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

Peter Crowley

Book
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
Collection guide
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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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.

Media release
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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Video
Cover of the book 'Joyce Evans'
Joyce Evans

Sasha Grishin

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

Margaret Tucker MBE

Book
First Australians
NLA Publishing book
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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NLA Publishing book
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.

Collection guide
Cover of the book 'Frank'
Frank

Jordie Albiston

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NLA Publishing book
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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