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Letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 11 June 1799, nla.obj-229629481

Jane Austen and her legacy – 250 glorious years

Susannah Fullerton OAM, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia delivered a public lecture marking the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

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visual diary spread with 12 personal photographs showing Tim Curry and Richard O'Brien

Personal photographs in Visual diary 5 - Photo portraits, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3674887841

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey: explore the papers of Jim Sharman

Enter the time warp and explore the Rocky Horror Picture Show script and Jim Sharman’s visual diaries, now on Trove.

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Black and white photo of a television studio from the 1960s, with large cameras, screens and spotlights

Wolfgang Sievers & Hassel (Firm), Television set at Ballarat television station, by architects Hassell & McConnell, Victoria, 1962, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-160888519

Film, television and media

Learn how to find and access the Library's vast and diverse collection around film, television and media history.

Learning activity for adults

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Eleanor Witcombe portrait, 1950, NLA MS 7739, Box 32, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2724792

Eleanor Witcombe: Her brilliant career with Dr Eleanor Hogan

Dr Eleanor Hogan presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into the brilliant career of award-winning dramatist and scriptwriter Eleanor Witcombe.

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Program advertising a play called The Geisha at Sydney's Her Majesty's Theatre

Sidney Jones & Harry G. Musgrove (Firm) & J.C. Williamson (Firm) & Her Majesty's Theatre (Sydney, N.S.W.), "The Geisha" : souvenir programme, 1899, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-69061919

Discovery video: The PROMPT collection

The PROMPT Collection is a collection of collections. It relates to the performing arts industry in Australia from the 1880s until the present.

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