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HO751 [ 2 ] State Library Victoria (SLV) is the state library of Victoria, Australia. Located in Melbourne, it was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world. It is also Australia's busiest public library [ 3 ] and, as of 2023, the third ...
The State Library of Victoria is the fourth most visited public library in the world. [68] [69] Victoria's state school system dates back to 1872, when the colonial government legislated to make schooling both free and compulsory. The state's public secondary school system began in 1905. Before then, only private secondary schooling was available.
The history of Victoria refers to the history of the Australian state of Victoria and the area's preceding Indigenous and British colonial societies. Before British colonisation of Australia, many Aboriginal peoples lived in the area now known as Victoria. After the first Europeans settled there in October 1803, in September 1836 the area ...
Melbourne's public library services are operated by local government municipalities through a range of grants funding and service agreements. In addition to branch libraries a number of library service providers also operate a mobile service to outer Metropolitan areas. Public Libraries Victoria is the peak body for public libraries in Victoria ...
PMI Victorian History Library Inc. (Formerly Prahran Mechanics' Institute) is a community-owned subscription library situated at 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, Victoria, Australia. The library focuses on collecting resources about every locality in Victoria and every aspect of the history of the state. [1] The library was previously situated in ...
It is maintained by Heritage Victoria [1], the Victorian State Government’s principal cultural (non-Indigenous) heritage agency. The Heritage Inventory, which lists over 5000 sites, can be searched online through the Victorian Heritage Database. [2] The inventory is also available in JSON format through an authentication-free RESTful API. [3]
Connected Libraries, previously Casey Cardinia Libraries, [1] is one of Victoria's largest public library services. It serves more than 369,000 people in the City of Casey. Connected Libraries is funded by the City of Casey and the Victorian State Government.
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