Our rich and varied Pictures collection focuses on Australian people, places and events, from early European exploration of the South Pacific to contemporary events.

We have been selectively collecting Australian printed ephemera since the early 1960s so we can tell the story of Australian life, culture, and major events and issues.

Our Manuscripts collections are wide ranging and provide rich evidence of the lives and activities of Australians who have shaped our society.

Just as a regular library gathers together books and manuscripts, the Australian Web Archive (AWA) collects online publications.

Our Maps collection includes around 1 million maps, from early European charts to current mapping of Australia, in print and digital form.

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Timeline of events from 1901 to 1967

Our Oral History and Folklore Collection dates back to the 1950’s and includes a rich and diverse collection of interviews and recordings with Australians from all walks of life.

Our newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats.

50 years on, we look back on this amazing year and reflects on what it was like to live in the seventies.

Hear from Guy Hansen, Director of Exhibitions, about life in Australia during the 1970s