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Three pieces of ephemera from the 2023 Referendum

A selection of publicly donated referendum items in our collection.

Donate your 2023 Referendum campaign material
21 Aug 2023

We're calling on you to help us collect campaign material from the 2023 Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

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National Library Special Collections Research and support Team
Most common family history questions we get asked at the Library: Part 1
17 Aug 2023

In the first of two blogs, learn about birth certificates, First Nations family history, electoral rolls, and cemetery records.

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Simple model of three rectangular, connected buildings with columns and flat rooves.
Here is the news: National Library of Australia building 55th birthday
14 Aug 2023

Learn about the opening of the Library building in 1968 and how collection storage has changed over the years.

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grit-and-gold-reading
Sports stories part 1: On the field
10 Aug 2023

Reading recommendations featuring stories from the Australian cricket, AFL, rugby and soccer fields.

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Guida di Musica - preface

Hook begins his book with this preface.

Learning the piano at the Library
09 Aug 2023

Ever wondered how people learned the piano in the 1780s, 1880s and 1980s?

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Three friends watch Rugby World Cup 2003 from the Rocks

Ben Rushton, Three friends in the crowd at the Rocks watching the last minutes of the live telecast of the Rugby World Cup final in 2003, nla.obj-148690668

And the crowd goes wild
19 Jul 2023

Dive into our sporting photography collections with this selection crowds that have showed up to support their favourite athletes.

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2023 NLA Fellow Dr Adam Sundberg, 26 May 2023
Below the surface: Marine bio invaders
13 Jul 2023

Dr Adam Sundberg talks about his experience studying the environmental effects of marine bioinvasions through the study of ballast water.

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Grit and Gold gallery game begins
More than a medal: An introduction to Grit & Gold
16 Jun 2023

Learn more about the story behind the National Library of Australia's new exhibition.

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Title page of the Margarita Philosophica 1517

Title page of the Margarita Philosophica (1517)

Reisch’s Margarita Philosophica (1517)
14 Jun 2023

The Margarita Philosophica (Pearl of Philosophy) (1517) of German Carthusian monk and prior Gregor Reisch (c. 1467-1525).

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Fellowships 2023 Yahia Ma
Q&A with 2023 Asian Study Grant recipient Yahia Zhengtang Ma
05 Jun 2023

Yahia’s research examined the Chinese ‘homosexual’ men’s lived experience as represented in the Australian-Chinese language newspapers, magazines, and digital media.

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Swimmer Bonnie Mealing with a German Shepherd dog, New South Wales, ca. 1930s.jpg

Fairfax corporation, Swimmer Bonnie Mealing with a German Shepherd dog, New South Wales, ca. 1930s, nla.obj-162211775

Katherine Kovacic on Australia's Dogs
02 Jun 2023

Katherine Kovacic, the author of NLA Publishing's new title Australia's Dogs, talks about the photography included.

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Annise Beta - Asia Study Grant Recipient
Q&A with 2022 Asia Study Grant recipient Annisa Beta
17 May 2023

We spoke to Annisa Beta, recipient of the 2022 Asia Study Grant, on her time at the Library.

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