A large number of photographs and negatives taken by Loke Wan Tho on his ornithological expeditions to the Pacific, Asia and Europe in the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as papers, books and maps.

An album with 20 watercolours and 22 individual watercolours by Joseph Lycett. Most of the pieces focus on studies of Aboriginal people and drawings of native plants.

About 5000 books, pamphlets, reprints and journals published 1760-1940 in English, French, German, Italian and Russian. They relate to all aspects of ornithology in all parts of the world, with a special focus on Australian birds.

Explore natural landmarks including lakes, caves, beaches and forests around Australia with the Library's collection.

Oral history interviews with people involved in all aspects of forest and around photographs depicting various aspects of forests and forestry work.

The latest buzz at the Library is that 50 new photos of beekeeping in Australia are now available online. 

Use this guide to help find and access resources about the movements that have shaped social and cultural change in Australia.

Hear from Peter Crowley about his research for his debut book about surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend.

About 15,500 items of sheet music and about 700 music albums from the late eighteenth century to the 1980s, as well as the personal papers of Snell.

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Explore the connections between living things, the environments they inhabit, and the forces that shape them. 

Weather is defined as ‘the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure,’ precipitation and sunshine.