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Tara Oldfield
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Communications professional, writer. Arts, archives, history. https://www.taraoldfieldauthor.com
Fresh off the press! Advance copies of Diamonds, Furs & Murder are now available from Ginninderra Press. This is my debut novel, an Australian historical fiction inspired by the true crimes of a 1930s thief. Get it before its official March release: ginninderrapress.com.au/product/diam...
January 22, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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There's no better place to be on a hot day than our temperature-controlled archive. Get a virtual sense of "cool" with a behind the scenes of ABC filming our recently opened Cabinet records.

Learn more about the Cabinet records: url-shortener.me/3Y2F

#Archives #History #Victoria #CabinetRecords
January 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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In addition to our first ever opening of Cabinet records, we also have our annual Section 9 files for you to explore, including the cabinet case of Jean Lee, the last woman hanged in Australia: bit.ly/49iXlKq

#Archives #History #Melbourne #Victoria #CapitalCase #JeanLee #TrueCrime #1940s #1950s
January 1, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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Happy new year and records to explore! This year, for the first time, Victorian Cabinet records closed under Section 10(1) of the Public Records Act have been opened. Delve into 1980s-90s history! url-shortener.me/3Y2F #Archives #History #Victoria #CabinetRecords #JohnCain #JoanKirner #1980s #1990s
December 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
My first novel! Coming in March 2026.
October 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Very disappointing.
September 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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How can archives inspire art? Join us for an extraordinary talk with artist Maree Clarke (Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung). Watch online, or visit us in person at the Victorian Archives Centre.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Meet Kate Rounsefell, a ‘bright, lively, strong-minded English-girl, well able to take care of herself.’ At 19, Kate found herself in the sights of serial killer Frederick Bailey Deeming. Tara Oldfield tells her story in Provenance: prov.vic.gov.au/explore-coll...

📸 Town and Country, 2 April 1892.
June 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The 2025 edition of Provenance is out now, including a research article I wrote about Kate Rounsefell - fiancé and almost victim of serial killer Frederick Bailey Deeming.
The 2025 issue of Provenance is now online for your reading pleasure! Featuring research into the state archives, this year's five articles explore social and cultural histories of Victorian people, places and buildings.

prov.vic.gov.au/explore-coll...
May 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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We're thrilled to announce winners of the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards. Our main prize went to Rodney James for his book ‘Letters to a Critic’. Visit our website to see the full list of prize-winning books, podcasts, exhibitions and projects: prov.vic.gov.au/community/gr...
March 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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In 1899, 17-year-old Jessie and 6 other girls escaped Brookside Reformatory near #Ballarat in the dead of winter. They hid in bush until they couldn’t survive the cold and starvation any longer.
Tune into our podcast to hear what happened next:
prov.vic.gov.au/podcast-epis...
January 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM