Public Record Office Victoria

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Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the #archive of the State Government of Victoria, Australia. We hold records from the mid-1830s to today. Visit our website at prov.vic.gov.au

A video of people taking tours of the Victorian Archives Centre.
a gloved hand holding a black and white photo
The NAIDOC Week logo
a group of people standing near bush
front of a croft's store
Video showing the exterior of the Victorian Archives Centre, the rows of cabinets in the repository, drawers opening to reveal records and pages turning of books.
Sam Wallman installing comic panels on the wall of the Victorian Archives Centre foyer.
black and white entrance to the train station with people in the background blurred
smiling women in long skirts, shirts and scarves grind grain and spin cotton
a black and white photo of an old news stand with the words 'Provenance: call for papers'
a map with the words: with map warper us researchers are on warp speed when searching for and accessing copies of historic maps and plans
a group of people gathered around a picnic table at the Royal Show
report cover
Black and white photograph of Joan Kirner in 1989 in a crowd of children.
an old unfolded marine register of deaths
colourful Provenance banner
two men standing in front of computers
Chinese petition
A mugshot of a woman in the 1920s with the text "new episode out now"
A gallery installation with glass display cabinets in the front and a large black hanging cloth in the centre. Photographic, drawn and painted works are on the side walls.
Man standing in front of a brick wall.
Black and white photograph in negative form of an early 20th century woman wearing a large hat.
Row of old books. City of Bendigo is visible on the spine.
Black and white studio portrait of a woman in a formal Victorian dress.
Black and white police photographs of a woman in the 1920s to 1930s wearing a felt hat and a long coat.
Black and white photograph of a women's rights protest in the 1970s.
Poster featuring a 19th century painting of a woman in profile wearing a pink silk dress. The text says 'She carried on: women's power, erasure, and legacy in Victoria's history'.
Quote that reads "We don't need a staircase to paradise. We want ramps to independence" Disability Activist Geoff Bell, 1978.
people waiting at a tram stop
Jamie Gardiner and the host of Bent TV in a television studio.
a final report cover
open handwritten recipe book
four people carrying a toy mascot on a stretcher
a camera man filming three people walking through the archives
john cain quote about his cabinet
mugshots
cabinet papers
a brochure for the boys choir 1989 christmas concert
a christmas parade featuring cardboard christmas trees and giant big m
an old fashioned school building and car parked outside
two men on stage looking over a golf club. A crowd watches on
a double decker train on the tracks in melbourne
a group of volunteers outside the victorian archives centre
yellow textile
boom gates across a quiet street
two people conducting research in a small room
a teacher watching over students taking tests
a woman preparing airplane meals
a busy wharf
a group of women posing for a photograph, all wear handbags dangling from their arms
Black and white photograph of a path through trees near a lake. The text underneath says Lake Wendouree, Ballarat.
book cover 'who is wallace'
laptop
an Indian man painting a clay pot