In Those Days

Penny and Christina are joined by Julianne Negri to talk about library work and crime. Julianne is an author, artist, library worker and Trove-lover and in this episode she applies her incredible skill set to solving cold-case crimes from the Richmond Library. Trove articles'Lady Librarian', Richmond Guardian, 23 December 1922'Librarian Denies he Alleged Theft', Melbourne Herald, 13 April 1938'Ex-Mayor Fined: Hit Librarian', Melbourne Herald, 25 July 1952OtherBecome a VoluntroveYarra LibrariesGoldfields Libraries'A Traveller in Time', by Alison UttleyRoyal Exhibition Building as a flu hospital, Museums Victoria, 1918'Celebrating Mary Rogers', City of Yarra, 2020'Melbourne Council Honors Mary Rogers by Changing walk signal at Richmond Crossing', by Gloria Kalache, ABC, 2016The Scarlet Stiletto AwardsCornelius Anthony (Con) Loughnan, Australia Dictionary of Biography'Struggletown' by Janet McCalman, 1984

We read newspaper articles about some of the first services for mothers and babies in Richmond. Penny's friends Jo Rosenberg and Vaya Pashos compare this to their own experiences of Maternal Child Health services.Then proper oral historian, Carla Pascoe-Leahy, talks to Penny and Christina about how ideas around mothercraft have changed over the past 100 years.This episode was recorded at the Richmond Library Makerspace. Thanks to Yarra Council for their support.GuestsNeighbuzz podcast hosted by Vaya PashosBecoming a Mother: An Australian history by Carla Pascoe Leahy The Conversation articles by Carla Pascoe Leahy Trove'School for Mothers in Melbourne', Geelong Advertiser, 15 September 1909'Mothercraft: Work of the Baby Centres', The Argus, 21 January 1921OtherKaz Cooke's booksRobin Barker's booksIsabella Younger, The Australian Women's Register'100 Years of maternal and child health nursing', Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, 2017

Musician and educator, Adam Arnold talks to us about brass bands in Richmond. We find some uncanny parallels between Adam's current bands and the Richmond Boys Brass Band started a hundred years earlier.Trove'50 Years Since he Led First Band', Bairnsdale Advertiser and East Gippsland Stock and Station Journal, 16 March 1953'Richmond Boys Brass Band to make Debut', Richmond Guardian, 12 January 1918'City Reserve Not Available for Performances', Richmond Guardian, 1 March 1919'Monopoly at the Band Room', Richmond Guardian, 1 March 1919Adam ArnoldCompositions, Brolga MusicFunk BuddiesRWPS Brass BandOtherLatrobe Federal Band - oldest band in AustraliaTim Jones, Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraBobby Shew, National Jazz Archive Engineering Music Society'Women in brass bands', Jeremy de Kourt Band Blasts from the Past, Jeremy de KourtGunnedah Shire BandSydney City Brass'Adolphe Sax', Time, Lily Rotham

Penny and Christina are joined by star of stage and screen, Damian Callinan, to talk about stages and screens in Richmond in the olden days. Specifically we read articles from Trove about the Globe Picture Theatre, which was built in 1912 on the site of the current Richmond Library. And musician-of-the pod Tim Carruthers joins us to bring some old sheet music to life.Here are some of things we talked about in the episode: See Damian live!Unlikely Friends, Melbourne International Comedy FestivalDamian's stage shows Double FeatureEureka StocktakeThe MergerIs this thing on? The Dave Berry StorySwing ManThe Lost World War I DiaryDamian's filmsThe Merger, 2018Backyard Ashes, 2013The Emu War, 2023Damian's bookWeird School, 2021Trove'Globe Theatre Auspicious Opening', Richmond Guardian, 13 April 1912 'Globe Theatre', Richmond Guardian, 25 May 1912'Trouble at the Globe', Argus, 10 February 1915'Newspaper published 101 Years Ago', The Age, 7 August 1939'We're going back, back again to Broken Hill', Harry Hoddinott, 1933OtherThe Owl and the Pussycat theatreChristmess, film, 2023Blue Grassy KnollMy Giddy Aunt, by Sharon Connolly'Looking Back: Australia's Emu War', by Jasper Garner Gore, Australian Geographic, 2016'Cakewalk', by Lakshmi Gandhi, NPR, 2013'The Lost City of Melbourne', film, 2022

