Dianne Reilly Dianne Reilly i(A139119 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Memories of a Fortunate Career : State Library of Victoria, 1959–2008 Dianne Reilly , 2018 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , March no. 101 2018; (p. 98-129)

'From glancing at Amazon’s online list of published memoirs on the market, it seems that in ‘this confessional age, in which memoirs and personal revelations tumble out in unprecedented abundance’, now ‘the flood feels like a tsunami’. I would not dare describe the following reminiscences as a memoir. Nor would I describe it as strictly autobiographical. These are random snippets about life as a staff member over nearly half a century at the State Library of Victoria, one of Australia’s major cultural institutions, rather than a life story. It is a reflection, a series of memories about people and events that occurred over a certain long stretch of time in a beloved institution where I spent a very large part of my life. While it does sound like a great deal of talking about myself, what I aim to do is to document information and impressions that might otherwise go unrecorded.' (Introduction)

1 Melbourne through French Eyes : Antoine Fauchery Dianne Reilly , 1986 single work biography
— Appears in: Explorations : A Journal of French-Australian Connections , July no. 3 1986; (p. 7-15)
'The author describes Fauchery's beginnings in Paris, his interest in architecture and painting before discovering his vocation as a writer, and his friendship with such authors and celebrities as Banville, Nerval, Baudelaire, Nadar and Murger. (The latter is reputed to have used him as the model for Marcel the painter in his Vie de Bohème.) In 1852 the Gold Rush attracts Fauchery to Victoria where he spends almost four years. The article analyses both his fascination with, and his alienation from, Melbourne, as well as the differences in his impressions of the city before and after his working period in Ballarat, illustrating the rapid changes that took place in Melbourne in the early and mid-'fifties. The article concludes with the narrative of Fauchery's initially promising but in the long run unsuccessful commercial venture in Melbourne as the owner of the Café et estaminet français.' (Editor's abstract)
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