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Text in a retro font reading '1975 Living in the Seventies' on a bright orange background
1975: Living in the Seventies

Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.

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Arrival of the first newspapers to go by air to Normanton

Arrival of the first newspapers to go by air to Normanton, aircraft was a Perseus, a DH 50 built by Qantas at Longreach, 1 July 1927, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144684965

Newspapers

Our newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats.

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Files of newspaper clippings in a cabinet
Australian newspaper clippings

Read newspaper clippings from the late 19th century up to the year 2000.

Research guide
An open drawer filled with microfilm newspapers of 'The West Australian (Perth)'
Australian newspapers in print and on microfilm

Find and access print and microfilm formats of Australian newspapers published between 1955 and 1990.

Research guide
The Sunday Times front page, featuring a cartoon of a skeleton flying a glider

(1917, October 7). Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), p. 1. nla.gov.au/nla.news-page13215182

Australian newspapers online

Find a large range of current and historic Australian newspapers in digital format through Trove and our eResources portal. 

Research guide
A newspaper stand with headlines about an attempt to kill the King

Newspaper stand in a railway station headlining attempt to kill King, Victoria, 1936, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-152826154

Australian newspapers research guide

Find and read historic and modern newspapers online, in print or on microfilm. 

Research guide
Cover of the book 'Bold Types: How Australia's First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail'
Bold Types: How Australia's First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail

Patricia Clarke

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NLA Publishing book
Bold Types
Bookmark This podcast, Season 2: Bold Types

Season two, Bold Types, is hosted by political reporter and author Amy Remekis. Based on the book by Dr Patricia Clarke, Bold Types celebrates the pioneering women who took the world of journalism by storm, with each episode featuring contemporary female journalists reflecting on their experiences and those of their forebears.

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Nine medals awarded to J.P. and J.M. Braga, including an OBE awarded to J.P. Braga

Medals awarded to J.P. and J.M. Braga, including an OBE awarded to J.P. Braga, 1935, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-147186954

Braga Collection

Family papers, maps of the Hong Kong and Macau region, pictures, photographs and a large collection of books and pamphlets predominantly historical works, particularly histories of Portugal, the Portuguese colonies, China and Japan.

Collection guide
A multi-function device (print, photocopy, scan) with its top open and a newspaper placed on the glass
Copying newspapers

While we don’t sell original newspapers, you can create a scan or photocopy onsite or order a digital copy online. 

Research guide
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
Video
Grey background with white text reading 'Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Archive' and a black and white photo of two men working on a large ship propeller
Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive selected by Mike Bowers

Explore the art of photojournalism with highlights from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

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