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Landscape watercolour showing trees, hilly, grass covered terrain, few small buildings and a mountain in the distance

H M Rolland, Canberra, view from Camp Hill looking towards St. John' s Church, Mt. Ainslie in the distance, 1924, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135217175

Canberra family history

Discover early family histories of the Canberra region while learning about how you too can explore your town and put your family history puzzle back together.

Learning activity for adults
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Topographic map of Gordonvale, Queensland, showing contour lines, roads, rivers, and coastal areas, with military notations from 1942.

Australia. Army. Topographical Survey Company, 2/1st & Australia. Army. Topographical Survey Company, 6th & Australia. Army. Royal Australian Survey Corps. Gordonvale, Queensland Topographical Survey Company, 1942, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234344829

Australian topographic maps research guide

We hold 200,000+ Australian topographic maps from 1900 onward. This guide helps you find current and historical maps at various scales in our collection.

Research guide
Aerial view of Canberra’s Civic Centre in 1978, showing central roundabouts, surrounding buildings, and Lake Burley Griffin at the bottom edge.

ACT town centre - Belconnen, Woden, Civic, 1978, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2455089225

Aerial photography research guide

Use this guide to help find and access our series of aerial photographs of Australian states and territories, collected between 1928 and 1988.

Research guide

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