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Over 10,000 books, pamphlets and issues of periodicals, published between the late 16th and mid-20th century. The main strength is English literature, particularly of the 18th century.

Learn some useful tips and suggestions on how to use newspapers for family history research.

Access hardcopy and microfilm newspapers, family history resources, and material from our microform collection.

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

Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Di Wu

With the Opalgate Foundation’s support, we are creating a new lifelong learning space on our website.

The voices of Australia’s gutsy women journalists are being brought to life in a new season of the National Library of Australia’s podcast, Bookmark This.  

Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories showcases how migrants, who have come from all parts of the globe, have helped to make Australia one of the most diverse nations in the world.

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