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Conor Ashleigh,Bridal couple Achol and Marial and their bridal party, Sydney, December, 2013,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-506867692
Ken Leanfore,Park Road looking towards Freedom Plaza, Fairfield City Council's Cabramatta Moon Festival, 28 August, 2022,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3128830751
William T. Cooper,Corymbia confertiflora (Kippist) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, family Myrtaceae, Chillagoe, Queensland, February 2003,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1728333879
Michael Jensen,Vincent Lingiari at Wattie Creek [(Daguragu), Northern Territory] when they had water on tap, 1977,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137086604
John McKinnon,Women on the march wave their placards at the International Women's Day march, Melbourne, March 8, 1975,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137045864
Kristian Fredrikson,Costume and set sketches, Swan Lake (New Zealand) Act 1,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3160686825
Tom Roberts,Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1885,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134285521
Harold Cazneaux holding a camera, Sydney, ca. 1905,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144119446
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The Port Denison Times and Bowen Advocate, (Qld.), 13 December 1904,nla.gov.au/nla.news-page32436856
Queensland’s history is now easier to search online.
M.A.P.S. Lithography (1967–2009),Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975, National Film and Sound Archive, 1369712
Learn about our rich collections related to thePicnic at Hanging Rockfilm and to Joan Lindsay's 1967 book of the same name.
Learn about National Library of Australia Scholar Natasha Naidu's research into the regulation of Indian indentured labour in Fiji, 1879–1916.
The incredible 60-year creative partnership between Eirene Mort and Nora Kate Weston is explored in intricate detail in a moving new biography from NLA Publishing.
A portion of the page featuring an illustration of a traditional Confucian story of filial piety fromOryun Haengsil, Volume 1, Image 163,
nla.obj-3925957800.
Learn more about the Library's exhibitions loan program, asOryun Haengsil goes on display atHallyu! The Korean Wave at the National Museum of Australia.
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Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.
Large photograph of Freda Thompson in flight gear, holding cap and googles, from the Papers of Freda Thompson, c. 1934,nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3923190274
Join the Friends of the Library and delve into the Library's 2025 Treasures Gallery refresh. **Booked out**
Britomartis jumps into the sea, image courtesy Lorna Hutson
Professor Lorna Hutson examines early modern legal and poetic texts to explore the concept of England's 'island nationhood'.
2025 Creative Arts Fellow Julie Gough
Julie Gough will discuss her recent Fellowship research focusing on colonial collections and their role in shaping Tasmanian Aboriginal histories.
The Treasures Gallery is where you can find highlights from our physical and digital collection
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mabo decision, the Library invited Gail Mabo, Eddie’s daughter, to select material for display to mark this landmark moment in Australian legal history.
Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.
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