Contains cuttings and references to articles on significant Australians in all walks of life.

The sequence ceased in 2000. All biographical cuttings files have been catalogued and can be requested online via the catalogue. 

1. Search the catalogue for the name of the person and the words 'biographical cuttings'
   • For example: Norman Lindsay biographical cuttings
2. Request to view the file at the Library or request a copy.

Contains cuttings and references to book reviews by Australian authors, published in Australia and overseas.

The sequence ceased in 2000.

Authors range from significant to less known and include many reviews of works by immigrant authors.

Files are predominantly for works of fiction although some non-fiction cuttings can be found. Many of the authors in this sequence also contain a separate file in the Biographical sequence so it is useful to request files from both sequences as the content may be complementary.

This sequence is the only one not yet fully available to request online.

1. Search the catalogue using the name of the author and the words 'book review cuttings’

   1. For example: Rae Else-Mitchell book review cuttings

   OR use the catalogue record for the entire collection if a specific file cannot be found

2. Request to view the file at the Library or request a copy.

You can also find valuable material on Australian authors online in AustLIT: The Australian Literature Resource available through our eResources portal.

Contains cuttings on Australian states, cities, towns and geographical features such as waterways.

Some non-Australian content is included where it is of relevance to Australia, such as Antarctica and countries of the South Pacific, such as Fiji and Samoa.

All geographical files have been catalogued and can be requested online. 

1. Search the catalogue for the name of the geographical area and the words 'geographical cuttings'
   • For example: Sydney Harbour geographical cuttings
2. Request to view the file at the Library or request a copy.

Contains cuttings on a variety of Australian organisations including, but not limited to, political parties, government departments, Royal Commissions, religious groups, legal cultural and social bodies, festivals.

A feature of the Organisations files is that although the folders have been catalogued under the name of the majority of the articles, earlier and later names of the organisation where known have been included in the catalogue records. This means that the organisation can be found when searching on any form of the name.

All organisational files have been catalogued and can be requested online. 

1. Search the catalogue for the name of the organisation and the words 'newspaper cuttings'
   • For example: Australian wool corporation organisations cuttings
2. Request to view the file at the Library or request a copy.

A large sequence containing cuttings on a variety of topics such as libraries, defence, political parties, immigrants and industry.

Social issues are also included, such as smoking and road safety. 

1. Search the catalogue for the name of the subject and the words 'subject cuttings'
   • For example: solar energy subject cuttings
2. Request to view the file at the Library or request a copy.