Thursday, 15 December 2016
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Culture and the Arts Minister John Day announced the digitisation of Francisco Pelseart's account of the 1629 voyage and mutiny of the Batavia, as he marked the library's 60th birthday and launched a publication for tourists and visitors featuring some of the library's treasures. "This is the digital age making history more accessible and relevant to new generations," Mr Day said. "The State Library benefits all West Australians by preserving and promoting our unique WA stories. "Sixty years after the State's Public Library was renamed the State Library of Western Australia, incorporating the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History, it has become a vital source of primary materials for researchers, authors, family historians and students." Images from the Battye Library's extraordinary collection have been used to create a 27 metre-long decal installed on the ground floor windows of the State Library. Highlights of the Battye Library collection include:
"Though the library's collection is extensive, there are undoubtedly additional precious and distinctively West Australian materials around the State that should be included for safekeeping for future generations," Mr Day said. People with WA heritage books, documents, images, film or other materials should contact the library at http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au Fact File
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