Over 13,000 negatives, transparencies, and photographs of cattle stations taken between 1951 and 1961, as well as 52 British Hydrographic Office charts and maps of Australia and the Pacific and personal papers of Johnston.

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.

A gift from the Ralf Iannuzzi Memorial Trust is helping us to digitise some of our rarest items. 

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. 

This special concert performance salutes our 70th anniversary as custodian of Australia's folksong heritage and oral history.

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.

Pack your bags for a trip through new travel serials, now on Trove.