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The National Library has recently acquired a rare portrait miniature of Sir Thomas Brisbane, the sixth Governor of New South Wales.

This is one of the unexpected stories of Fred Ward aka Captain Thunderbolt, who was known as the ‘gentleman bushranger’.

The National Library Bookshop stocktake sale took place onsite from 9am-5pm on Saturday 24 June 2023.

Jane Madden delivered the presentation, Attempting to Create Ripples, for the Australian Women’s Archives Program (AWAP).

Dr Lorinda Cramer presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research about the material history of Australian wool.

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Learn more about the story behind the National Library of Australia's new exhibition.

The Margarita Philosophica (Pearl of Philosophy) (1517) of German Carthusian monk and prior Gregor Reisch (c. 1467-1525).

Friends of the Library enjoyed a lecture on the exhibition highlights with curator Dr Guy Hansen, and explored the gallery while getting to know other Friends members.