1809 books and serials, published in Australia, Europe and America, relating to gardening, horticulture, botany and agriculture.

Be inspired by the artists and writers who have been awarded Creative Arts Fellowships.

For creative writers researching a new body of work inspired or informed by the Libary's collections.

The Crome Collection includes papers, photographs, ephemera, aero-philatelic material, objects, books and pamphlets relating to Australian aviation collected by Ernest Alfred Crome.

Topic

British tea culture, imported with the arrival of the British in Australia in 1788, has been adapted by Australians into something distinct from its roots. One of the key early differences is the use of the ‘billy’, a lightweight metal can used most commonly for boiling water or cooking over a campfire.

Curator Allister Mills led a behind the scenes tour of our new exhibition Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Curator Allister Mills led a behind the scenes tour of our new exhibition Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Curator Allister Mills led a behind the scenes tour of our new exhibition Fit to Print: Defining Moments from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

Topic

The history of dance performance in Australia, as with all the performing arts, precedes the arrival of settlers from other nations.

Our dance collection contains portraits, manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, music scores, personal papers, theatre programs and memorabilia.