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State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Chris with 'One' by Patrick Holland. From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 15 December 2016: "More of #ourfavouritereadsin2016 from State Library staff. Chris organises our nominations for the Dublin Literary Award. He's a man who knows a good book! 'One' by Patrick Holland Truly excellent. I couldn't put this book down in the evenings, except to sleep. The author has used an old time way with words to transport us back to the highlands and plains of central Queensland, where bushrangers roamed and police gave chase. He gives the characters a hefty dose of human frailty, both meanness and compassion, conveying the harshness of life in the Australian bush at the turn of the 20th century. - Chris"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
David with 'The Course of Love' by Alain de Botton (2016). From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 26 December 2016: "Back to #ourfavouritereadsin2016 David works to preserve and reformat the State Library's collections. His favourite book read this year? 'The Course of Love' by Alain de Botton (2016) A novel exploring the love and everyday difficulties of a couple from very different backgrounds, the relationship dissected by my favourite living philosopher. - David"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Emily with 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven' by Chris Cleave Chris Cleave. From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 14 December 2016: "As 2016 winds up, some of us at the State Library have decided it might be fun to share our favourite books read this year. Today it is Emily's turn. #ourfavouritereadsin2016 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven' by Chris Cleave Chris Cleave Everyone Brave Is Forgiven is my favourite 2016 read. Set in the Second World War in London and Malta, it is a sweeping epic filled with unforgettable characters, cultural insights, and vivid imagery. Chris Cleave is a masterful storyteller and a sensitive chronicler of the interplay between the personal and the political - telling the stories of the alienated, the bereaved, the elite and the battered. - Emily"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Jo with 'My Salinger Year' by Joanna Rakoff (2014) Joanna Rakoff. From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 16 December 2016: "Another of #ourfavouritereadsin2016 from State Library staff. Jo spends her work time delving into SA's history. Her choice takes us to the other side of the world. 'My Salinger Year' by Joanna Rakoff (2014) Joanna Rakoff I'm not generally drawn to memoirs but thoroughly enjoyed this story of a young woman working in a literary agency in late 1990s New York. JD Salinger is the Agency's most important client and Joanna is charged with responding to the huge volume of fan mail he still receives. But the memoir is as much about New York, a young person finding her place in the world and a bygone era of publishing as it is about Salinger. - Jo"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Liz with 'Between a Wolf and a Dog' by Georgia Blain (2016). From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 21 December 2016: "#ourfavouritereadsin2016 Liz works in our Community Learning team so she keeps very busy, but did have time to read a book by an Australian author who, sadly, recently passed away. 'Between a Wolf and a Dog' by Georgia Blain (2016) Australian fiction about family crises. The action takes place over one rainy day in Sydney, with time shifts to flesh out the characters and their interwoven motivations and relationships. Great writing, complex characters - real life. - Liz"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Mark with John Fante's 'Ask the dust' published in 1939. From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 29 December 2016: "Well this is the last in our series #ourfavouritereadsin2016, books State Library staff have read in 2016. I hope you have enjoyed our selections. I'm fortunate enough to be going to Los Angeles next year so I decided to read several LA novels, including John Fante's 'Ask the dust' published in 1939. Set largely in an area of the city that exists no longer, I wonder if I'll hear any echoes of Fante's dry, desperate prose. Thanks to Library staff member Toby Woolley, who took the photos for this series of posts. On a personal note I hope you have enjoyed the Library's Facebook (and twitter) posts this year. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy 2017. Let's hope it's a more peaceful one than 2016. Mark"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Philippa with 'The Dry' by Jane Harper. From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 28 December 2016: "As the year comes to its close some of us at the State Library have decided to share our favourite books read this year. #ourfavouritereadsin2016 Philippa keeps all our desk staff in check and likes to remind us when the All Blacks win the rugby. However, her favourite book this year is set in Australia. 