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A sepia-toned book cover with a faint handwritten text background features a historic image of people holding protest signs.

Bain Attwood and Andrew Markus, The 1967 referendum race, power and the Australian Constitution, 2007, nla.gov.au/catalog/3966879

1967 Referendum research guide

Access key resources from the Library's collection related to the lead-up to the 1967 referendum, the significance of the historic 'Yes' vote, and its ongoing legacy in the pursuit of justice, equality, and recognition for First Australians.

First Australians
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Anti-slavery movement in the United States

Microform collections documenting the anti-slavery movement from the 18th-20th centuries and selected monographs

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Photo of Old Parliament House, Canberra, with pink blossoms on surrounding trees

William James Mildenhall, Parliament House, Canberra, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-141452790

Australian legislation research guide

This guide will help you find information about Commonwealth and State/Territory law, both at the National Library and online.

Research guide
sepia photo of the Supreme Court in Adelaide in the late 1800s

Samuel White Sweet, (1869), Supreme Court, Adelaide, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144217269

Court records research guide

This guide will help you find information about court cases in court records and how to access them both at the National Library and online.

Research guide
2021 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Anna Dziedzic
Early constitutions: A new wave of governance

Hear from Dr Anna Dziedzic about her experience as a 2021 National Library Fellow and her research about the movement of constitution texts and ideas across Oceania.

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Eleanor Witcombe portrait

Eleanor Witcombe portrait, 1950, NLA MS 7739, Box 32, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2724792

Eleanor Witcombe: Her brilliant career with Dr Eleanor Hogan

Dr Eleanor Hogan presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into the brilliant career of award-winning dramatist and scriptwriter Eleanor Witcombe.

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View of the Australian House of Representatives in Parliament House from slightly above. Members of the House of Representatives sit throughout the room, and members of the public sit in allocated areas

Sean Davey, Members of parliament in the House of Representatives during the debate of the Marriage Amendment Bill, Parliament House, Canberra, 7 December 2017, 1, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-735401237

Government, politics and elections research guide

Use this guide to help find and access materials from the Library's extensive collections on Australian politics and government.

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Groom Collection

About 200 books and 260 pamphlets, plus personal papers and photographs mainly related to Australian history, politics, law, literature and religion from Sir Ernest Littleton Groom.

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Latham Collection

Papers of the barrister and politician Sir John Latham, including correspondence, family and personal documents, notes, speeches, diaries, minute books, account books, cuttings, photographs, pamphlets, invitations, menus, programs, receipts, maps and tourist publications.

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black and white photo of the law courts building in Melbourne, ca 1892

Fred Hardie & G.W. Wilson & Co., Law courts, Melbourne, ca.1892, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-149731986

Law reports research guide

This guide will help you find information about court cases in law reports and how to access them both at the National Library and online.

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Mabo Collection

Personal papers and legal material that record of one of the most important and controversial legal cases in Australian history and the life of the man who is chiefly associated with the case.

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First Australians
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Okamura Collection

667 books and periodical issues in English relating to Japan published 1856-1942. The subject range is broad, including history, biography, religions, politics, literature, folklore, fine arts, gardening sports and more.

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