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Family of three sitting in the crowded stands of a sports stadium while various events take place on the track and field. The parents seem to be enjoying a warm beverage while looking at their baby who lies in a stroller.

Family having a picnic in the stands, with a baby in one basket, and picnic paraphernalia in the other, Olympic Games, Melbourne, 28 November 1956, nla.obj-148938429

How to watch sports: a lesson from the 1956 Olympics

25 Sep 2023

Browse photographs from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics to learn the top tips for how to watch a sports game.

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Books and octavos of various colours and binding from the Ferguson Collection on shelves

The Ferguson Collection situated in the National Library stacks

Honouring a legacy through digitisation

22 Jul 2025

A gift from the Ralf Iannuzzi Memorial Trust is helping us to digitise some of our rarest items.

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The National Library of Australia building at dusk, lit up with colourful projections.

Home: Enlighten 2024 at the National Library

01 Mar 2024

Learn about our Enlighten 2024 illuminations and find your home at your National Library.

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Fijian Drua vs ACT Brumbies Super Rugby Pacific match, GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, 26 February 2022

Claire Williams, Fijian Drua rugby union team warming up before the Fijian Drua vs ACT Brumbies Super Rugby Pacific match, GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, 26 February 2022, nla.obj-3042304111

Hitting a home run: Study tips from 'The Nash’

12 Sep 2023

We’ve compiled a list of study tips with a sporting twist to help you kick some goals in the educational arena.

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Man with brown hair and a grey and brown beard sitting at a table with a large map spread over it

Historical trauma, hidden Christianity and world heritage

25 Mar 2024

Hear from NLA Fellow Dr Gwyn McClelland about his research and time at the Library.

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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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Sepia-toned photo of oral historian Hazel de Berg smiling while interviewing Michael Terry

Hazel de Berg with her tape recorder, interviewing Michael Terry, 1964, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-140522717

Hazel de Berg oral history collection added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register

27 Mar 2025

The Library is proud to house this collection, which preserves the voices of 1,290 Australians.

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interior stacks oral history fellowship Alice Garner 2023

Have you heard about Mavis Robertson?

13 Mar 2024

NLA Fellow Dr Alice Garner recently dove into the oral history collection to explore the remarkable life and legacy of Mavis Robertson AM.

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Microphone on a stand pointed towards a woman wearing red speaking and gesturing with her hands

Growing the Library’s oral history collection

23 Jul 2024

The Library congratulates long-time contributor to the Library’s oral history projects Barry York for completing his 500th interview.

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People watch lion dances in Chinatown Plaza in Adelaide

Jiayuan Liang, Chung Yee Tong Lion Dance Team performing lion dances, Chinese New Year, Chinatown, Adelaide, 2022, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3125334254

Growing Chinese Australian representation in the collection

21 Feb 2024

Explore some of the recent additions to the collection representing the contribution of Australians with Chinese heritage.

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Mrs M. Robinson, Poems, volume 1, London: Printed by J. Bell, British-Library, Strand, 1791, Clifford Collection (Overseas Rare Books), RB CLI 2050, nla.cat-vn2476718

Great female writers of the eighteenth century: Trailblazers and radicals

29 Feb 2024

Dive into the works of great female writers held in the Library's rare books collection.

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Sappho Hildegard von Bingen Aphra Behn rare books

Great female writers of centuries past: Sappho to Aphra Behn

15 Dec 2023

Explore early women writers in the Library's rare books collections up to the year 1700.

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