Upon arrival, a convict was usually assigned to a master, the Female Factory or to Public Works. Who and where a convict was assigned to was recorded in an assignment register. 

The Library holds several smaller archives of individual Australian composers. Conductor’s scores are generally manuscript material and annotated with performance marks.

The Federal Register of Legislation (the Legislation Register) is the authorised whole-of-government website for Commonwealth legislation and related documents.

Use this guide to help find and access resources in our collection about the Aboriginal Day of Mourning, the Freedom Ride, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest, the Cronulla Riots and the Black Lives Matter protests.

Circus, magic and mime, and puppetry

Beginner researchers can use this guide to find resources to help learn about their domestic family history or trace their ancestral origins overseas.

Get help to find and access material from the Library’s Chinese collection and beyond.

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

Find out how to locate burial information, cemetery and crematorium records that can lead to valuable discoveries in your family history.

While Captain Cook's journal from the H.M.S. Endeavour is often on display in the Library's Treasures Gallery, it is currently not on display to allow rest and treatment for the long term preservation of the item.