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Jan Cloppenburgh, Typus orbis terrarum, 1673, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231707274

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Frank Hurley - House and Gardens

Frank Hurley (1885-1962) [House and gardens, Australia]  [between 1910 and 1962], nla.obj-159237448

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Sonia Di Mezza as a baby with Guido, Joseph and Anna Di Mezza under the Harbour Bridge, c.1972 or 1973, courtesy Sonia Di Mezza

Building our nation: How migrants and their children have shaped Australia
30 Jan 2025

Join Sonia Di Mezza, CEO of the Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (MARSS) in Canberra, as she discusses how Australia was and is strengthened by migrants, and how important cultural diversity and inclusion is to modern day Australia.

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Learn with the curators: Explore our Migration exhibition
31 Jan 2025

Delve into some of the treasures from our Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories exhibition with the curators. 

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A sepia group photo of the 10 young men in the Nowra softball team, including Frank Moorhouse. Photo-shopped onto the photo on the bottom right corner is a purple circle with white writing reading 'Friends event'

Frank Moorhouse [middle front], 1954, courtesy Matthew Lamb.

Author talk – Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths with Matthew Lamb
12 Feb 2025

Join the Friends of the National Library and biographer Matthew Lamb as he delves into young Frank Moorhouse's life.

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Summer Scholars, NLA Fellows and Asia Study Grant recipients in residence at the National Library in February 2022.

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