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Historical trauma, hidden Christianity and world heritage

Hear from NLA Fellow Dr Gwyn McClelland about his research and time at the Library.

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Have you heard about Mavis Robertson?

NLA Fellow Dr Alice Garner recently dove into the oral history collection to explore the remarkable life and legacy of Mavis Robertson AM.

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A sepia photograph of a man in traditional Japanese dress standing outside in front of a wooden dwelling structure.

Harold S. Williams in Japan, c.1920s, Papers of Harold S. Williams, 1867-2000, MS6681/5/file 54, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234441386

Harold S. Williams and Japan with Professor Robin Gerster

Professor Robin Gerster presented a lecture on his research into the life of historian Harold S. Williams and Williams' historical research in Japan.

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A black and white image of two women. One is seated and the other is standing with her arm around the seated woman.

Students of Taisei Girls High School in Japan c.1944. Photo courtesy of Harue Goto.

Grief in World War II expressed in art and fashion with Dr Tets Kimura

Dr Tets Kimura presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research into how grief was experienced during the Asia-Pacific War in two different nations, Australia and Japan, and how it is identifiable in art and fashion.

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From shoddy to superfine: a material history of Australian wool with Dr Lorinda Cramer

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

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National Library Fellows and Scholars, March 2024

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2025 National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellow, Julie Gough

Fellowships 2027: Explore, question, discover and share

Applications for 2027 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 23 February 2026.

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Summer Scholars, NLA Fellows and Asia Study Grant recipients in residence at the National Library in February 2022.

Fellowships 2024: see your research come together

Applications for 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Creative Arts Fellowships and the Folk Fellowship open on 3 March 2023.

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Australian Overseas Information Service, Portrait of Kim Beazley with Caspar Weinberger, U.S. Defence Secretary, 1988, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136622610

Fellowship talk: Defending Australian Territory

Honorary Fellow Associate Professor Andrew Carr discussed his research on the history of Australian defence policy.

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Fellowship presentation: Community singing in interwar Australia

Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney presented a participatory musical lecture on her 2020 National Library Fellowship research about community singing in interwar Australia.

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2025 Creative Arts Fellow Julie Gough

Enaction Plan: Reassembling the past with Julie Gough

Julie Gough discussed her recent Fellowship research focusing on colonial collections and their role in shaping Tasmanian Aboriginal histories.

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2021 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Anna Dziedzic
Early constitutions: A new wave of governance

Hear from Dr Anna Dziedzic about her experience as a 2021 National Library Fellow and her research about the movement of constitution texts and ideas across Oceania.

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