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Most common family history questions we get asked at the Library: Part 1
17 Aug 2023

In the first of two blogs, learn about birth certificates, First Nations family history, electoral rolls, and cemetery records.

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Family history desk common questions blog
Most common family history questions we get asked at the Library: Part 2
25 Aug 2023

In our second blog, find out how to find information on births, deaths, addresses and property records.

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An illustration from 'Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship' of four people riding a horse through waves away from a sinking ship.

Illustration from 'Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship', a story from 'Courageous Kids'

Multi-award-winning Heritage Heroes series to be released in new hardback bind-up edition
30 Oct 2023

Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie

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A silver and wooden plaque, glass trophy and framed certificate for the 2024 CBCA Laurie Copping Award given to the National Library
National Library awarded the CBCA Laurie Copping Award
16 Aug 2024

We are honoured to have received the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature in the ACT.

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National Library of Australia launches modernised Catalogue
31 Jul 2023

The National Library of Australia has launched its modernised Catalogue making it easier for patrons to search the Library’s collections.

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National Library of Australia set to evolve national resource sharing
07 May 2024

The Library is making it easier for Trove Partner organisations to provide inter-library loan and document copying service to their patrons.

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An open notebook with handwritten text in black ink

Handwritten manuscript for Old Blastus of Bandicoot from the Papers of Miles Franklin 1887-[ca. 1931], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-229628535

National Library releases out-of-copyright works
02 Jan 2025

Explore items in the National Library’s collection that enter the public domain this year, including the unpublished works of Miles Franklin and Chester Wilmot.

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National Library welcomes announcement of ongoing Trove funding
03 Apr 2023

National Library welcomes announcement of ongoing Trove funding

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National Library welcomes two Council appointments
07 Mar 2025

The National Library of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of two Council members.

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National Library welcomes two new Council appointments
26 Mar 2025

The National Library of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of two Council members.

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Hot air balloon flying over a huge lake and desert area that stretches out towards the horizon at dawn

Andrew Chapman, Hot air ballooning over Lake Eyre when the lake is in flood, South Australia, 30 June 2010, nla.obj-138042325

Natural wonders around Australia
17 Jan 2024

Explore natural landmarks including lakes, caves, beaches and forests around Australia with the Library's collection.

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Portrait photograph of Margaret Tucker MBE

'Portrait of Mrs. Margaret Tucker', c.1976, State Library of Victoria, H2019.87/4, Courtesy Dennis Mayor

New edition of Margaret Tucker’s autobiography to be released by NLA Publishing
19 Mar 2024

Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences.

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