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A bit of #FridayFun, or should we say, #FridayFungi? 😉🍄

This page is from a #RareBook titled ‘Coloured figures of English fungi or mushrooms’ by James Sowerby, c 1797.

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Posted at 10 July 2020 - 1:00pm by State Library of NSW

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Shhh, the paintings are sleeping! 😉We're excited to welcome you back to our galleries next week from Monday 13 July.

Find out which exhibitions you can visit here:
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Posted at 10 July 2020 - 12:00pm by State Library of NSW

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Ronette GS210 microphone, March 1953, by Max Dupain

Posted at 10 July 2020 - 11:13am by statelibraryofnsw

These brilliant books have just been shortlisted for the 2020 National Biography Award #NatBioAward ✨Available to purchase from the Library Shop – grab the entire bundle for a discounted price!

View books: https://t.co/29MojAKAGm https://t.co/BMx1Us5zyJ

Posted at 10 July 2020 - 10:00am by State Library of NSW

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We're super excited for the opening of #EightDaysInKamay next week on Monday 13 July! In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this small sneak peek.

More info: https://t.co/q2mE1RIg1B https://t.co/qFw004hmFp

Posted at 10 July 2020 - 9:01am by State Library of NSW

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Exciting news! Compelling biographies and gripping memoirs have just been shortlisted for our 2020 National Biography Award.

Congratulations to @Chlo_Higgs, Jacqueline Kent, Russell McGregor, @pjfmullins, @AmraPajalic, and Jessica White.

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Posted at 9 July 2020 - 7:29pm by State Library of NSW

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Tonight we're announcing the 2020 National Biography Award shortlist – and you're invited! #NatBioAward

Join special guests @RobertTickner and @mscarobaum from 7pm and celebrate the best of biography writing with us.

Online event, register here: https://t.co/r2YnvUt13T https://t.co/C1TyTBZicS

Posted at 9 July 2020 - 1:00pm by State Library of NSW

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Always a popular spot for picnics 🧺Audley Weir in the Royal National Park by John Paine in the 1890s. #ThrowbackThursday

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Posted at 9 July 2020 - 11:00am by State Library of NSW

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📣From Mon 13 July you won't need to book online to visit our reading rooms, with most services returning to normal including parts of our galleries. Be the first to see our new exhibition #EightDaysinKamay.

If you're feeling unwell, please do not visit.

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Posted at 9 July 2020 - 9:01am by State Library of NSW

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George Laroche, Chemist, Mining Town, Western New South Wales, c.1872, American & Australasian Photographic Company

Posted at 8 July 2020 - 5:05pm by statelibraryofnsw

The most ‘wonderful’ #shelfie of them all 🤩Here's a small selection of the Wonder Book series by Harry Golding. Published from 1911 to the 1950s, these well-known instructive books were popular gifts!

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Posted at 8 July 2020 - 3:00pm by State Library of NSW

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From cafes reopening to holidays at home, to travel restrictions and toilet paper headlines. As we move along this pandemic journey, the Library is committed to collecting your stories.

Leave us a note in #TheDiaryFiles here: https://t.co/WUzGpHX7GE https://t.co/tdM5orPHBm

Posted at 8 July 2020 - 12:12pm by State Library of NSW

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Artist William Cawthorne captured this busy scene on the Murray in 1900 – it's a very different scene today. We're thinking of those communities along the border and hoping it won't be too long before we see our neighbours in the south again.

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Posted at 8 July 2020 - 10:45am by State Library of NSW

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Catch up with the #DXLab's @paulabray as she chats about the creative ways the Library is 'Remembering the Pandemic'.

The online meetup begins tonight, Tuesday 7 July at 6pm.

Join here: https://t.co/l2AGxawdbc https://t.co/Dm3eby4At5

Posted at 7 July 2020 - 2:00pm by State Library of NSW

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Next stop: the chocolate factory! 🍫 Happy #WorldChocolateDay @CadburyAU

📸Cadbury-Fry-Pascall motor truck, c 1946, Sam Hood
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Posted at 7 July 2020 - 12:00pm by State Library of NSW

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The Capitol Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1930, Sam Hood

Posted at 7 July 2020 - 10:17am by statelibraryofnsw

We’ve recently acquired this large world map published in London in 1798! “Though rich in detail, this map cannot be credited for its originality,” explains Alice Tonkinson. #MappyMonday #NewAcquisition

Learn more about the world of mapmaking here: https://t.co/3p4eH0PXms https://t.co/WBXWsSjv23

Posted at 6 July 2020 - 2:00pm by State Library of NSW

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Join historian @markdhistory for our next online #ScholarTalk on Bungaree, Burigon and Aboriginal Newcastle tomorrow at 11am.

Register here: https://t.co/mXQNgMpGOG

You can also read Mark's recent story for #SLmagazine on the art of Newcastle here: https://t.co/IZj8Lr89yV https://t.co/5NINTpZl9O

Posted at 6 July 2020 - 12:00pm by State Library of NSW

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We're kicking off these #SchoolHolidays with a #VirtualTour of our beautiful #CollectorsGallery at 11 am. Explore this sprawling display filled with unique objects from the Library's underground stacks. ✨

There's still time to register here: https://t.co/haFZEMffUW https://t.co/GbKadQ1p6v

Posted at 6 July 2020 - 9:00am by State Library of NSW

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Rosella delivery truck, Australia, ca. 1930, Peter Anderson Collection

Posted at 4 July 2020 - 3:15pm by statelibraryofnsw

School holidays are right around the corner! Find out what’s on for kids and families, including workshops with @lizillustrator and @zannilouise, virtual tours, storytimes and more.

View our program here: https://t.co/UTee5XRuKz https://t.co/4tlD6sRS4P

Posted at 3 July 2020 - 4:00pm by State Library of NSW

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Nothing beats that feeling of the last day of school term! 🎒#FlashbackFriday

This lovely image was captured in the beachside suburb of #Cronulla during the 1950s by photographer #MaxDupain.

View more photos from the series here: https://t.co/1vcb6uHwLF https://t.co/fPHdTZakyv

Posted at 3 July 2020 - 12:00pm by State Library of NSW