #TroveAU for display of NLA's images, although newspapers are fine.

EDIT 13:30 - back up again!

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

Trouble at #NationalLibraryAU / #TroveAU for display of NLA's images, although newspapers are fine.

EDIT 13:30 - back up again!

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

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

For generations the family
had been la crime de la crime of society.

I left this #TroveAU OCR'd text uncorrected for others to enjoy.

For generations the family
had been la crime de la crime of society.

I left this #TroveAU OCR'd text uncorrected for others to enjoy.

UPDATE: this is working again now.

ORIGINAL: #NationalLibraryAU catalogue links aren't working (including onward links from #TroveAU). e.g. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/461228 and click View Online - page not found. Haven't seen an NLA outage notice.

UPDATE: this is working again now.

ORIGINAL: #NationalLibraryAU catalogue links aren't working (including onward links from #TroveAU). e.g. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/461228 and click View Online - page not found. Haven't seen an NLA outage notice.

@wragge You make a fair point about permission. Would NLA consult with a State Library? What if a State Library gives blanket such approval? Doubt this has been thought through.

I read the Terms of Use this afternoon. There are some really odd things. Like updating data using API and “disrepute”. (I’m guessing these are copied and pasted from Trove ToU.)

And what’s that about image reuse appearing in a sort of preamble as an afterthought? #TroveAU

@wragge You make a fair point about permission. Would NLA consult with a State Library? What if a State Library gives blanket such approval? Doubt this has been thought through.

I read the Terms of Use this afternoon. There are some really odd things. Like updating data using API and “disrepute”. (I’m guessing these are copied and pasted from Trove ToU.)

And what’s that about image reuse appearing in a sort of preamble as an afterthought? #TroveAU

@wragge Now that they also make *ongoing* Trove Collaborative Services payments to #NationalLibraryAU how well does their business case still stack up?

At the start the Australian newspapers project made good sense.

Artworks not so ubiquitous with art galleries not broadly participating.

I used to think #TroveAU lists would be good integrators but non-persistent links and constant tinkering has left them weak.

@wragge Now that they also make *ongoing* Trove Collaborative Services payments to #NationalLibraryAU how well does their business case still stack up?

At the start the Australian newspapers project made good sense.

Artworks not so ubiquitous with art galleries not broadly participating.

I used to think #TroveAU lists would be good integrators but non-persistent links and constant tinkering has left them weak.

@wragge @histodons This is #NationalLibraryAU petty mindedness scoring reputation management own goal. #TroveAU

@wragge @histodons This is #NationalLibraryAU petty mindedness scoring reputation management own goal. #TroveAU

#TroveAU survey offering a $50 gift card. However they already have a quota. I don’t think we’ll see the results. #Trove

#TroveAU survey offering a $50 gift card. However they already have a quota. I don’t think we’ll see the results. #Trove

@wragge “The NLA was contacted for comment.”

I imagine the advice to NLA, as after the launch of Trove 2020, will be to stay quiet and wait for the controversy to blow over.

#NationalLibraryAU #TroveAU

@wragge “The NLA was contacted for comment.”

I imagine the advice to NLA, as after the launch of Trove 2020, will be to stay quiet and wait for the controversy to blow over.

#NationalLibraryAU #TroveAU

@macalba @wragge that’s a huge number of WA titles! From the “Fishwrap”. Fishy! Worth a look into.

One of the things that has puzzled me is why did #TroveAU suddenly react to Tim’s work? What had they seen that made them cancel his key without discussion? Perhaps newspapers[.]com is it?

Edit: To be clear, I’m definitely not thinking Tim had anything to do with this. Tim reports NLA’s shifting justification. So did NLA stuff up here when it was newspapers[.]com all along?

@macalba @wragge that’s a huge number of WA titles! From the “Fishwrap”. Fishy! Worth a look into.

One of the things that has puzzled me is why did #TroveAU suddenly react to Tim’s work? What had they seen that made them cancel his key without discussion? Perhaps newspapers[.]com is it?

Edit: To be clear, I’m definitely not thinking Tim had anything to do with this. Tim reports NLA’s shifting justification. So did NLA stuff up here when it was newspapers[.]com all along?