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.

The Top Western Islands comprise Boigu, Dauan and Saibai Islands.

The Central Islands comprise Masig, Poruma, Warraber and Yam Islands.

The Eastern Islands cluster comprises Darnley Island (Erub), the Murray Island Group (Mer, Dauar, Waier) and Stephen Island (Ugar).