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This website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons and references to collections which may be considered culturally sensitive.
Learn how to find and explore the Library's vast and diverse online map collection.
Learning activity for adults
Wolfgang Sievers & Hassel (Firm), Television set at Ballarat television station, by architects Hassell & McConnell, Victoria, 1962, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-160888519
Learn how to find and access the Library's vast and diverse collection around film, television and media history.
Learning activity for adults
Searching
Herbert H. Fishwick & Fairfax Corporation, Three men with binoculars and tripod at the top of Mount Kaputar looking over the mountain range to the west, New South Wales, 1932, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-162757741
Learn how you can search across millions of newspapers, journals, books, pictures, maps, and many other items from cultural, community and research collections around Australia.
Learning activity for adults
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 1, 1 January 1901, in which the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed from the Papers of Sir Edmund Barton, 1827-1940, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-224669092
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.
Learning activity for adults
H. M. Rolland, Canberra, view from Camp Hill looking towards St. John' s Church, Mt. Ainslie in the distance, 1924, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135217175
Discover early family histories of the Canberra region while learning about how you too can explore your town and put your family history puzzle back together.
Learning activity for adults
Introductions to the collection
Douglas Thompson, Radio announcer Ted Reeves of 2CA radio station holding a record, Canberra, 1951, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138073414
Dive into the oral history collection, exploring highlights and how you can access the voices that describe Australia's cultural, intellectual and social life.