Carved Chronicles

The Glen Innes Examiner – formerly the Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser – has been a source of news for the Glen Innes community of New South Wales for a hundred and fifty years. First established in 1874, the newspaper played an important role in the early days of the town. Spreading information about […]

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Cheque, Please!

This printing stone was used by The English, Scottish & Australian Bank to make blank cheques for its customer, the Berry Central Butter Factory. Cheques made from this stone were used by the company to pay its bills, including to local milk producers. Cheques came into existence as far back as the seventeenth century and […]

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Mind Reading

Head III (2007) is a profile, a sculpture and a drawing at once. It’s a work by William Kentridge (1955-), a South African artist who is interested in transformations between materials, and differences in perspectives. Kentridge works across many mediums, ranging from drawing, printmaking and animation to theatre set and costume design. He was born […]

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