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For whatever strange reason, this bug returned today. #TroveAU
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.
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
https://stories.slsa.sa.gov.au/painting-the-port/index.html
Painting the Port: the 1855 Hankey panorama of Port Adelaide
Before the fire, before the change, this is #PortAdelaide as you’ve never seen it. Painted in July 1855, Frank G. Hankey’s extraordinary panoramic watercolour captures the Port at its busiest, just two years before the Great Port Adelaide Fire transformed the area forever. Stretching nearly two metres long, the panorama reveals wharves, ships, mills and street life along the Port River and North Parade. A vivid snapshot of a thriving colonial port is now lost to time. Fragile, rare and richly detailed, this remarkable work invites us to step into a moment that history nearly erased. #SouthAustralia #StateLibrarySA @friendsofthestatelibraryofsa @cityofpae
#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.
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 recently cut over to using #StateLibraryNSW *new* catalogue. The new catalogue is great. (I transitioned my project.) #ozGLAM