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Collection guide
Zwalf Collection

Over 530 pamphlets collected by Meyer (Max) Zwalf on socialism and related subjects published in Europe from 1875 to 1950.

Collection guide
Collection guide
Villanueva Collection

Around 270 books, pamphlets and serials, mostly published in the Philippines 1900-1965 but also some items from the USA, Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.

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Collection guide
Valente Collection

Around 6,000 books, mostly in Portuguese, mostly relating to literature, history and religion among many other topics.

Collection guide
Blue tile
United States Congressional publications and information

United States congressional publications are of interest as primary sources for students of United States history, for United States foreign and economic policy, and for other public affairs issues of interest to other countries.

Research guide
cover of book 'Australia : candidate for the United Nations Security Council 2013-14'

Australia : candidate for the United Nations Security Council 2013-14, Commonwealth of Australia, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5156785

United Nations research guide

Discover the extensive collection of official UN records and publications that twe provides access to.

Research guide
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

Trove and government gazettes

Learn how you can search use Trove to search government gazettes.

Learning activity for adults
Video
People standing holding colourful corflutes/posters from the 2013 election

Corflutes donated from the 2013 election, with NLA staff members

The National Library of Australia seeks help to digitise and share the story of democracy down under

The National Library of Australia is seeking community support to digitise its unique collection of election ephemera.

News article
Six books about Australian legislation spread on a wooden table

Books on Australian legislation

The legal system

Find what constitutes law, how laws are made, and the different levels of legislation within Australia’s federal system of government.

Research guide
Portrait of Judith Wright

Terry Milligan, Portrait of Judith Wright, c. 1998, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1891350

The environmental vision of Judith Wright with Prof John Morrissey

We joined Prof John Morrissey for a discussion about his recent Fellowship research focused on the environmental writing of renowned Australian poet and author Judith Wright.

Event
Video
A campaign poster for the 1967 Australian referendum, featuring a close-up photograph of a young Aboriginal child with a serious expression. The text on the poster reads: 'YES for Aborigines. Write YES for Aborigines in the lower square. May 27th. Authorized by Faith Bandler, 13 Kens Road, Frenchs Forest.'

Faith Bandler and Jerry Rind, Yes for Aborigines : write yes for Aborigines in the lower square May 27th, 1967, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136875607

The 1967 Referendum

Module

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 10 students. It engages students with a rich selection of sources and challenges them to draw their own conclusions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ struggle for civil rights in Australia.

Digital Classroom
First Australians
People standing holding colourful corflutes/posters from the 2013 election

Corflutes donated from the 2013 election, with NLA staff members

Thank you for bringing Australian democracy to life

We are grateful to our donors who generously gave over $320,000 to help make our election ephemera collection available to the world on Trove. Your support will allow us to share the vivid story of our Australian democracy.

News article
Cover page of 'Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 2)' document

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 2), nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3417323

Subordinate legislation

Learn more about these types of delegated and where to find them in our collections, relevant state or territory collecting institutions, and online.

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