If you're trying to reconnect with friends or relatives, there are a range of resources and organisations that can help you.

Learn how to find and access the Library's vast and diverse collection around film, television and media history.

Award winning animators and artists Eleanor & Giovanni present a workshop for children based on their Enlighten Festival 2026 illumination The Page Turner, created for the National Library.

Searching for the 18th-century character in the Library's rare books and music collections.

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.

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Explore the evolution of women's rights in Australia from women's suffrage to contemporary movements like #MeToo in this learning module. 

Female convicts were predominantly young, single women who had been domestic servants and/or who had come from a semi-skilled background - such as an apprenticeship.

Answers to frequently asked questions about Fellowships and Scholarships.

With your support, a new generation of thinkers can use our collections to create important and transformative works.

Supporting researchers, writers, artists and PhD candidates to engage with our unique collections to create new and innovative works.