Great sporting moments make great stories.

Hear from 2023 NLA Fellow Deane Williams about his time at the Library researching the life and career of Ron Maslyn Williams.

Learn something new at the National Library this February.

The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presented the 2024 Canberra Day Oration.

Calculating the copyright term for a given work can be complicated because copyright legislation has changed over time.

There are many unique manuscript collections relating to World War I held at the National Library.

There is a wide range of material relating to the effect of the First World War on Australia and Australians, ranging from the personal and intimate to the professional and remote.

Oral histories are collected by the National Library in order to record the voices that document Australia's social and cultural life. Although the Library does not actively collect realia, items may be selectively acquired, especially when they have high levels of visual content. 

The Library has rich holdings of music from this era including marches, patriotic songs and sheet music with highly decorative and evocative covers.

Our collection of maps and atlases contains some important items which can help provide context and background to First World War research.