State Library of Victoria conferences such as Reading Matters and library research fellowships. The library is home to the Centre for Youth Literature and the "Inside a dog" young adult fiction community. From 1994-2014 it managed the Vicnet community internet service. The exterior of the library is prominently featured at the conclusion of the post-World War III movie "On the Beach". State Library of Victoria State Library Victoria is the central library of the state of Victoria, Australia, located in Melbourne. It was established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries
History of the Australian Capital Territory capital. Early advocate for Australian federation, John Dunmore Lang, backed Sydney, but Henry Parkes, a prominent New South Wales politician and Premier, proposed the capital be founded on "neutral ground", nominating the town of Albury as a location. (Albury was located in New South Wales, yet its position on the Murray River placed it on the border between New South Wales and Victoria). In 1898, a referendum on a proposed Constitution was held in four of the colonies – New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Although the referendum achieved a majority in all four colonies, the New South