In Those Days Penny Tangey

We read newspaper articles about some of the first services for mothers and babies in Richmond. Penny's friends Jo Rosenberg and Vaya Pashos compare this to their own experiences of Maternal Child Health services.
Then proper oral historian, Carla Pascoe-Leahy, talks to Penny and Christina about how ideas around mothercraft have changed over the past 100 years.
This episode was recorded at the Richmond Library Makerspace. Thanks to Yarra Council for their support.
GuestsNeighbuzz podcast hosted by Vaya PashosBecoming a Mother: An Australian history by Carla Pascoe Leahy The Conversation articles by Carla Pascoe Leahy
Trove'School for Mothers in Melbourne', Geelong Advertiser, 15 September 1909'Mothercraft: Work of the Baby Centres', The Argus, 21 January 1921
OtherKaz Cooke's booksRobin Barker's booksIsabella Younger, The Australian Women's Register'100 Years of maternal and child health nursing', Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, 2017

Musician and educator, Adam Arnold talks to us about brass bands in Richmond. We find some uncanny parallels between Adam's current bands and the Richmond Boys Brass Band started a hundred years earlier.
Trove'50 Years Since he Led First Band', Bairnsdale Advertiser and East Gippsland Stock and Station Journal, 16 March 1953'Richmond Boys Brass Band to make Debut', Richmond Guardian, 12 January 1918'City Reserve Not Available for Performances', Richmond Guardian, 1 March 1919'Monopoly at the Band Room', Richmond Guardian, 1 March 1919
Adam ArnoldCompositions, Brolga MusicFunk BuddiesRWPS Brass BandOtherLatrobe Federal Band - oldest band in AustraliaTim Jones, Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraBobby Shew, National Jazz Archive Engineering Music Society'Women in brass bands', Jeremy de Kourt Band Blasts from the Past, Jeremy de KourtGunnedah Shire BandSydney City Brass'Adolphe Sax', Time, Lily Rotham

Penny and Christina are joined by star of stage and screen, Damian Callinan, to talk about stages and screens in Richmond in the olden days. Specifically we read articles from Trove about the Globe Picture Theatre, which was built in 1912 on the site of the current Richmond Library. And musician-of-the pod Tim Carruthers joins us to bring some old sheet music to life.
Here are some of things we talked about in the episode:
See Damian live!Unlikely Friends, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Damian's stage shows Double FeatureEureka StocktakeThe MergerIs this thing on? The Dave Berry StorySwing ManThe Lost World War I Diary
Damian's filmsThe Merger, 2018Backyard Ashes, 2013The Emu War, 2023
Damian's bookWeird School, 2021
Trove'Globe Theatre Auspicious Opening', Richmond Guardian, 13 April 1912 'Globe Theatre', Richmond Guardian, 25 May 1912'Trouble at the Globe', Argus, 10 February 1915'Newspaper published 101 Years Ago', The Age, 7 August 1939'We're going back, back again to Broken Hill', Harry Hoddinott, 1933
OtherThe Owl and the Pussycat theatreChristmess, film, 2023Blue Grassy KnollMy Giddy Aunt, by Sharon Connolly'Looking Back: Australia's Emu War', by Jasper Garner Gore, Australian Geographic, 2016'Cakewalk', by Lakshmi Gandhi, NPR, 2013'The Lost City of Melbourne', film, 2022

Penny and Christina are joined by Mary Carroll, Associate Professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University. Mary is a historian of Australian libraries. We read 1870s newspaper articles from Trove about the Richmond at the Town Hall and talk about whether anything has really changed.
We cover some hot button library topics including: qualified teacher librarians, silence, and Mills and Boon.
This is the first episode in a series about Richmond, Melbourne. It was recorded as part of the Richmond Library Makerspace's Artist in Residence program. Thanks to Yarra Council for their support.
Trove'News of the Day', The Age, 20 May 1874.'The Richmond Public Library', The Argus, 2 July 1879'The University and the Public Library', The Argus, 4 July 1854'Take Away Service', The Australian Jewish News, 20 January 1984
Other'Digitising the Sun', State Library VictoriaYarra Council Annual Report 2022/232022-23 Public Libraries Victoria Statistical Survey - Summary Report'150 of Public Education in Victoria', Victorian State Government, 2023'Library usage and engagement', Pew Research Centre, 2016'A Conversation about Social Workers in Libraries', SICS Radio, 2023Libraries after darkMedieval Help Desk

Comedian and broadcaster Charlie Pickering joins us to discuss Brunswick Street pub, The Royal Derby. As a new comic, Charlie started a stand-up room at the Derby with Michael Chamberlain. He tells us about the origins and philosophy of Stage Time and we discuss Royal Derby entertainments from the even more olden days.
Trove'Royal Derby Hotel', Mercury and Weekly Courier, 25 October 1888'The Critic', Mercury and Weekly Courier, 13 June 1889'Rat Catching', The Argus, 14 March 1900OtherPhotos of the Royal DerbyCheers theme song 

Kids Lit allrounder and MVP Emily Gale joins Christina and Penny to talk about illustrator Kate Greenaway. Emily also gives some great advice for writers and illustrators on the state of the industry.
Emily GaleWebsiteSubstack - Voracious
Trove'A Charming Artist', Launceston Examiner, 5 June 1893'Miss Kate Greenaway's Latest Child's Book', The Australasian, 27 October 1883'Literary Notes', The Australasian, 30 December 1905'Literary Lines', Quiz, 9 May 1890'Children's Dress Past and Present', Observer, 24 February 1906OtherPetition - Bring Back the Kate Greenaway Medal'The Leicester Gallery', Metropolitan Museum of Art'Muriel's Dreamland', by Mrs J. W. Brown (Emily Gale's great great great grandmother)'The Surprising Story of the Christmas Card', Julieanne Lambert, the Bodleian BlogKate Greenaway's Home and Studio'Under the Window' by Kate Greenaway'When James Abbott McNeill Whistler Sued his Harshest Critic and Won', by Demie Kim, Artsy'Liberty Garments in the Collections', Totnes Textiles & Fashion MuseumDegeneration by Max Nordeau, British Library