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B: Hello, welcome to this discovery video. My name’s Ben Pratten and I’m the Program Manager, Education here at the National Library of Australia. In this video I’ll be taking a look at the ...

You may find that not all information about a convict is recorded on the Ticket of Leave Butts 1827-1867, particularly for earlier records. There were consequences for not producing a Ticket of Leave ...

When the British reached the Pacific, they found knowledge systems to rival their own. Pacific navigators observed the stars, ocean currents and wave effects, air and sea interference patterns caused ...

Although not all passes and immigrant records have yet been indexed by name, the content of the films can be quickly accessed in several other ways, with the knowledge of any of the following emigrant ...

A family standing outside a tin shack called Wiloma during the Great Depression, New South Wales, ca. 1932, nla.obj-160054430 The Library's collections offer a wealth of resources to the Australian ...

The resources available for each house may be different, due to the fact the availability, organisation, and location of records vary from state to state. The three sources most commonly used to ...

What better way to start your day than with a delicious coffee, basking in the glow of the Library’s famous Leonard French stained glass windows. Paperplate cafe is located downstairs on Lower Ground ...

This page lists Northern Territory-related online, networked and microform resources as well as print publications available for use within the National Library of Australia. Records relating to ...

Locating the last resting places of our family and forebears can be an important aspect of our genealogical research. For many, it will eventually lead to a journey to those places and to the exact ...

The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past ...

You can visit the Library and view collection material in one of our reading rooms. First you will need to join the Library. Register online and receive your Library login.