First Nations people participated in sports long before Australian Federation.

First Nations athletes have been involved in some of our most triumphant moments in sport and continue to make a significant contribution to our nation’s sport at all levels.

Historically, Australian women have made their mark in the sports record books worldwide.

With new people and cultures come new ideas and a significant immigrant contribution to Australian sport and society.

The sporting movement for people with disabilities began in the 1940s with the pioneering work of Dr Ludwig Guttmann at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England.

The Library holds a rich and diverse range of documentary materials relating to the Pacific region, including Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and New Zealand.

While Indigenous Australians have inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years, and traded with nearby islanders, the first documented landing on Australia by a European was in 1606.

A good place to find recently published Australian material is through the Recent Australian Publications (RAP) service from Trove.

The Thursday Island group comprising Thursday Island (TI), Horn Island, Prince of Wales and Hammond Islands.

The Near Western Islands comprise Badu, Mabuiag, Moa and Naghir Islands.