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Broaden your horizons with this month’s events. Learn about astrophysics (and Dungeons & Dragons!) with Karlie Noon, discover ...

The Angkor/Khmer Empire (c.802 – c.1431) Japan Under the Shoguns (c.794-1867) Expand Japan Under the Shoguns (c.794-1867) sub menu ...

Theses completed for higher research degrees (PhD, Masters or Honours) form an important body of original research. There are a number of places you can search for Australian theses, we have outlined ...

The Australian Poetry Library is a website which contains over 42,000 poems, representing the work of more than 170 Australian poets. Many poets such as Les Murray have websites. Search for the names ...

Norfolk Island has one cemetery, located at Kingston, on the shores of the aptly named Cemetery Bay. Burials have taken place here from the period of the first settlement to the present day. Currently ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this research guide contains the names and images of people who are now deceased. Talk to as many family members as you can. Family ...

Born in London, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was the son of William Banks, a wealthy landowner of Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Harrow School, Eton College and the University of ...

The National Library has endorsed the National and State Libraries Australia (NSLA) position statement on requests to take down access to content from our collections. The NSLA position statement ...

A family standing outside a tin shack called Wiloma during the Great Depression, New South Wales, ca. 1932, nla.obj-160054430 The Library's collections offer a wealth of resources to the Australian ...

The Volunteer Program offers you an opportunity to play an active role in supporting and promoting the work of the Library. The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations ...

Due to major building activity at the Library you may hear some intermittent construction noise during your visit. We apologise for the inconvenience and we are grateful for your understanding. Some ...