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Louise Whelan, Portrait of Katherine Bennell-Pegg for the Women in the space industry pictures collecting project, Adelaide, South Australia, 2024, 1, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3445292307
Australian Comforts Fund, Combine forces with the Australian Comforts Fund. Give to them through the A.C.F., 1939, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2618636268
Peter Dombrovskis, ichea dracophylla flowers, 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-151395570
John McKinnon, Women on the march wave their placards at the International Women's Day march, Melbourne, March 8, 1975, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137045864
Tom Roberts, Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1885, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134285521
June Orford, On the set of television series 'Last man standing' showing the crew and cast members, Jacinta Stapleton as Syl and Rodger Corser as Adam, rehearsing prior to shooting a scene, Central City Studios, Docklands, Melbourne, 14 February 2005, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-137047804
Conor Ashleigh, Bridal couple Achol and Marial and their bridal party, Sydney, December, 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-506867692
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Australian Cyclists riding through a village, the street lined by spectators, during the Tour de France bicycle race, 1928, nla.obj-150936915
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The National Library of Australia is delighted to welcome Tanya Hosch to its Council.
The remarkable and little-known story of Australia's most accomplished artist of the interwar European avant-garde.
Louise Whelan, Portrait of Katherine Bennell-Pegg for the Women in the space industry pictures collecting project, Adelaide, South Australia, 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3445292386
Explore oral histories and portraits of trailblazing Australian women working in the space industry.
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Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.
Heather Rose and Karen Viggers kick off the 2025 Canberra Writers Festival program at the National Library.
The Library hosts a full weekend program of events for this year's Canberra Writers Festival.
The Library hosts a full weekend program of events for this year's Canberra Writers Festival.
Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.
Australian Comforts Fund, Combine forces with the Australian Comforts Fund. Give to them through the A.C.F. [detail], 1939, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2618636268
On the 80th anniversary of the Second World War ending, explore stories of the conflict from our collections.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mabo decision, the Library invited Gail Mabo, Eddie’s daughter, to select material for display to mark this landmark moment in Australian legal history.
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