The Australian and overseas printed collections at the National Library contain substantial material which can support research into the First World War.

Hear from Mike Bowers, curator of the Fit to Print exhibition about the evolution of photojournalism in Australia.

Explore the art of photojournalism with highlights from the Fairfax Photo Archive.

About 300 books including incunabula and early editions of classical texts, plus limited edition reprints of celebrated English writers, mostly published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

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Housed in a blue-bound folder, in a collection at the National Library of Australia, is a fragment of blue fabric that represents the pursuit of Australian democracy. The folder contains a portion of the Eureka Flag flown at Ballarat, Victoria, during the 1854 Eureka Rebellion. The folder also houses an accompanying explanatory letter dated 13/1/1912 from Fred (F.J.) Riley to his father, Fred Riley.

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Penny Olsen

Jordie Albiston

Explore the artistic legacy and complex history of Donald Friend through diaries, letters, and personal papers. 

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