'The Dry' by Jane Harper. The Dry is a terrific debut novel by Australian author Jane Harper and tells the story of federal policeman Aaron Falk returning to the country town he grew up in for the funeral of his childhood best friend Luke who died in an apparent murder, suicide. The town is in the midst of the worst drought in decades and Harper draws on desperation, sins of the past and the struggle to atone, beautifully. It was also voted No. 2 of the year's 'Five of the best' on The Book Club - Philipa"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Raelene with 'The Woman Next Door' by Liz Byrski (2016) . From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 17 December 2016: "As 2016 winds up, some of us at the State Library have decided to share our favourite books read this year. Raelene spends her work day looking after our books and archives. What's her favourite this year? #ourfavouritereadsin2016 'The Woman Next Door' by Liz Byrski (2016). A warm and emotional story about the lives and loves of the residents of Emerald Street who have become more than just neighbours, building friendships which remind us of what it is to be truly neighbourly. The diverse mix of lively characters are considerably older than generally found in other stories, and are adjusting to this last stage of their lives, finding new interests, love, death, dementia and becoming grandparents. An invigorating story and an enjoyable read, which resonates particularly with mature readers. - Raelene"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Stamos with 'Ghost Empire' by Richard Fidler (2016). From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 22 December 2016: "As we close the book on 2016, some of us at the Library have decided to share our favourite books read this year. Stamos is a Community Learning Librarian who guides students and researchers through the, sometimes byzantine, world of the Library's collections. #ourfavouritereadsin2016 'Ghost Empire' by Richard Fidler (2016). A history of the Byzantine Empire from its establishment by the Emperor Constantine in 330 AD to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. It is an ambitious project, which succeeds in providing an accessible, entertaining and fascinating coverage of this important but now little-known empire. Interspersed with the historical narrative are digressions on his relationship with his teenage son who the author took to Istanbul (modern Constantinople). I enjoyed his witty writing, for example his observation about the transformation of the symbol for Melusine to a coffee logo: Melusine, once the emblem of unearthly feminine power, has become the face of understrength, oversweetened American coffee. - Stamos"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Tonia with 'The Underground Railroad' by Colson Whitehead (2016). From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 27 December 2016: "Another in our series: #ourfavouritereadsin2016. Tonia is our Oral History Curator, and also works on our information desk. As you'd imagine she has a keen interest in history - and not just South Australian history. 'The Underground Railroad' by Colson Whitehead (2016) Colson. Whitehead takes the 'Underground Railroad' (the network of black and white activists who helped American slaves escape to freedom in the decades before the Civil War) and turns it from metaphor into an actual train ferrying fugitives northward. A mesmerising, shocking novel which gives the reader a devastating insight into the human costs of slavery. - Tonia"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Val with 'Too Many Cheeky Dogs' by Johanna Bell and Dion Beasley (2013). From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 27 December 2016: "#ourfavouritereadsin2016 Val works with our collections both here at North Tce and at our offsite store. I'm surprised she has time to read! 'Too Many Cheeky Dogs' by Johanna Bell and Dion Beasley (2013). Too Many Cheeky Dogs. Long a fan of the Cheeky Dog drawings of Dion Beasley, I was thrilled when my grandson received this latest title as a gift. Not only does it teach colours, numbers and the days of the week but there is a delightful surprise at each depicted location. The locations and activities are all encountered within the orbit of a child in an indigenous community. - Valerie"
State Library of South Australia Staff with their favourite reads in 2016
Vincent with Biggles series by W.E. Johns (1922-1968). From State Library of South Australia Facebook post, 18 December 2016: "Vincent takes off with #ourfavouritereadsin2016 Biggles series by W.E Johns (1922-1968). I read so much that asking me for a favourite is like asking which baked bean I liked most out of the 440g tin, so this is what I've read most of recently - Biggles. I never came across Biggles as a kid so thought I'd fill that gap in my education with the copies in the Children's Literature Research Collection. They were written by a war pilot, so the books, set in World War 1 are realistic enough, being based on the author's own experiences, but the later books are 'Boys Own Paper'-type adventure tales with coincidences and narrow escapes so far-fetched they make James Bond seem realistic. All good fun and lunchtime escapism. - Vincent"
Clara Serena
Signed photo of the Australian contralto Clara Serena (1890-1972), dated in London in 1932.
