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Join the 2021 Winner of the 2021 of the State Library of NSW's General History Prize
In this generous and carefully written account, Luke Keogh brings a curator’s eye to produce a detailed history of one object—but it’s so much more than that.
The Wardian Case is a story of colonial ambition as well as scientific invention. The great toll of the Wardian case — the introduction of invasive species, establishment of colonial plantations, and the extractive economy of colonisation — is as critical to this compelling story as the quest for scientific and technological knowledge that it represents.
Luke is the Curator at the National Wool Museum in Geelong.
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Library services first began in Belmont in 1885. Our current library was officially opened on 28 October 1982 by the Hon FN Wilkes MP, Minister for Local Government and his Worship the Mayor, Cr PF Ward JP. The building was renovated in 2010 making it a modern, pleasing and community-centric library environment. The renovated library was officially opened by the Hon Richard Wynne MP, Minister for Local Government. Belmont Library is a large and busy hub within easy reach of the High Street commercial precinct.
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin nation, and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Maar nations as the Original Owners of the lands on which our library services operate. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples of this land as the custodians of learning, literacy, knowledge and story.
