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Cover of the book 'Townsend of the Ranges'
Townsend of the Ranges

Peter Crowley

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NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Telling Lives'
Telling Lives: The Seymour Biography Lecture 2005-2023

Edited by Chris Wallace

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NLA Publishing book
cover of book 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'

(1966). Australian dictionary of biography. Melbourne : London ; New York : Melbourne University Press; Cambridge University Press https://adb.anu.edu.au

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On the left is the front cover of the book 'Max Dupain: A Portrait'. On the right is a photo of a woman with short hair, wearing a black tutrtle-neck top and standing in front of a yellow background.
Book launch: Max Dupain: A Portrait by Helen Ennis

Helen Ennis and journalist Alex Sloan discussed Ennis's latest book, Max Dupain: A Portrait.

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Four photographs of people smiling. Two of the photographs are of women and two are of men.
Memory to manuscript: Publishing family stories

Authors Tess Scholfield-Peters, André Dao and Sam Vincent, in conversation with broadcast journalist Virginia Haussegger

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The front pages of two different Turkish language newspapers.

Left: Kaynak : the Australian Turkish source : independent Turkish newspaper, 15 February 1984, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1031341. Right: Kimligimiz icin dusunce, August 1989, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2206702

Turkish-Australian transnational life writing with Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne

Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into uncovering different forms of life writing produced in Australia following the Labour Migration Scheme between Turkey and Australia in 1967.

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A woman with long brown hair, wearing a brown shirt and holding a guitar and smiling.
Book launch: Kasey Chambers

We joined musician Kasey Chambers to celebrate the release of her book Just Don't Be a D**khead and Other Profound Things I've Learnt.

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The left hand side of the image is the front cover of the book 'Charles & Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art and Love'. The right hand side of the image is a portrait photograph of a woman with long hair holding a book.
Book launch: Charles & Barbara Blackman by Christabel Blackman

Christabel Blackman and Jeremy Thomas discussed Christabel's book, Charles & Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art and Love.

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Author Rod Henderson and a cover of his book 'Stop Screaming I'm Scared Too: An Australian Soldier's Story'.
Book signing: Stop Screaming, I'm Scared Too by Rod Henderson

Author Rod Henderson's book signing event marking the release of his new biographical work 'Stop Screaming, I'm Scared Too: An Australian Soldier's Story'.

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Townsend of the Ranges book on the left and author Peter Crowley on the right
Book launch: Townsend of the Ranges by Peter Crowley

Peter Crowley and ABC National Affairs Correspondent Melissa Clarke discussed Crowley's debut book, Townsend of the Ranges.

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Cover of the book 'If Everyone Cared Enough'
If Everyone Cared Enough

Margaret Tucker MBE

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First Australians
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Dear Mutzi'
Dear Mutzi

Tess Scholfield-Peters

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NLA Publishing book

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