The Friends of the National Library of Australia and the ACT Monaro Riverina Branch of the Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) held their annual joint lecture, presented by Adj. Professor Margo Ngawa Neale.

Papers, books, pamphlets, maps and ephemera about Ceylon, with an emphasis on the tea industry, collected by Manfred Claasz.

Circus, magic and mime, and puppetry

Dr Melanie Duckworth presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into award-winning Australian children's author Christobel Mattingley’s manuscripts, papers, and published works.

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Get help to find and access material from the Library’s Chinese collection and beyond.

The Chinese collection of the National Library is a rich source of information on the history, culture and current affairs of China.

Small collection of books, pamphlets, catalogues and serials on angling ranging from the 17th to the 20th century collected by Gilbert Charles.

Collections of papers from several significant Australian authors collected by Harry Chaplin.

Module

This resource is aligned to Australian Curriculum: History for Year 9 students. It engages students with a rich selection of historical sources and challenges them to draw their own conclusions about the Qing Dynasty.