Dr Christina Thompson presented a lecture on her 2023 Creative Arts Fellowship research into what happened when writing arrived on the islands of the Pacific.

See some of the many talented bird artists from the 19th and 20th centuries in our collection.

Module 

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship for Year 8 students. It adopts an inquiry-based learning approach that develops a student’s understanding of Australians’ rights, freedoms and opportunities to participate in Australia’s democracy.

Oral history interviews with people involved in all aspects of forest and around photographs depicting various aspects of forests and forestry work.

Topic

Sydney’s first theatre was said to be opened in 1796 and was managed by Robert Sidaway.

We hold one of Australia’s largest collections of performing arts materials.

The Library is unable to provide specialist advice about how to care for personal or family archives, but there are a number of resources which can help.

Topic

The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia and its principal Sydney-based artists - Julian Ashton, A. Henry Fullwood and Frank Mahony - transformed the way settler colonial Australia was seen both here and around the world.

About 15,000 books and pamphlets. The great strength of the collection is in Pacific voyages and early Australiana with many very rare items. Also manuscripts including papers of Joseph Banks, maps and pictures.

PhotoAccess tutors Eunie and Claire led a hands-on cyanotype printing workshop inspired by the Fit to Print exhibition.