Penny and Christina are joined by Mary Carroll, Associate Professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University. Mary is a historian of Australian libraries. We read 1870s newspaper articles from Trove about the Richmond at the Town Hall and talk about whether anything has really changed. We cover some hot button library topics including: qualified teacher librarians, silence, and Mills and Boon.This is the first episode in a series about Richmond, Melbourne. It was recorded as part of the Richmond Library Makerspace's Artist in Residence program. Thanks to Yarra Council for their support.Trove'News of the Day', The Age, 20 May 1874.'The Richmond Public Library', The Argus, 2 July 1879'The University and the Public Library', The Argus, 4 July 1854'Take Away Service', The Australian Jewish News, 20 January 1984Other'Digitising the Sun', State Library VictoriaYarra Council Annual Report 2022/232022-23 Public Libraries Victoria Statistical Survey - Summary Report'150 of Public Education in Victoria', Victorian State Government, 2023'Library usage and engagement', Pew Research Centre, 2016'A Conversation about Social Workers in Libraries', SICS Radio, 2023Libraries after darkMedieval Help Desk

Comedian and broadcaster Charlie Pickering joins us to discuss Brunswick Street pub, The Royal Derby. As a new comic, Charlie started a stand-up room at the Derby with Michael Chamberlain. He tells us about the origins and philosophy of Stage Time and we discuss Royal Derby entertainments from the even more olden days.Trove'Royal Derby Hotel', Mercury and Weekly Courier, 25 October 1888'The Critic', Mercury and Weekly Courier, 13 June 1889'Rat Catching', The Argus, 14 March 1900OtherPhotos of the Royal DerbyCheers theme song 

Kids Lit allrounder and MVP Emily Gale joins Christina and Penny to talk about illustrator Kate Greenaway. Emily also gives some great advice for writers and illustrators on the state of the industry. Emily GaleWebsiteSubstack - VoraciousTrove'A Charming Artist', Launceston Examiner, 5 June 1893'Miss Kate Greenaway's Latest Child's Book', The Australasian, 27 October 1883'Literary Notes', The Australasian, 30 December 1905'Literary Lines', Quiz, 9 May 1890'Children's Dress Past and Present', Observer, 24 February 1906OtherPetition - Bring Back the Kate Greenaway Medal'The Leicester Gallery', Metropolitan Museum of Art'Muriel's Dreamland', by Mrs J. W. Brown (Emily Gale's great great great grandmother)'The Surprising Story of the Christmas Card', Julieanne Lambert, the Bodleian BlogKate Greenaway's Home and Studio'Under the Window' by Kate Greenaway'When James Abbott McNeill Whistler Sued his Harshest Critic and Won', by Demie Kim, Artsy'Liberty Garments in the Collections', Totnes Textiles & Fashion MuseumDegeneration by Max Nordeau, British Library

Linnett Turner joins Penny and husband-of-half-of-the-pod Lincoln to talk about Alison Sanchez (nee Binns). Linnett's mother Alison grew up in Canberra in the early days of Australia's capital. A tragedy in her early-20s transformed Alison's plans and she travelled the world before returning to Canberra again.Trove 'Farewell Evening', The Canberra Times, 28 March 1929'Musical Evening', The Canberra Times, 5 August 1929 'Fall into Boiling Water', The Argus, 25 February 1930'Dickens Evening', The Canberra Times, 2 December 1935'Primrose Nurses Meet Tonight', The Melbourne Herald, 14 January 1941'Engagements', The Argus, 4 February 1941'Roll of Honour', The Canberra Times, 26 February 1943'Cooma Pilot's End in Fight with 8 Messerschmitts', The Canberra Times, 15 March 1943School Speech Assemblies Canberra Grammar School, The Canberra Times, 11 December 1943'The Canberran 1995', Canberra Grammar School'Births', The Canberra Times, 16 September 1948'Canberra Diary', The Canberra Times, 17 December 1954Related EpisodesSpace Available for Major SanchezOtherFounding of Canberra, National Museum of Australia Gough Whitlam, National Archives of AustraliaFreda Whitlam, Whitlam Institute, Sydney University'From 100 years to 1000 days, Tweddle celebrates its Centenary', by Kerrie Gottliebsen'Our History', Plunket New ZealandEdward Sly, Spitfire AssociationAdrian Feint bookplates, National Gallery of Australia'The Man Behind the Name', by Lynette Gleeson, Camellias Australia'The Lloyd Triestino Trio', Museums Victoria

