Dr Melanie Duckworth presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into award-winning Australian children's author Christobel Mattingley’s manuscripts, papers, and published works.

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Papers, maps and a large collection of photographs related to Papua New Guinea mainly from the period 1910-1940.

Beginner researchers can use this guide to find resources to help learn about their domestic family history or trace their ancestral origins overseas.

Dr Mei-fen Kuo presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into our Chinese-language collections and how that has helped in rethinking the influence of the Cold War on the formation of contemporary Chinese Australian identities.

Get help to find and access material from the Library’s Chinese collection and beyond.

The Chinese collection of the National Library is a rich source of information on the history, culture and current affairs of China.

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Stringent colonial restriction laws affected early Chinese migration to Australia.

Small collection of books, pamphlets, catalogues and serials on angling ranging from the 17th to the 20th century collected by Gilbert Charles.

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A chapter book is any book where the story is broken into different parts, called chapters.