Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Did you have a MySpace page, collect Tazos or spend your Friday night agonising over which new release you wanted from VideoEzy? If you know what any of those words actually mean, then this is the video for you.
Join Madeline and Allister as they take a look at the 1990s and 2000s through some surprising collections held by the National Library of Australia. While not the leather-bound volumes and manuscripts most imagine when thinking about historical sources, these vibrant and (slightly) daggy memories are a snapshot of Australian pop culture at the dawn of the new millenium.
Contents:
00:00 - Opening
01:10 - Sydney Theatre playbill
01:46 - 1990s and 2000s collections
03:08 - Soundwave Festival
04:15 - TV Hits Magazine
05:06 - Dolly Magazine
05:59 - K-Zone Magazine
06:34 - Australian fiction
07:27 - Woman's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book
08:09 - Melways
09:05 - Fears of the new millenium
09:50 - Y2K - State Disaster Contingency Plan
10:17 - Centenary of Federation Medallion
11:18 - The Internet in the 90s and 00s - The Australian Web Archive
National Library of Australia Resources:
National Library of Australia Homepage: https://www.nla.gov.au/
Catalogue: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/
Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/
Australian Web Archive: https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/websites?
Digital Classroom: https://www.nla.gov.au/digital-classroom
Ask a Librarian: https://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian
Get a Library Card: https://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard/
Past Webinar Recordings: https://www.nla.gov.au/content/past-webinar-recordings
Subscribe to our National Library eNewsletter and learn about upcoming learning webinars. https://www.nla.gov.au/news/enews
Collections used:
- Hughes, George. & King, Philip Gidley[...] George Hughes, Govt. Printer for Theatre, Sydney, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1419486
-Wallace, Robert James. & Nickelodeon (Television network). & Sydney Entertainment Centre. (2007). Guy Sebastian at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards, Sydney Entertainment Centre, New South Wales, 10 October 2007. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137340536
-Wallace, Robert James. (2009). Delta Goodrem performing in concert at her Believe Again national tour in Australia, 2009. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-151763639
- (1990). Australian Children's Classics. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6290642
- Baker, Jeannie. (1991). Window. London : Julia MacRae https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1097924
- National Nine Network (Australia), designer. & Geography Games Pty. Ltd. & Just Premiums Pty. Ltd. (2004). Getaway : an exciting game of travel & trivia. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7424638
-Soundwave (Music festival). (2008). Soundwave 2008 Monday 3 March, Steel Blue Oval (formerly Bassendean Oval). https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5974523
- TV hits. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn546536
- (1970). Dolly. http://www.dolly.com.au https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2433297
- (2000). K-zone : the magazine for kids. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn238202
- Fox, Mem. & Vivas, Julie. (2008). Possum magic. Malvern, S. Aust : Omnibus Books https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4219231
- Griffiths, Andy. & Denton, Terry. & Griffiths, Andy. (2001). Just kidding!. London : Macmillan Children's https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3258024
- (2001). Children's birthday cake book. Sydney : ACP Publishing https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1117454
- Melway Publishing Pty. Ltd. (1990). Urban map of greater Melbourne and all Mornington Peninsula. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1560420
- Queensland. Department of State Development. (1999). Y2k contingency planning workbook. Brisbane : State Development https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1685653
- (2000). [Ephemera relating to the Centenary of Federation Memorabilia Collection] [clothing, coins, banners, flags, coasters, pins and other Centenary of Federation merchandise]. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn629804
Did you have a MySpace page, collect Tazos or spend your Friday night agonising over which new release you wanted from VideoEzy? If you know what any of those words actually mean, then this is the video for you.
Join Madeline and Allister as they take a look at the 1990s and 2000s through some surprising collections held by the National Library of Australia. While not the leather-bound volumes and manuscripts most imagine when thinking about historical sources, these vibrant and (slightly) daggy memories are a snapshot of Australian pop culture at the dawn of the new millenium.
Contents:
00:00 - Opening
01:10 - Sydney Theatre playbill
01:46 - 1990s and 2000s collections
03:08 - Soundwave Festival
04:15 - TV Hits Magazine
05:06 - Dolly Magazine
05:59 - K-Zone Magazine
06:34 - Australian fiction
07:27 - Woman's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book
08:09 - Melways
09:05 - Fears of the new millenium
09:50 - Y2K - State Disaster Contingency Plan
10:17 - Centenary of Federation Medallion
11:18 - The Internet in the 90s and 00s - The Australian Web Archive
National Library of Australia Resources:
National Library of Australia Homepage: https://www.nla.gov.au/
Catalogue: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/
Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/
Australian Web Archive: https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/websites?
Digital Classroom: https://www.nla.gov.au/digital-classroom
Ask a Librarian: https://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian
Get a Library Card: https://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard/
Past Webinar Recordings: https://www.nla.gov.au/content/past-webinar-recordings
Subscribe to our National Library eNewsletter and learn about upcoming learning webinars. https://www.nla.gov.au/news/enews
Collections used:
- Hughes, George. & King, Philip Gidley[...] George Hughes, Govt. Printer for Theatre, Sydney, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1419486
-Wallace, Robert James. & Nickelodeon (Television network). & Sydney Entertainment Centre. (2007). Guy Sebastian at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards, Sydney Entertainment Centre, New South Wales, 10 October 2007. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137340536
-Wallace, Robert James. (2009). Delta Goodrem performing in concert at her Believe Again national tour in Australia, 2009. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-151763639
- (1990). Australian Children's Classics. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6290642
- Baker, Jeannie. (1991). Window. London : Julia MacRae https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1097924
- National Nine Network (Australia), designer. & Geography Games Pty. Ltd. & Just Premiums Pty. Ltd. (2004). Getaway : an exciting game of travel & trivia. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7424638
-Soundwave (Music festival). (2008). Soundwave 2008 Monday 3 March, Steel Blue Oval (formerly Bassendean Oval). https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5974523
- TV hits. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn546536
- (1970). Dolly. http://www.dolly.com.au https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2433297
- (2000). K-zone : the magazine for kids. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn238202
- Fox, Mem. & Vivas, Julie. (2008). Possum magic. Malvern, S. Aust : Omnibus Books https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4219231
- Griffiths, Andy. & Denton, Terry. & Griffiths, Andy. (2001). Just kidding!. London : Macmillan Children's https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3258024
- (2001). Children's birthday cake book. Sydney : ACP Publishing https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1117454
- Melway Publishing Pty. Ltd. (1990). Urban map of greater Melbourne and all Mornington Peninsula. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1560420
- Queensland. Department of State Development. (1999). Y2k contingency planning workbook. Brisbane : State Development https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1685653
- (2000). [Ephemera relating to the Centenary of Federation Memorabilia Collection] [clothing, coins, banners, flags, coasters, pins and other Centenary of Federation merchandise]. https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn629804