Primary school teacher Anna Grace joins Penny and Christina to talk about the Faraday kidnappings. With a special guest appearance from Peter Tangey.Trove'$1 Million Demand for Teacher', 6 Pupils, The Canberra Times, 7 October 1972'Big Hunt for School Kidnappers', The Canberra Times, 9 October 1972'2 Men Charged over Kidnap', The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 10 October 1972'School Teacher Collapses', The Canberra Times, 10 October 1972'Teacher 'not going back', The Canberra Times, 2 November 1972'In Brief', The Canberra Times, 21 November 1972'Greater flexibility' to NSW Primary Schools, The Canberra Times, 3 January 1973OtherSudanese Australian Integrate Learning (SAIL) program'The Mini Lesson of the Faraday School Kidnapping', Teachers Talk Crime podcast'Victoria's Former Premier, Gone but not forgotten', Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2008'The Fierce Country: The Faraday School Kidnapping', Adelaide Review of Books, 12 July 2018

Peter Tangey is back to talk about another chapter in Chorkles Moss's life. She gave evidence at the Victorian Royal Commission on Communism in 1949. We talk about how divisive communism became for Australian politics and communities.Trove'Ideals akin to Christianity', The Herald, 26 July 1949'Woman farmer's evidence at Red inquiry', The Argus, 27 July 1949Miss Mabel Grubb, Western Mail, 20 October 1927'Success at Oxford', The West Australian, 15 August 1933Other'The Victorian Royal Commission on Communism, 1949-50' by Vicky RastrickSir Charles Lowe, Australian Dictionary of Biography'Australia's Game' by Professor Matthew NicholsonReport of Royal Commission inquiring into the origins, aims, objects, and funds of the Communist Party in Victoria and other related matters'Reds Under the Bed: 100 Years of Communism in Australia', Australian National University

Tim Carruthers returns to hear more about our sailor's journey from Melbourne to the Goldfields. The sailor reaches the Black Forest and comes across a notorious "bushranger", Black Douglas.We also hear the true story of Tim's star-turn in Castlemaine North's production of Captain Midnite the musical. Trove'A Sailor's Trip from Melbourne to Mount Alexander', The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 1852'Death of a Notorious Bushranger', The Age, 17 May 1892'Supreme Court Wednesday April 14th Criminal Sittings', The Argus, 15 April 1852'At the Primary School', Western Herald, 12 July 1968'Escape of "Moondyne Joe", The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Times, 15 March 1867'The Starlight Story', The Kalgoorlie Miner, 27 November 1900Other'The Treacherous Black Forest, Victoria', Goldfields Guide'Gold Rushes', National Museum of Australia'Gold Rush Brings More People to Victoria', Deadly Story'A black Ned Kelly', by Tom Almeroth-Williams'Boundary Crossers', by Meg Foster, UNSW Press'The 'Other' Bushrangers', by Meg Foster, UNSWSir James Douglas (aka Black Douglas), Britannica'The Wild Colonial Boy', Planet Slade'Captain Melville', Goldfields Guide'Midnite' Teachers Notes, Reading AustraliaRandolph Stow, Text PublishingRichard Tulloch, PenguinKevin Harrington, ImdbRichard Dillane, Imdb'From Bavaria to Ballarat: Wild Times with Lola Montez', by Andrew McConville, State Library Victoria'Aye-aye Captain: The Captains of Bushranging', A Guide to Australian BushrangingThe Grave of Midnight, Aussie Towns'History of Moondyne Joe', Moondyne Festival'The Conman behind Captain Starlight', Nightlife ABC

We're joined by Gerard and Celeste McCulloch from the podcast Stamps Aren't Cool. We discover a surprising intersection in Trove's newspaper archives between philately and relationships.Stamps Aren't CoolPodcastYouTube channelBlog - Punk PhilatelistTrove'Hobbies for Husbands', The Australian Star, 16 December 1905'Women Philatelists are Discriminating Collectors, Adelaide Advertiser, 30 January 1935'Double Divorce Stamps Out Philatelist's Marriage', The Sun, 27 October 1946StampsThree cornered Cape of Good Hope, Mystic Stamp CompanyDuck stamps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1850 Sydney View, British LibraryEdith Cavell, Stamp BoardsBlue MauritiusBritish Guinea one cent black on magenta, NPROtherSave Our Stories, State Library VictoriaNational Postal MuseumRowland Hill's Postal Reforms, The Postal MuseumWho was Edith Cavell?, Imperial War Museum

