State Library of Victoria open data
State Library of Victoria lists 5 datasets on discover.data.vic.gov.au. 5 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.
On the portal
5 datasetsThese are the datasets State Library of Victoria lists on discover.data.vic.gov.au. A vote asks us to serialise one. Only the licence can stop us, so a dataset without an open licence cannot take a vote.
| Dataset | Formats | Licence | Updated | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Historical Newspaper Front PagesListing of links to digitised images of the front pages of every issue of the Melbourne Argus historical newspaper on the Trove platform. | ALL_API, CSV | CC-BY-4.0 | 2025-05-02 | |
| Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) - Historical plansThis dataset comprises information about a selection of historical plans of Melbourne and suburbs. Includes muncipality and suburb name, main street names as well as links to corresponding digital images. | CSV | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| Melbourne and metropolitan hotels, pubs and publicans - Historical ListsThis dataset includes the names of over 21,000 licensees or owners, or other individuals associated with the hotel name, as well as the address of the establishment. The data has been sourced from the Tetlow index to the Robert K Cole collection of hotel records. | CSV | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| Melbourne City Landmarks - Historical ImagesThis dataset relates to photographs of significant buildings around Melbourne. It includes short descriptions of the building or view, location (street address and/or geographic coordinates) as well as links to corresponding digital images. | CSV | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 | |
| Victorian Hotels - Historical ImagesThis dataset comprises information relating to a selection of 19th- and 20th-century engravings and photographs of hotels around Melbourne and country Victoria. Includes name, location, description of view and links to corresponding digital images. | CSV | CC-BY-4.0 | 2024-12-16 |
Listed from the portals' own catalogues, read 28 September 2026. State Library of Victoria has not endorsed this site. Every dataset here keeps its publisher's licence and attribution. catalogue.json has this list as data.