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Advertisement for Macrobertson's chocolate for their 75th anniversary with illustrations of their various chocolates

'Advertising', The Australian Women's Weekly, 22 July 1955, nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4813566

From pantry to print: Classic Aussie brands in 'The Weekly'

10 Jul 2025

Stroll down memory lane and explore how iconic Aussie pantry staples were advertised in the 1940s and 50s.

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Five years of National edeposit service (NED)

16 Aug 2024

We're celebrating five years of the National edeposit service (NED).

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W.A. Mozart (1756–1791), Boosey and Sons’ Complete Edition of Mozart’s Opera, Figaro, for Voice and Pianoforte, with English and Italian Words, London: Boosey and Sons, 1854–1864, Hince Collection (Music), MUS Hince 2 collection M 76, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8596647

Figaro!

02 May 2024

Searching for the 18th-century character in the Library's rare books and music collections.

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A woman smiling with collection material in the National Library's Special Collections Reading Room

2025 National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellow, Julie Gough

Fellowships 2027: Explore, question, discover and share

23 Feb 2026

Applications for 2027 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 23 February 2026.

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Looking over the shoulder of woman with black curly hair as she look at the cover of an old book about knitting and wool. More similar books are scattered across the table in front of her

2023 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Lorinda Cramer

Fellowships 2025: Find that missing piece and see your research come together

12 Mar 2024

Applications for 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 12 March 2024

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Book covers side by side for the Artists of the National Library of Australia books about Olive Cotton and Wolfgang Sievers

Famous Australian artists showcased in book series from NLA Publishing

08 Jan 2025

Two new books in The Artists of the National Library of Australia series will be published in February 2025.

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A group of people at dusk standing beside small telescopes and pointing at the sky.

Philip Gostelow, Amateur astronomers gazing through telescopes into the night sky during the Murchison Astrofest, Western Australia, 17 August 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153314469

Exploring the universe: Australia’s history with astronomy

12 Aug 2025

Look to the stars with stories and collections that tell Australia's role in space exploration.

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Dr Jorien van Beukering sitting at a table with books across it.

2024 National Library of Australia Scholar Dr Jorien van Beukering

Exploring the unacknowledged children of Colonial Indonesia with Dr Jorien van Beukering

04 Nov 2025

Hear from one of our 2024 National Library of Australia Scholars about her research in the Indonesian collection.

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Celia Craig, a woman with very short brown hair, smiling and holding large book of sheet music with the title 'Symphonic Overture'

Exploring the letters of legendary musician Miriam Hyde with Celia Craig

11 Sep 2024

Read about Creative Arts Fellow Celia Craig's experience of exploring the papers of musician Miriam Hyde.

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Man with short black hair and black glasses in a short-sleeved checkered shirt smiling and sitting at a desk with a Chinese language newspaper on it

Exploring the experiences of Chinese migrants in Australia

27 Feb 2024

Using the Library’s English and Chinese language material, Dr Yao-Tai Li set out to examine the daily experiences of Chinese migrants since the 1970s.

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