About 3,460 books and pamphlets, mostly local, church, business and organisational histories from around Australia.

Folklore performances and oral history interviews recorded between 1981 and 1989, containing music, recitations and recollections of performances and local history.

421 photographs taken in the period 1858–1910 in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia, mostly of public buildings, street scenes, rural scenes and events.

The resources available for each house may be different, due to the fact the availability, organisation, and location of records vary from state to state.

About 240 recordings of folk music, folklore, and oral histories documenting family history, local history, work experiences, music and other arts.

Books, pamphlets, broadsides, posters, periodicals, newspapers and some manuscripts mostly relating to Federation and political and constitutional history.

Official records, reports, minutes and correspondence from the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority, Cooma Municipal Council and the Monaro County Council and around 750 Australian town and district maps.

Start exploring the Library's diverse collections to search through time and place to build family stories and local narratives.

Find family photos and piece together dates and places from the many clues they contain. 

122 interviews, mostly with retired drovers, recorded by Bruce Simpson and Bill Gammage between 2000 and 2006. 

Learn some useful tips and suggestions to get you started researching your town or local area with the National Library's collection.

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: HASS for Year 5 students. It adopts an inquiry learning approach that develops students’ skills as historians.