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Black and white photo of a small child playing with a wooden box and a hammer

C. R. Gotts, Philip Gotts, playing with a wooden box, 1921, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144214274

Thinking outside the box: Creative approaches to family history research

01 Aug 2025

See our outside-the-box strategies to help you uncover the hidden branches of your family tree.

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Book cover with the title 'This is Us' in large white text, the subtitle 'Essential Australian Poems for Young People' is red text and illustrations of Australian children on an orange background

This is Us: an essential addition to every young person's bookshelf

01 Oct 2025

New poetry collection from NLA Publishing is an essential addition to every young person’s bookshelf.

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A portion of the cover of The Rocky Horror Picture Show film script featuring a graphic of a blonde woman's face. The woman is crying.

Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien, Cover page of the original script of The Rocky Horror Picture Show movie, 1973-1975, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4579845

Time won’t warp this paper: National Library digitises original film script for The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Jim Sharman’s visual diaries

21 Nov 2025

A selection of iconic Australian director and writer, Jim Sharman's, papers are now available online via Trove.

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Members of a family standing in a line from oldest to youngest

A. Collingridge, Portrait of the Lyons family, Canberra, ca. 1935 nla.obj-137397778

Tracing your family history with the Library’s charts and forms

14 Aug 2024

Learn about the Library's family history research charts and how to find the information to fill them in.

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Small handmade diaries of various sizes and designs, some in fabric cases

Philippa Webb, Artist's travel diaries of Philippa Webb, 1994-2015, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10025959

Travel around the world with artist Philippa Webb

21 May 2025

Explore Philippa Webb's vibrant artist’s travel diaries and learn about her artistic style.

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Three individuals walking through the main reading rooms

Twenty Australian women writers’ archives set for digitisation through 2026 Appeal

11 May 2026

The National Library of Australia is seeking donations for an ambitious project to bring the manuscript collections of twenty Australian women writers to Trove for the very first time.

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A black and white image of two women sitting on concrete steps, one holding woodworking tools, the other painting at an easel and holding a parasol

Two prominent Australian women artists feature in dual biography from NLA Publishing

02 Feb 2026

The incredible 60-year creative partnership between Eirene Mort and Nora Kate Weston is explored in intricate detail in a moving new biography from NLA Publishing.

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