We talk to Peter Tangey about Newstead identity Chorkles Kasner Moss. Chorkles and her family were mentioned in a number of newspaper articles but this still left some big questions we couldn't answer.TroveCoranation recipes'Reader's Recipes Coronation Pigeon Pie', Truth, 18 April 1937'Three Coronation Cake Recipes', The Australasian, 15 May 1937Chorkles'Marriages', The Argus, 24 February 1909'Births', The Argus, 30 October 1909'Mental Cases' After Care: Aid from the Lotteries Sought', The Daily News, 20 September 1933'Alliance Francaise: Successes at Examinations', The Daily News, 15 November 1926'Leaving Certificates: University Examinations Metropolitan Region', The Daily News, 8 January 1928'University of W.A.: Annual Examinations Detail Results', The Daily News, 3 December 1928'The University: Examination Result,' The West Australian, 5 December 1929'Jottings of a Lady About Town', Truth, 15 December 1929'University Examinations: Further Results Announced', The Daily News, 10 December 1931'Mondayishness', The West Australian, 17 January 1931'Lawn Tennis', The West Australian, 17 June 1924'The Game of Tennis: Schools Tournament', Sunday Times, 25 April 1926'Woman's World: Frocking at Ascot', The Daily News, 27 January 1930'Some of the Cup Frocks', The Daily News, 2 January 1931'Mainly About People: Here, There and Everywhere', The Daily News, 28 February 1930'Mainly About People: Here, There and Everywhere', The Daily News, 20 September 1932'People in the News', The Daily News, 11 April 1933'Out of the Ruck Jobs for Women: Sex a Club of Queer Trades', The Daily News, 21 April 1933'Carew-Reid--Moss Wedding', The West Australian, 20 May 1938'Family Notices: Moss', The West Australian, 29 June 1945Other'The history behind the Coronation Chicken recipe', Le Cordon BleuKooka's Country Cookies'Meanings and Origins of Australian Words and Idioms; wowser', Australian National University'Natural Gut Tennis Racket Strings Explained', Tennis Head, 6 March 2020'Chorkles Book of Rhymes', Matthew Kasner Moss 1915'Struwwelpeter, Atlas Obscura

Tim Carruthers joins us as we attempt to read a very long account of a journey from Melbourne to the Victorian goldfields in 1852. Tim tells us about the time he tried to walk from Melbourne to Castlemaine for a bet. Two ambitious goals. One outcome.Trove'A Sailor's Trip from Melbourne to Mount Alexander', The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 1952Hams' Map of the Routes to the Mt. Alexander and Ballarat GoldfieldsOtherGold miners and mining research guide, State Library Victoria'Castlemaine', Visit Victoria'The Significance of the First Anti-Chinese Legislation in Australia', by Pamie Fung, Peril, 12 June 2015'Gold Rush Brings More People to Victoria', Deadly Story'Jo's Mo Show: The 1850s to the 1880s', National Portrait Gallery'Bounce', Etymology Online Dictionary'About Gisborne', Gisborne Old Time MarketSketch of Bush Inn from 1854, State Library Victoria

We talk to Nerida Lloyd about her great aunts Pat and Nonie McCarthy. They grew up in the Court House Hotel, owned by their publican father. Through the writings of Border Morning Mail journalist  "Constance" we discuss their active Albury social lives. Trove'Mrs J. J. McCarthy', Corowa Free Press, 23 September 1927'Border Personalities', Border Morning Mail 6 August 1949'St Joseph's High School Albury Commercial Examination Successes', Border Morning Mail, 17 December 1937'Twin Daughters' Birthday', Border Morning Mail, 30 March 1943'Brilliant Day for Gold Cup', Border Morning Mail, 3 May 1941 'The Man on the Street's Opinion', Border Morning Mail, 22 January 1948'Brilliant Success Victory Vanities Cabaret Last Evening', Border Morning Mail, 18 August 1945 'Albury Girls' European Tour', Border Morning Mail, 10 April 1950'Albury Girls Enjoying European Tour', Border Morning Mail, 19 April 1950'About People', Border Morning Mail, 2 June 1950 Other'Bold Types', National Library of Australia'From the Front Line', Stephanie Morris, National Library of Australia'Court House Hotel', Albury District Historical Society'Albury's Hotels', Albury District Historical Society'You Ought to see Sally on Sunday''Newly Unsealed Vatican Archives Lay Out Evidence of Pope Pius XII's Knowledge of the Holocaust', Smithsonian Magazine.

