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An image of a man leaning on one arm and looking to the left. The image has a pink colour wash over it.

Tim Ross

Events happening in October 2023 at the National Library
27 Sep 2023

We are blooming with events for you to attend this October.

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Professor Glyn Davis AC

Events happening in November 2023 at the National Library
26 Oct 2023

Attend our events and learn something new this November.

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2021 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Anna Dziedzic
Early constitutions: A new wave of governance
07 Sep 2023

Anna Dziedzic’s current research explores the moment of constitution-making, when the people of a nation decide to change their constitution or make a new one.

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Man reading through a thick, leather-bound book of shipping registers

Lloyd's register of shipping, 1914-1949, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn729906

Discovering your ancestors’ migration story: Part 2
28 Aug 2024

Our Special Collections Research & Support team are back with answers to more common questions that can help can uncover your ancestors' migration story.

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Two women and four men, who make up the Library's Special Collections Research & Support team, standing and smiling in the Special Collections Reading Room in front of a table with three maps on it

Special Collections Research & Support team

Discovering your ancestors’ migration story: Part 1
21 Aug 2024

Our Special Collections Research & Support team have answered common questions that can help can uncover your ancestor’s migration story.

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Man in military uniform with hat smiling

Harry Peters, soldier in the Third Employment Company, c. 1942

Dear Mutzi: Writing a life through letters, memories and imagination
05 Aug 2024

Read about how author Tess Scholfield-Peters explored her grandfather's early life as a teenager fleeing Nazi Germany in her new book 'Dear Mutzi'.

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A National Library oral historian conducting an interview with a young woman
COVID-19 in Australia oral history project
08 Apr 2024

The Library is recording interviews with a diverse range of Australians to ensure that stories of the COVID-19 pandemic are captured for present and future generations.

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The Birds of Australia Gould - Printed plate
Conserving John Gould’s Australian Bird Pattern Plates
13 Jan 2023

While the National Library of Australia is the custodian of millions of books, among its treasures are items that show how books were made.

 

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Locomotive 900 Lady Norrie
Community Heritage Grant: National Railway Museum
27 Apr 2023

The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a self-funded, largely volunteer run organisation dedicated to the preservation and presentation of railway history.

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Photograph of three women, with sewing and knitting tools


Photograph of Florence, Ella and Hazel Porter, circa late 1940s, with sewing and knitting tools, including a wooden darning egg.

Community Heritage Grant: Miss Porter's House
20 Feb 2023

The Community Heritage Grant program supports local groups to access professional cultural heritage expertise.

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A green background with the 2018 Australia Post logo printed on it.

Ian 'Spike' Farrawell, Mail Bag (Plastic - Light Green with metal ringlets at top), Collection of cards documenting Australia Post mail bag designs from between 1986 to 2021, nla.obj-3381748997

Collection of Australia Post mail bag designs
16 Jul 2024

Ian 'Spike' Farrawell recently donated a set of his Australia Post mailbag card designs to the Library.

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Four Fijian women of various ages wearing dresses smiling and embracing

Sabrina Lauriston, Dance teacher Natalie Toms with dancers (left to right) Tia N, Leilani Qereqeretabua, Kasi K, Fiji Day celebrations, Bundaberg, Queensland, 8 October 2022, nla.obj-3123461696

Collecting with Fijian Australians at the National Library
09 Oct 2023

Explore records of Fijian Australian life with items recently added to our collection.

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