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A black and white image of a man standing next to a woman holding a child and an umbrella.

Hermann with his cousin Ulla and her daughter, Gabriele, at their home in Maida Vale, date unknown, supplied by Tess Scholfield-Peters.

NLA Publishing to release debut author’s story of love, escape and finding the forgotten

Tess Scholfield-Peters tells her grandfather’s story with three intertwining threads.

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Frank

Jordie Albiston

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Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski

Australian pride histories and biographies: Recommendations from the National Library

Celebrate WorldPride with this diverse range of books about the LGBTQIA+ experience and culture.

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Cover of the book 'Joyce Evans'
Joyce Evans

Sasha Grishin

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Cover of the book 'A Maker of Books'
A Maker of Books: Alec Bolton and His Brindabella Press

Michael Richards

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Cover of the book 'Ice Bound: Australian Stories from Antarctica
Ice Bound: Australian Stories from Antarctica

Joy McCann, forward by Tim Jarvis AM

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Cover of the book 'Ellis Rowan: A Life in Pictures'
Ellis Rowan: A Life in Pictures

Christine Morton-Evans

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Collection guide
Ferguson Collection

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.

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Collection guide
Hevingham-Root Collection

Personal papers of Hevingham-Root, biographies and autobiographies of opera singers and composers, theatre and concert programs, vocal scores, song books, anthems, sacred songs, oratorio, lieder and folk songs.

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Okamura Collection

667 books and periodical issues in English relating to Japan published 1856-1942. The subject range is broad, including history, biography, religions, politics, literature, folklore, fine arts, gardening sports and more.

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