The Library has rich holdings of music from this era including marches, patriotic songs and sheet music with highly decorative and evocative covers.

Some selected online First World War resources, including Australian and international websites and online subscription databases, which may be useful to researchers.

If you are looking for a soldier,  there are many published resources at the National Library to assist you.

The National Library of Australia has extensive holdings of material concerning Australia's involvement in the First World War.

The Australian and overseas printed collections at the National Library of Australia contain substantial material which can support research into Federation in Australia.

Newspapers provide an invaluable resource for researching  Australian Federation, reflecting the opinions of the colonial societies.

Our collection of maps and atlases contains some interesting items which can help provide context and background to Federation.

Federation provided the opportunity for composers to express their pride in the new nation of Australia. The National Library of Australia holds a rich collection of music from this era.

There are a number of online Australian databases, both current and archival, subscribed to by the Library that provide access to information on Federation and related issues.

The National Library of Australia has been actively collecting Federation material since 1903. As a result it holds many unique manuscript collections relating to Federation, including the letters, diaries and scrapbooks of politicians and organisations.