The Library has invited renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers to select favourite images from the Fairfax Photo Archive for a new exhibition.

Dr Bernadette Brennan presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into the archives of award-winning author and editor Drusilla Modjeska.

Oral history interviews with prominent Australian women.

In the first of two blogs, learn about birth certificates, First Nations family history, electoral rolls, and cemetery records.

In our second blog, find out how to find information on births, deaths, addresses and property records.

A fascinating panel discussion that explored the issues faced by Australian women with Indian heritage.

Our Music collection contains over 300,000 musical scores and the largest collection of music research resources in Australia.

The Library has a diverse collection of materials documenting the history of Australian musical performance.

Learn about the Prepublication Data Service application process for publications of notated music.

The Library has the largest collection of sheet music in the country, with over 300,000 items. The bulk of the collection relates to Australian composers, performers and music publishing houses.