Vaya Pashos joins Penny and Christina to talk about Greek and Skip Easter traditions and some "interesting" Easter recipes from Trove's  archives.VayaNeighbuzzInstagramTroveTrove Blog, 'Don's Party'Louise Zedda-Sampson, Trove, 'Batter up, ladies''Easter Recipes', Sunday Mail, 10 April 1927'Lost Prestige', The Newcastle Sun, 25 March 1929'Hot Cross Buns', The Sun, 14 April 1935Other'Determining the Date of Easter', Bureau of Meteorology'Why Greek Orthodox Easter is on a Different Day', Greek Boston'Why Greeks Dye Eggs Red for Easter', Greek Reporter'The History of the Hot Cross Bun', Gourmet Travellor

Trove lover and television writer Vaya Pashos joins us to take part in a 1943 Ladies Quiz written by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin. Vaya spills some TV quiz show secrets and tells us about her biggest fact-checking regret.You can find Vaya on Instagram and listen to her fabulous podcast Neighbuzz all about the Australian soap opera Neighbours.The Quiz!'Ladies Quiz', Gippsland Times, 22 February 1943'Answers to Quiz', Gippsland Times, 22 February 1943Trove articles'Prince sees no bow-legged or knock-kneed girls here', Sunday Mail, 28 July 1935'Etiquette of Introduction', South Western Times, 9 July 1939'Mushroom Monument', Cootamundra Herald, 4 February 1938'The Grecian Bend', Sydney Punch, 12 May 1870'Origin of Pin Money', Saturday Journal, 8 October 1927'Lovely Ladies and Guinea Pigs' Tummies', 1 October 1938OtherNational Library of Australia, 'New in February 2023'IMDb, 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'IMDb, 'The Chase Australia'IMDb, 'Hard Quiz'Greek Reporter, 'OK: Is this borrowed from the Greek language too?'Wikipedia, 'Alexandra Kropotkin'The Sydney Children's Hospital Network, 'Bowlegs and knock-knees'ACast, Wax QuizzicalSlate, 'The Grecian Bend'The Museum of Hoaxes, 'The Cottingley Fairies''What Colour are Newborns' Eyes?'

Physiotherapist Mary-Anne Tangey joins us to discuss historical articles about the pelvic floor. We try to answer the question that launched 1000 opinion columns: Should women ride horses side-saddle or astride?TroveNational Library of Australia, 'Trove Strategy''How Should Women Ride', Adelaide Advertiser, 13 July 1914'Improving on Nature', Brisbane Courier, 14 May 1932OtherContinence Foundation of AustraliaHistoric UK, 'Riding Side-Saddle'Edwardian Promenade, 'Riding Side-Saddle'National Incontinence, 'The History of Kegels'

Support TroveContact the Federal Minister for Arts and your local member to tell them you think ongoing Trove funding is important.The Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for ArtsPO Box 6022House of RepresentativesParliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Tel: 02 6277 4410The Australian Libraries and Information Association has a great resource on how to support Trove.Support gliders and Victoria's native forestsVictorian Forest AllianceKinglake Friends of the Forest, Gippsland Environment Group and Environment East Gippsland  are mentioned in the episode but many other local groups are working to protect forests.You can also contact your local member and responsible ministers asking for an immediate end to native forest logging in Victoria. Ms. Ingrid Stitt MLC, Minister for EnvironmentTel: 03 9363 1644Email: The Victorian Forestry Alliance also have an easy email template to contact the minister.The Hon. Gayle Tierney MP, Minister for AgricultureTel: 03 9637 3196Trove'Long-tailed, or Great Flying Squirrel', Illustrated Sydney News, 4 February 1854.'Bush Notes', The Australasian, 12 April 1941.'Bush Notes', The Australasian, 26 April 1941.'Tragedy of Fauna', The Argus, 31 January 1939.'Martin's Column', Mountain District Free Press, 25 October 1951.'Reader's Letters', Mountain District Free Press, 1 November 1951.'Uni Couldn't Save Rare Animal', The Sun, 15 May 1953.All articles tagged 'greater glider'.Other'Platypus Matters', James AshbyPetauroides volans (greater glider) Atlas of Living AustraliaPetaurus australis (yellow-bellied glider) Atlas of Living AustraliaDavid Fleay, Friends of Fleay'sYellow-bellied glider call2019-20 Australian Bushfires, Parliament of AustraliaNorman McCance

Trove articles'Christmas', The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 December 1879'Christmas Pudding Reform', The Register, 13 December 1901'An Australian Christmas Dinner; cold dishes for choice', Newcastle 24 December 1935OtherWassail bowlMoulded Meats, Messy Nessy