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WEBNational Library of Australia. Join distinguished Australian photographer William Yang for a special evening at the Library on Friday 27 September. Australian postcards from the early twentieth century. Take a look at some of the postcards we hold from the first half of the twentieth century and the messages they were sent with.
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Catalogue | National Library of Australia
WEBBy collecting today what is important tomorrow, the Library’s collection aims to better tell the stories and history of all Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this catalogue may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons. Some words or descriptions in the catalogue may reflect the ...
Newspapers - National Library of Australia
WEBOct 8, 1990 · Our Library cooperates with the state and territory libraries through the Australian Newspaper Plan to collect, preserve and provide access to Australian newspapers, with each library taking responsibility for newspapers published in their jurisdiction. Overseas newspapers—we have the largest collection of …
Searching - Trove
WEBChoose a search option below from the menu to suit your needs: from a basic search through to an advanced or customised search, and searching for First Australian content. Search across millions of newspapers, journals, books, pictures, maps, and many other items from cultural, community and research collections around Australia.
Australian birth, death and marriage records | National Library of ...
WEBThis guide to Australian birth, death and marriage (BDM) records provides: Most Australian States and Territories publish indexes to 'historic' births, deaths and marriages registered in their respective jurisdictions. Use these indexes to locate official registrations of life events and obtain registration numbers.
Convicts - National Library of Australia
WEBBackhouse, Edward, A chain gang, convicts going to work near Sidney [i.e. Sydney], New South Wales, from A narrative of a visit to the Australian colonies, 1843; nla.obj-138467394 From January 1788, when the First Fleet of convicts arrived at Botany Bay, to the end of convict transportation 80 years later, over 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia.
Newspapers and Gazettes advanced search - Trove
WEBSelect Newspapers & Gazettes from the Advanced Search drop-down menu underneath the green magnifying glass button. Trove will generate filter options, followed by a list of search results containing your keyword. 3. Add or change keyword/s in the filter options to modify your search. You need to enter a keyword into at least one of these ...
Online - National Library of Australia
WEBA large range of current and historic Australian newspapers in digital format can be directly accessed online via Trove and our eResources portal. Trove. Trove's digitised Australian newspapers provides numerous historical Australian newspapers published between 1803 to 1954.It includes national titles as well as those published in …
Queensland - National Library of Australia
WEBThe Queensland Pioneers Index 1829-1889 CD-ROM includes church records of baptisms and burials from 1829 and marriages from 1839. It also includes births, deaths and marriages recorded under the compulsory registration system introduced in March 1856 whilst Queensland was still part of the colony of New South Wales.