Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney presented a participatory musical lecture on her 2020 National Library Fellowship research about community singing in interwar Australia.

Applications for 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Creative Arts Fellowships and the Folk Fellowship open on 3 March 2023.

Applications for 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 12 March 2024

Applications for 2026 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 17 March 2025.

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With your support, a new generation of thinkers can use our collections to create important and transformative works.

Female convicts were predominantly young, single women who had been domestic servants and/or who had come from a semi-skilled background - such as an apprenticeship.

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Explore the evolution of women's rights in Australia from women's suffrage to contemporary movements like #MeToo in this learning module. 

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.

Searching for the 18th-century character in the Library's rare books and music collections.