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Artistic image of a blonde woman with light eyes smiling slightly in front of a pink and orange background

Image of a model on the cover of Vogue Australia magazine

A brief look into the history of Australian fashion
17 May 2024

Strut down the catwalk of Australian fashion history with the Library’s collection.

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Bondi surf bathers life saving club community heritage grant recipient 2021

Members of the Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club in training with a surf reel, 1939. Image courtesy of the BSBLSC.

30 years of Community Heritage Grants
22 Mar 2024

Celebrate three decades of CHG and learn about just a few of the organisations it has supported over the years.

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Four people standing in front of chairs and tables.

L-R, 2023 Asia Study Grant recipient Miss Ruonan Chen, and 2023 NLA Scholars Mrs Stephanie Shon, Ms Kate Kirby and Mrs Judith Bartholomeusz

2025 Scholarships and Grant applications now open: See your research come together
29 Apr 2024

Researchers, academics and PhD candidates are encouraged to apply for 9 philanthropically funded scholarships and 5 grants which open for applications on Monday 29 April 2024.

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Black and white photo of a child with a toy car, leaning against the real toy car

Wooden handmade toy bus made for Thomas Archer VI (1917–1994) alongside a picture of Thomas VI as a young child, courtesy of the Woolmers Foundation

2025 Community Heritage Grants applications now open
04 Mar 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program.

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Two ladies in nurses uniforms standing either side of an old car that is covered in Red Cross logos and images.

Mrs Fisher and Mrs Vaughan with a Red Cross float entered in the 'Back to Brim' parade, Easter 1983, courtesy Australian Red Cross Heritage Archives.

2024 Community Heritage Grants applications now open
05 Mar 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program.

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Black and white photo of a classroom full of women in nursing uniforms listening to the teachers at the front of the room who are standing in front of a blackboard and near an anatomical chart

Photograph of an anatomical chart in use in the Senior Classroom at Royal Perth Hospital, 1955, Royal Perth Hospital Museum.

2024 Community Heritage Grant recipients announced
12 Nov 2024

55 community-led organisations have received a 2024 Community Heritage Grant.

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Glass x-ray bulbs/tubes laid on teal velvet in a wooden box

Cold Cathode Xray Tubes 1896, Royal Perth Hospital Museum

2024 Community Heritage Grant Recipients
12 Nov 2024

We’re pleased to announce that 55 community-led organisations will receive a Community Heritage Grant (CHG) in 2024.

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Man and woman in casual wear holding hands and laughing as they walk up the stairs towards the National Library entrance
2024 at the Library
19 Dec 2024

Before 2024 officially ends, let’s look back at some of the highlights of the year.

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Group of men and a young boy playing cricket on the beach on a sunny, cloudless day.

Bruce Postle, People playing cricket and enjoying the beach and surf, with the Cape Byron Lighthouse in the background, Byron Bay, New South Wales, 2007, nla.obj-148396345

2023 summer opening hours
21 Dec 2023

Planning a visit to the Library around Christmas or New Year?

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A selection of Australian Red Cross Society films in circular and rectangular cases.

A selection of films from the Australian Red Cross Society (Heritage Archives).

2023 Community Heritage Grant recipients announced
13 Nov 2023

59 community-led organisations have received a 2023 Community Heritage Grant.

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2022 news
31 Dec 2022

Explore our news articles from 2022, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

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Richard Flanagan book being opened

Special presentation copy of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, London: Chatto & Windus, 2014. Image: National Library of Australia

2022 new collection item highlights
10 Jan 2023

Find out about some of the new items that were added to our collections during 2022.

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