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Delve into the journeys of early European explorers, focusing on Abel Tasman’s significant contributions to Australian history. 

We examined the arrival and early practice of photography in the Australian colonies.

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

This guide will help you find and view different types of ebooks in the Library collections.

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In 1992, a decade-long legal battle over Indigenous land rights came to an end.

Dr Eleanor Hogan presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into the brilliant career of award-winning dramatist and scriptwriter Eleanor Witcombe.

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Elizabeth Broderick AO was Australia's longest-serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner, from 2007 to 2015. She was also Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination from 2007 to 2011.

National Library of Australia

919 watercolours and gouaches of flowers and birds of Australia and Papua New Guinea painted between 1870 and 1920, plus a small quantity of personal papers.

We have been selectively collecting Australian printed ephemera since the early 1960s so we can tell the story of Australian life, culture, and major events and issues.