S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 : John McDouall Stuart
John McDouall Stuart, 1815-1866, arrived in South Australia in January 1839 on board the ship the "Indus". Explorer.
S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 : Francis William Thring
Francis William Thring, 1837-1908, arrived in South Australia in November 1849 on board the ship the "Duke of Wellington". Explorer, station manager, stock and estate agent; Angaston, Parkside.
S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 : Captain Charles Sturt
Captain Charles Sturt, 1795-1869, arrived in South Australia in 1838 overland from New South Wales. Soldier, explorer, public servant.
S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 : Richard Graves MacDonnell
Richard Graves MacDonnell, 1814-1881, arrived in South Australia in June 1855 on board the ship the "Burra Burra". Sixth Governor of South Australia.
S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 : George Woodroofe Goyder
George Woodroofe Goyder, 1826-1898, arrived in South Australia in c. 1851 (from Sydney). Surveyor-general.
![[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 2] : Walter Frampton](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/c4/91/841f-ef70-5d07-bbb9-79314c9cce12.jpg)
[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 2] : Walter Frampton
Walter Frampton, 1837-1898, arrived in Australia in October 1859 landing at Hobsons Bay, Victoria on board the ship the "Saldanha". Pastoralist, Calca station; civil servant, North Adelaide.
![[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 3] : Johann Christian Wallschutzky](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/fa/cd/356a-4c1d-57cc-971e-84164901c2a7.jpg)
[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 3] : Johann Christian Wallschutzky
Johann Christian Wallschutzky, 1829-1913, arrived in South Australia in August 1856 on board the ship the "August". German immigrant, wheat farmer, Perlubie.
![[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 1] : John McDouall Stuart](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/b2/98/ce74-aa63-53e3-95a6-8be05d044c22.jpg)
[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 1] : John McDouall Stuart
John McDouall Stuart, 1815-1866, arrived in South Australia in January 1839 on board the ship the "Indus". Explorer.
![[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 1] : John Ogle Carlile](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/fd/a1/28e5-b728-5895-995e-a6b05fe104d9.jpg)
[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 1] : John Ogle Carlile
John Ogle Carlile, 1832?-1912, pastoralist, Streaky Bay, South Australia; stock and station agent, Norwood, South Australia.
![[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 4] : John McBeath](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/29/56/4cd4-6660-5c29-94cb-feb2aef38a53.jpg)
[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 4] : John McBeath
John McBeath, 1874-1947. Born at Mount Pleasant, South Australia to Margaret McBeath, nee Burke, and Horace George Chalmondley McBeath. Worker, Kokatha station; postmaster, storekeeper, farmer, Bramfield.
Photographs of Shannon Murdey-Green
Photographs taken by Shannon Murdey-Green of the Black Lives Matter protest on June 6, COVID-19 restrictions in Adelaide, and Behind the Glass project.
Private Roy Taylor
Photograph of Private Roy Anthony Taylor. [See D 8857 for World War One diaries]
Jack Clark
John (known as Jack) Clark in the doorway of a stone barn.
Sketch of Professor Sir Kerr Grant
Portrait sketch of Professor Sir Kerr Grant. signed lower right: 'Mervyn Smith 62'. Listed as No.102 in Mervyn's catalogue of works.
Life drawing, portrait
Drawing in pencil of a woman's head and upper torso. Listed as No.770 in Mervyn's catalogue of works.
Sue Westover & Holly the bat of Wynn Vale
Sue Westover of Wynn Vale, with Holly the bat, behind a window of her home, during the first period of COVID-19 restrictions in South Australia. This photograph is from Shannon-Murdey Green Photography's BEHIND THE GLASS project, which documented portrait images of South Australians during home isolation.
Jan and Tim Reddaway of Banksia Park
Jan and Tim Reddaway of Banksia Park, seated in the window of their house, during the first period of COVID-19 restrictions in South Australia. This photograph is from Shannon-Murdey Green Photography's BEHIND THE GLASS project, which documented portrait images of South Australians during home isolation.