Markers of time, markers of culture
Speakers: Huw Sandaver and Dr Amy Isham
Discover late Victorian Melbourne during an intimate tour of Mannix Library’s special collections. See rare pastoral run and railroad maps contained in gazettes and bindings, bound landscapes, theatre and opera playbills as well as a collection of pamphlets relating to the career of flamboyant Australian politician and judge, James Joseph Casey, whose work spanned issues of public health, agriculture, gold and gem mining, horse – drawn tramways, land settlement, and even a patent for a new type of gunpowder. The presenters will guide two sessions of this tour of rare items and explain their provenance and conservation.
Session 1. 10:00-11:00am
Session 2. 2:00-3:00pm
Presented by: Mannix Library
at 278 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
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Brief History
The library had different campuses at Werribee and Glen Waverley until Catholic Theological College was established in 1972 and relocated to Clayton. In 1999, Catholic Theological College moved to East Melbourne and the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne assumed responsibility for funding the library, which was subsequently renamed “Mannix Library”.
It can be found at 278 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne.