Australians have often gone to great lengths to see their favourite sporting teams, even back in the 1860s. This is evidenced ...

We often don’t realise we’re living through a major historical moment until the time has passed. The pandemic we find ourselves in now is one such historical moment. Dr Chris Wallace and Professor ...

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 ...

The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) is a collection of unique historical material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific dating from 1560 to 1984. Records filmed by the AJCP ...

Joining the National Library gives you access to millions of items from our collections, onsite or online, wherever you are. It's easy to sign-up online, and it's free for all Australian residents. It ...

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 ...

Australian newspapers in the Library's collection are categorized and stored according to format. You can identify if the newspaper you have located in our catalogue ...

Access to Records by Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants Assistance with records searching is available if you are a Forgotten Australian, Former Child Migrant (sometimes referred to as a ...

Life under the shoguns was highly stratified, with the population falling into distinct classes based primarily on their economic or political functions. The system can be described as having three ...

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.

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 ...