This week’s post comes from Charlotte James, Web Content Developer for Unlocking Our Sound Heritage. Gurbakhsh Singh Garcha recalls the day of Partition. blogs.bl.uk/sound-and-visi…

‘Grown men were sobbing’: the story of a refugee family who survived war and pirates to build a life in country NSW theguardian.com/australia-news… this is an international story and one for local studies

Australia, show us why you #LoveAGum! To celebrate 10 years of #NationalEucalyptDay on 23/3, let's kick off a nationwide #eucalypt lovefest! Share a snap or video that represents your love for #eucalypts & tell us why with the tag #LoveAGum 1/2 #thicktrunktuesday #valentinesday

Voting for the 6th annual #EucalyptoftheYear opens tomorrow! Help us find Australia's favourite gum 💚🌿 Only one can emerge victorious on #NationalEucalyptDay, 23/03. Which species will it be? 🌳: Caley's Ironbark, E. caleyi #EucBeaut #nature #treetwitter #trees

Unsticking Stuck Creative Projects knitsonik.com/2023/02/21/uns…

Less soggy, more glamwich: Australia’s salad sandwich glow up via ⁦Guardian Australia⁩ I am a fan of salad sandwiches theguardian.com/food/2023/feb/…

Big day in #HorrorForLibraries: Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Bram Stoker Awards Edition. raforall.blogspot.com/2023/02/using-…

What's on in March for #NationalEucalyptDay? Our national calendar of events is growing daily, with walks, talks, exhibitions and workshops for all ages! Celebrate the 10th National Eucalypt Day with an event near you, or online: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/events/

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The joy of mediocrity: we need hobbies, even if we’re bad at them, to free us from perfection via ⁦Guardian Australia⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

From lollies and baked beans to internet cafes and selfie sticks: The long history of the Australian corner shop - ABC News - this is a reminder of the importance of documenting ‘ordinary’ features of your community for your local studies collections. abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0…

🕷️ NEW SPECIES 🕷️ Our scientists have described a rare giant species of trapdoor spider only found in Central QLD. Euoplos dignitas is likely endangered, having lost much of its habitat due to land clearing. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3kA1Aw3 Supported by @BHP #ProjectDIGQM

A few thoughts on the book The Australian history industry ift.tt/o2ZR4gd

Handing down the family secrets – one dish at a time via ⁦The Guardian⁩ a lovely read about sharing recipes theguardian.com/food/2023/mar/…

More than half NSW forests lost since 1750 and logging ‘locking in’ species extinction, study finds theguardian.com/australia-news…

Rubbish fashion: street art costumes of Kinshasa – in pictures via ⁦The Guardian⁩ these are amazing art works theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

I’ve written about Manchester, the Guardian, and their often ambivalent relationship to slavery (both American and British) The Manchester Guardian: the limits of liberalism in the kingdom of cotton theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…

The value in confronting the Guardian’s history is an investment in our own self-awareness, in the understanding that simply having progressive politics – the very purpose of the Guardian’s establishment – does not exempt us from bad choices. theguardian.com/news/commentis…

'We are invisible': Veteran Del says women still asked whose medals they are wearing via ⁦ABC News⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-04-2…

Counter culture: stories from 75 years of Britain’s Caribbean food shops via guardian important local studies food stories theguardian.com/food/2023/may/…