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There's still time to register! Join @RhettWyman and journalist @EllaMareeAB tonight at 7pm as they chat about the power of #photojournalism and the Dalarinji Project, supported by @JN_Institute.

Free online event: https://t.co/Iy9p7zavS9 https://t.co/SiOtGwu8jM

Man with binoculars and sledge dogs, Antarctica, 1899, British Antarctic(Southern Cross) Expedition

@_sarahbarns @CultureWorksAus Thanks for tagging us! We’ve been collecting photographs, artwork, social media posts, diary entries, and ephemera during this #COVID19 pandemic.  

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The first printed European southern star chart has joined the Library’s cartography collection! 🌟#MappyMonday

Head Curator @MaggiePatts shares more about this rare chart in a new blog post.

Read it here: https://t.co/p9i65ZBowA https://t.co/XnAxGcMcCb

Keep the kids entertained these #SchoolHolidays with our free online events!

Don't miss our workshop with celebrated children's author Libby Hathorn (@Poetrywizard) and her daughter Lisa Hathorn-Jarman tomorrow at 1pm.

See what's on: https://t.co/UTee5XRuKz https://t.co/XtQuFda4YC

Vale Susan Ryan AO (1942–2020), Australian politician and public servant pivotal in the creation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

Photographed at the Launch of the Affirmative Action Handbook, February 1987. Image courtesy of the SEARCH Foundation.

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🎣 Fishing on Woronora River with a very brave cat! This image was captured by Alec Iverson on 17 March 1938. #WorldRiverDay

View more images from the series:
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American author and fisherman Zane Grey was a celebrity visitor to the #NSW south coast in the 1930s. He described the country as, ‘beautiful, ideal… The birds are strange, the trees gorgeous, the bush magnificent.’ #WorldTourismDay

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Congratulations to Vincent Namatjira for winning the 2020 #ArchibaldPrize.

We’re thrilled to feature some of his work in our #EightDaysInKamay exhibition.

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Join photographer @RhettWyman and journalist @EllaMareeAB next Tuesday 29 Sept at 7 pm for a free online talk about the power of #photojournalism.

They'll be discussing their joint venture, the Dalarinji Project, supported by @JN_Institute

Register here: https://t.co/Iy9p7zavS9 https://t.co/8Tw4aCAGD8

#OTD in 1882 the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital was opened – with 146 beds, and over 1000 patients treated in its first year. @SydneyLHD #RPAH

📸 'Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney' c 1885
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Tallships and King's Head Hotel, Circular Quay, Sydney, c. 1877

It's #WorldDreamDay! We think this watercolour artwork pretty much sums up how strange dreams can be... #Relatable #FridayFun

'A dream. The effects of lobster salad, the morning after the ball,' by G. Lacy, c 1865.
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Time for a grocery run? 🛒 See if you can spot the Milo, Vegemite and baked beans! #ThrowbackThursday

This @woolworths shop front filled with specials was featured in The Tribune paper, c 1971.

🔎 Zoom in and explore here:
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#SchoolHolidays start next week! Plan ahead and register for our free online workshops, activities and storytime sessions.

See what’s on: https://t.co/UTee5XRuKz https://t.co/UT7nM7C0wV

Victims of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic lie amid wildflowers, grass trees and banksias at Sydney's #NorthHead.

Elise Edmonds, Senior Curator and Host of #TheGatheringsOrder writes about this historic site in our new story.

Read here: https://t.co/3bJUeiNBmQ

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Bottlebrush, banksia and wattle. This #WatercolourWednesday we bring you a remarkable album filled with 250+ illustrations of plants found in #NSW.

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📗'Volume 05: Drawings of plants of New South Wales', c 1790s. https://t.co/onck0mqfxJ

Great idea Tim - thanks for sharing! https://t.co/cua2GQfmhp

Scoured wool being laid out, Tinnenburra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, c. 1890

We’ve created a new page that pulls together important multilingual information and services.

Browse books, magazines, newspapers, dictionaries and websites in various languages for free, online.

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Young Gentoo penguins on nest Macquarie Island, 1910-1914, Leslie R. Blake

Holey Dollar, New South Wales, minted 1813, from Spanish silver dollar minted in 1798

Holey Dollar, New South Wales, minted 1813, from Spanish silver dollar minted in 1798

Flannel Flowers, Australia, Collection 1: Star Photo Co.

Couple photographed at Luna Park using an infra-red camera, 1943, Ivan Ives

Elizabeth and Emily Macarthur, Camden, Sydney, ca. 1858

Tram crash, Mcmahons point, Sydney, 1934

Royal Navy sailors with anchors, Nelson Dock, English Harbour, Antiqua, West Indies, 1863, [attrib. Arthur Onslow]

Paddle Steamer, [possibly HMS Torch], c. 1858

Bird watching photographers, New South Wales, June 1921, AH Chisholm

Jaguar with new car radio, Sydney, ca. 1951, by Max Dupain

British migrants on the deck of the Georgic, bound for Australia, 1949, Norman Herfort, Pix Magazine

Smoke bombs demonstration, Australian troops, attrib. Palestine, ca. 1916-1917, James Allan Chauvel

Major General EW Chaytor with staff and Model T Ford Utility, Palestine, 1917, James Allan Chauvel, State Library of New South Wales,

Model T Ford Utility, 1st Light Car Patrol (Australia), 1916-1918, James Allan Chauvel, State Library of New South Wales

Australian Cricketers in England, 1884, London Stereoscopic Company

Les Amants eternels, Borovansky Ballet, ca. 1951, Royce Rees

Kids Crafting 101 - Preschool Color Collage Art Activity