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Screenshot of an old website with a blue colour scheme, open to a page with information about the 2000 Paralympics with an image of an athlete running

Official site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, captured in the Australian Web Archive, 3 October 2000 (view online)

About the Australian Web Archive

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

Information article
Topographic map of Gordonvale, Queensland, showing contour lines, roads, rivers, and coastal areas, with military notations from 1942.

Australia. Army. Topographical Survey Company, 2/1st & Australia. Army. Topographical Survey Company, 6th & Australia. Army. Royal Australian Survey Corps. Gordonvale, Queensland Topographical Survey Company, 1942, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234344829

Australian topographic maps

We hold 200,000+ Australian topographic maps from 1900 onward. This guide helps you find current and historical maps at various scales in our collection.

Research guide
Protester holding a placard that reads, Our Future is in Your Hands

Leigh Henningham, Protester holding a placard that reads, Our Future is in Your Hands, during the School Strike 4 Climate rally, Melbourne, 21 May 2021, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2956718607

Environmental protests

Use this guide to help find and access resources in our collection about Australia's climate action protests, anti-mining protests and the Franklin Dam blockade. 

Research guide
Old fashioned computers and other machines sit on tall beige shelves
Preserving digital materials

Takes a look at how the Library preserves digital assets held on obsolete carriers and get some helpful tips on preserving your own digital materials.

Learning activity for adults

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