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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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Microphone on a stand pointed towards a woman wearing red speaking and gesturing with her hands
Growing the Library’s oral history collection
23 Jul 2024

The Library congratulates long-time contributor to the Library’s oral history projects Barry York for completing his 500th interview.

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Black and white photo of a large ship in a harbour

N.S.S. (Nautical School Ship) Sobraon near Cockatoo Island, NRS-4481-3-[7/16268]-St1095, Museums of History NSW

The floating boarding school on the Parramatta River
22 Jul 2024

Learn about the real school ship Sobraon behind Sarah Luke and NLA Publishing's children's book Marion and the Forty Thieves.

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A green background with the 2018 Australia Post logo printed on it.

Ian 'Spike' Farrawell, Mail Bag (Plastic - Light Green with metal ringlets at top), Collection of cards documenting Australia Post mail bag designs from between 1986 to 2021, nla.obj-3381748997

Collection of Australia Post mail bag designs
16 Jul 2024

Ian 'Spike' Farrawell recently donated a set of his Australia Post mailbag card designs to the Library.

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Eualayai/Gamillaroi woman with long brown hair wearing a black top and statement necklace smiling and standing in front of the National Library building
Welcome Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO
15 Jul 2024

The Library is proud to welcome our newest Council member Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO.
 

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Woman with short, curly black and grey hair wearing a black top and white blazer standing in front of the National Library building
Welcome Senator Dr Jess Walsh
15 Jul 2024

The Library is proud to announce the appointment of Senator Dr Jess Walsh to the Council.

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Rows of shelves filled with colourful books and doorways lined down the middle
Explore ‘Bibliomania: Stories from inside and outside the book’ at the Library
12 Jul 2024

Participate in the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference 2024 at the National Library.

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Woman with short dark hair wearing a navy short sleeve top smiling at the camera and sitting at a desk with a laptop, papers and a box
Untold histories: Chinese communities in Australia during the Cold War
10 Jul 2024

Hear from 2023 National Library Fellow Dr Mei-Fen Kuo about her research into the impact of Chinese cafes during the Cold War.

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Group of men in white pants and dark blazers standing in a field. One of them holds a previous version of the Australian flag and another a sign that Reads 'Australie'

Léquipe d'Australie, 1924, nla.obj-148686918

Voyage to the 1924 Paris Olympics
05 Jul 2024

Explore letters written by Dorothy Richmond about her experience travelling to Europe with the 1924 Australian Olympic team.

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Book cover with blue text reading 'The Snow Wombat' and an illustration of a wombat walking through snow on a bright cloudless day

Susannah Chambers, The snow wombat, 2016, nla.cat-vn7049949

What to read this winter
27 Jun 2024

Get some winter book recommendations to suit all reading moods.

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Smiling woman with short black hair and a fringe sitting at a table where several black and white photos of a woman are spread out
Researching a biography of scriptwriter and playwright Eleanor Witcombe
24 Jun 2024

Learn about the fascinating career of Eleanor Witcombe with 2023 National Library Fellow and biographer Eleanor Hogan.

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Two men smiling and laughing in front of a blue sky and palm tree.
What’s on in July 2024 at the National Library
24 Jun 2024

Escape the chilly weather this July at the National Library.

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