Aerial photographs of Australia, the Australian Antarctic Territory and Papua New Guinea

Take flight with some of the prominent aviation families in the collection.

Dr Adam Sundberg talks about his experience studying the environmental effects of marine bioinvasions through the study of ballast water.

Photographs and papers, memorabilia and books relating to railways collected by John Buckland.

Photographs of Australian steamships, nine paintings and an unpublished manuscript 'Dictionary of Australian steamships' by Terence Callen.

Explore items from the National Railway Museum's collection and their significance to Australian railway history.

The Crome Collection includes papers, photographs, ephemera, aero-philatelic material, objects, books and pamphlets relating to Australian aviation collected by Ernest Alfred Crome.

Personal papers of Norman Ellison, pictures, books and other other manuscripts relating to aviation and early aviators. 

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.

About 6500 lantern slides, glass negatives and photographs, mostly of Australian ships, especially sailing ships.

Negatives, transparancies, photographs, books, serials, personal papers and oral history interviews related to motorcycles, races and vintage cars.

About 350 photographs, including glass negatives, and a small number of pencil sketches, majority depicting paddle steamers sailing or moored on the Murray or Darling rivers.