SLV Digital Image Pool

Matcham Skipper, Montsalvat, Eltham
Date(s): 1943/1998
Creator: Tucker, Albert, 1914-1999 
Copyright status: No copyright restrictions apply.
State Library Victoria

Earlier this year State Library Victoria launched the first stage of their new digital object management system (DOMS). In this first phase, more than 170,000 non-culturally sensitive, out-of-copyright images in the digital image pool have new viewers, which offer:

• a fresh and more intuitive user interface
• a better experience on mobile devices
• advanced zooming and panning
• persistent URLs for easier sharing
• support for IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework), to encourage creative re-use of images.
The new digital image pool also include maps and architectural drawings. To promote sharing and re-use, it will be limited to include only images that are not culturally sensitive, and are out of copyright.

To find other images and collections digitised by State Library Victoria, visit their catalogue 

Tim Burstall’s Eltham Characters

The Memoirs of A Young Bastard
Years before he became one of Australia’s best-known film directors, Tim
Burstall lived with his wife Betty in Napier Crescent, Montmorency. Betty
was also to become famous in her own right as the founder of “La Mama”
experimental theatre. The Burstalls were heavily involved in the Eltham
social scene that included the Montsalvat community.

“Tim Burstall’s Eltham characters” are part of a panel discussion at the next meeting of the Eltham District Historical Society Wed 11 September at the Eltham Senior Citizen’s Centre. All welcome

Rolling Stones connection to Eltham

The Rolling Stones at 50

It is 50 years today since The Rolling Stones formed - on their 1973 Australian tour a press conference took place at Eltham's Montsalvat:

See the video documentary on their Australian tour

Montsalvat Eltham - Request for Information

Sigmund Jörgensen - former longtime director, current Board Member and Arts & Heritage Advisor and son of Justus Jörgensen - is currently researching a book about the Montsalvat community, with a focus on the people who helped in the construction and development, either as artists, artisans, students or trades people.

Much of Montsalvat revolved around the architecture, the art and of course the food and it is these things that he is currently looking at. Anyone who has any information, anecdotes, photos or stories that they might like to share with Sigmund for possible inclusion in the book can either email them to sigmund.jorgensen@montsalvat.com.au or give him a ring on 0418 549 541 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0418 549 541