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Find out more about the legislation of the Australian states and territories.

About 200 American books and a smaller number on the French Revolution and Napoleon, plus 15 letters by 18th- and 19th-century scientists and physicians.

The Library was established under the National Library Act 1960, which defines the Library's role, corporate governance and financial management framework.

Ordnance Survey maps can give you detailed geographic information for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland from the early 1800s onwards.

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Sir Mark Oliphant was an Australian physicist who is known for his work in nuclear physics and radar, and, later, for becoming governor of South Australia.

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Sir Howard Florey was an Australian medical scientist.