The Library holds a rich and diverse range of documentary materials relating to the Pacific region, including Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and New Zealand.

Pacific Peoples Project newsletter November 2026

Pacific Peoples Project newsletter June 2026

We want to connect with peoples of diverse Pacific and South Sea Islander heritage living in Australia. 

The National Library holds a rich and diverse range of library materials on the Pacific region, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

About 5,000 books, pamphlets and periodicals, over 11,000 paintings, drawings and prints, around 800 maps and over 300 manuscripts mostly published 1770–1900. Largely relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific including Antarctica.

Find out how to access over 60,000 passes issued to Indian people who came to Fiji as indentured labourers.

91 charts of Australia and the Pacific produced by the British Admiralty and Hydrographic Service.

Papers and microfilm of original records relating to the German colonies in the Pacific from 1884-1914, and a selection of other books on this topic.

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.

Dr Pauline Basilia presented her recent Fellowship research on the contributions of H. Otley Beyer to Philippine Pleistocene research.

Hear from Dr Anna Dziedzic about her experience as a 2021 National Library Fellow and her research about the movement of constitution texts and ideas across Oceania.