An album with 20 watercolours and 22 individual watercolours by Joseph Lycett. Most of the pieces focus on studies of Aboriginal people and drawings of native plants.

Join us in discovering a selection of items from the Library’s collection which speak to the fascinating history of Australian diplomacy.

Module

This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Modern History for Senior Secondary students, with specific reference to content descriptions for Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th Century, and specifically those that fall under the examination of ‘Recognition and rights of Indigenous peoples’.

The Library has a small but significant collection of Indigenous music. This includes music both written by Indigenous people and interpreted by Europeans from interactions with Indigenous people.

Topic

Augustus Earle (1793–1838) was an artist working in the colony of New South Wales around 1825. He painted several portraits of Bungaree, a notable Aboriginal leader.

Australians have often gone to great lengths to see their favourite sporting teams, even back in the 1860s!

Join Juno Gemes, Djon Mundine and Michael Aird, as they share their own personal histories as friends, colleagues and collaborators, telling the true history of Australia.

Margaret Tucker MBE

The National Library conducted an oral history project to record the lives and experiences of Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants.

First Nations athletes have been involved in some of our most triumphant moments in sport and continue to make a significant contribution to our nation’s sport at all levels.

Topic

The first Australian cricket team to tour overseas was an Aboriginal one.

First Nations people participated in sports long before Australian Federation.