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Arrival of the first newspapers to go by air to Normanton

Arrival of the first newspapers to go by air to Normanton, aircraft was a Perseus, a DH 50 built by Qantas at Longreach, 1 July 1927, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144684965

Newspapers

Our newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats.

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Young man, maybe late teens, wearing a grey shirt with a 'Friends of the Earth' armband wearing a gas mask

Soc Hedditch, A youth wearing a gas mask and a Friends of the Earth armband demonstrates against French nuclear testing in the Pacific, Adelaide 1972, nla.obj-146561887

Anti-war protests

Use this guide to help find and access resources in our collection about the Nuclear Disarmament movement, protests against the Vietnam War and protests against the Iraq War.

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Japanese portrait of a women reading

Bijin Shinobazunoike o nozomu, Beauty looking at Shinobazu Pond (1895), nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5744665

Asian collections

The Asian language collections cover a broad range of formats and focus on contemporary Asia from the 19th century onwards 

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Files of newspaper clippings in a cabinet
Australian newspaper clippings

Read newspaper clippings from the late 19th century up to the year 2000.

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An open drawer filled with microfilm newspapers of 'The West Australian (Perth)'
Australian newspapers in print and on microfilm

Find and access print and microfilm formats of Australian newspapers published between 1955 and 1990.

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The Sunday Times front page, featuring a cartoon of a skeleton flying a glider

(1917, October 7). Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), p. 1. nla.gov.au/nla.news-page13215182

Australian newspapers online

Find a large range of current and historic Australian newspapers in digital format through Trove and our eResources portal. 

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A newspaper stand with headlines about an attempt to kill the King

Newspaper stand in a railway station headlining attempt to kill King, Victoria, 1936, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-152826154

Australian newspapers research guide

Find and read historic and modern newspapers online, in print or on microfilm. 

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Black and white image of factories and other industrial buildings in a valley

William A. Bayley, The industrial valley of Lithgow looking west, Lithgow, New South Wales, 1939, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-152895444

Bayley Collection

Books, booklets, pamphlets, leaflets and hundreds of photographs and postcards mainly relating to New South Wales country towns.

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A multi-function device (print, photocopy, scan) with its top open and a newspaper placed on the glass
Copying newspapers

While we don’t sell original newspapers, you can create a scan or photocopy onsite or order a digital copy online. 

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Ferguson Collection

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.

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Front page of the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, with a large image of the Australian coat of arms at the top

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 1, 1 January 1901, in which the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed from the Papers of Sir Edmund Barton, 1827-1940, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-224669092

Government gazettes research guide

Use this guide for tips and hints for finding and using Government gazettes in your research.

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Over the shoulder of woman using laptop. On her screen she is using Trove to look at a digitised photo of nurses
Grow our digital library

Each year, hundreds of thousands of pages of content are added to our digital collections and made available online through Trove.

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