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Woman with brown hair and eyes, wearing a brown sweater, sitting at a desk in the Special Collection Reading Room, smiling at the camera. On the desk in front of her is an old book of music.
Behind the curtain of Australian classical music
05 Jan 2024

Explore the cultural politics of Australian art music with 2023 National Library of Australia Scholar Stephanie Shon.

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Husband and wife sitting at a table with a large cake and vases of flowers in front of them

John Joseph and Harriett Willson Denison celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, November 1939, nla.obj-151150861

Beginner’s guide to family history research
07 Aug 2024

Find out how to get started with your family history research and how the Library can help along the way.

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A man and woman, both Library volunteers, standing outside the Library on a sunny day smiling
Become a volunteer guide at the National Library
26 Sep 2024

Applications for volunteer guides are open now until 11:59pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024.

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Two men standing and leaning against a small passenger plane in front of an aircraft hangar

Horrie Miller (right) and Jim Woods standing with MacRobertson Miller Aviation Lockheed DL-1A Vega Special passenger aircraft VH-UVK in front of hangar at Maylands Aerodrome, Perth, c.1938, nla.obj-148194215

Aviation families in our collection
19 Feb 2024

Take flight with some of the prominent aviation families in the collection.

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A person standing in front of a bookshelf, holding a magnifying glass up to the shelf. They are also holding an ipad with a website showing on it.
Australia’s books + our shelves: The National Library of Australia seeks a complete collection
06 May 2024

The Library has an ambitious mission: to assemble a complete collection of Australian published work.

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Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski

Australian pride histories and biographies: Recommendations from the National Library
22 Feb 2023

Celebrate WorldPride with this diverse range of books about the LGBTQIA+ experience and culture.

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Text reading 'Greetings from Barcaldine' with illustrations from around the town

Barcaldine, Qld, c. 1900, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-140673077

Australian postcards from the early twentieth century
27 Mar 2024

Take a look at some of the postcards we hold from the first half of the twentieth century and the messages they were sent with.

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Uncredited artist Glycine Rubicunda Dingy-Flowered Glycine Diadelphia Decandria Kennedia Rubicunda, Dusky Coral Pea, No 268, July 1 1794

Uncredited artist, Glycine Rubicunda. Dingy-Flowered Glycine: Diadelphia Decandria [Kennedia Rubicunda, Dusky Coral Pea], No. 268, July 1 1794

Australian flowers in print
06 Oct 2023

Dive into two of the earliest English publications to feature Australian flowers and the stunning images they contain.

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Pile of colourful books of different sizes by authors Kylie Tennant, Doris Pilkington, Christina Stead, Colin Thiele, Norman Lindsay and Gabrielle Wang
Australian authors in the oral history collection
14 May 2025

Hear from Colin Thiele, Kylie Tennant, Gabrielle Wang, Doris Pilkington, Norman Lindsay and Christina Stead as they share their thoughts, memories and creative journeys.

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Seven women in the Australian soccer uniform all cheering and hugging one another.

A section of the cover of 'The Matilda Effect'

August 2023 at the National Library
27 Jul 2023

Escape the cold this August and get involved with activities run by the National Library.

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Arresting scenery: Capturing time and place in crime fiction writing
23 May 2024

Explore some of the crime-fiction reads in the collection and how they can help readers learn more about Australian culture, history and place.

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A small globe positioned to show Australia and it's shagreen case

John Cary, William Cary and Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Cary's pocket globe agreeable to the latest discoveries, 1791, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234207821

Around the world: Maps and globes at the Library
20 Jun 2024

Enjoy a glimpse of the Library's extensive maps collection.

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