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Frank Hurley - Streaming through ice.jpg

Frank Hurley, Steaming through light pack-ice, passage is very slow, some hundreds of miles were passed through, [Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911 - 1914], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-141792618

NLA Publishing to release a remarkable interpretation of Frank Hurley’s Antarctic diaries​
11 Jan 2024

A new title from NLA Publishing combines daily snapshots from Australian photographic pioneer Frank Hurley’s Antarctic diaries into a moving documentary poetry collage.

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Many grey boulders scattered on a mossy-looking ground cover.

Peter Dombrovskis, Boulders near Summit of Mount Hamilton, Macquarie Island, 1984, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-149207117

NLA Publishing releases 2nd edition of World Heritage Sites of Australia
04 Sep 2023

Nature enthusiasts and booklovers alike are in for a treat as the second edition of the bestselling NLA Publishing title World Heritage Sites of Australia will be released.

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A watercolour illustration of an emu standing on one leg next to a nest of teal eggs

A watercolour illustration from Have You Seen My egg?

NLA Publishing celebrates the 10th anniversary of ‘Have You Seen My Egg?’
16 Feb 2023

To celebrate 10 years of this classic children’s title, NLA Publishing is producing an anniversary edition of Have You Seen My Egg?.

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An old hand-written letter in old style script

Letter by Sir John Franklin to Captain Washington, 15 February 1839, nla.obj-3142222639

Newly acquired correspondence between Sir John Franklin and Captain Washington
13 Nov 2023

A letter from Sir John Franklin to Captain John Washington from 1839 was recently acquired by the Library.

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Two people standing next to each other, smiling. One has shoulder-length dark brown hair and wears glasses and a dark blue dress with a bow detail at the neckline. The other has short dark hair, also wearing glasses, and a black jacket with a floral pattern on the lapel, along with a name tag.

Catherine Law (Opalgate Foundation) and Alice Wong (NLA council) at the 2024 NLA Patron dinner

New online programs for lifelong learning
29 Aug 2024

With the Opalgate Foundation’s support, we are creating a new lifelong learning space on our website.

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A black and white image of 5 dogs in an old fashioned open top car.

Five bulldogs clambering out of an open top car, New South Wales, c.1930s, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-162452856, courtesy Fairfax Syndication

New NLA Publishing title set to get tails wagging
23 Mar 2023

Australians love dogs—big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs.

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Illustrations of people and a horse playing instruments and dancing

Illustration from 'Captain Thunderbolt's Recital'

New NLA Publishing children’s book based on a bushranger story
28 Jun 2023

This is one of the unexpected stories of Fred Ward aka Captain Thunderbolt, who was known as the ‘gentleman bushranger’.

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Three framed photographs on a blue wall with a wave pattern at the bottom, along with text reading 'Exhibition', 'Hopes and Fears' and 'Australian Migration Stories'
New exhibition opens this week at the National Library of Australia
25 Jul 2024

Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories showcases how migrants, who have come from all parts of the globe, have helped to make Australia one of the most diverse nations in the world.

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Portrait photograph of Margaret Tucker MBE

'Portrait of Mrs. Margaret Tucker', c.1976, State Library of Victoria, H2019.87/4, Courtesy Dennis Mayor

New edition of Margaret Tucker’s autobiography to be released by NLA Publishing
19 Mar 2024

Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences.

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Hot air balloon flying over a huge lake and desert area that stretches out towards the horizon at dawn

Andrew Chapman, Hot air ballooning over Lake Eyre when the lake is in flood, South Australia, 30 June 2010, nla.obj-138042325

Natural wonders around Australia
17 Jan 2024

Explore natural landmarks including lakes, caves, beaches and forests around Australia with the Library's collection.

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Black text reading 'Library Council' on a blue background
National Library welcomes two new Council appointments
26 Mar 2025

The National Library of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of two Council members.

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Black text reading 'Library Council' on a blue background
National Library welcomes two Council appointments
07 Mar 2025

The National Library of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of two Council members.

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