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Media Centre

The media team promote the State Library's many and varied activities, including: exhibitions, events, information services and new acquisitions for the Library's collections. For the latest State Library news or to coordinate an interview with a curator or cultural specialist please contact Vanessa Bond or Deborah McBurnie.

Vanessa Bond, Media & Communications Manager, (02) 9273 1566,
Mobile 0411 259 898, vbond@sl.nsw.gov.au
Deborah McBurnie, Media & Communications Coordinator, (02) 9273 1768,
Mobile 0400 020 896, dmcburnie@sl.nsw.gov.au

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Media Releases

6/07/08	Indigenous legends of rugby league kick off at the Library From Tigers to Rabbitohs and donning the green and gold jersey, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have played an integral part in the hundred year history of rugby league, and their contribution is celebrated in a new boutique display at the State Library of NSW from 6 July.
25/06/2008	Revealing the private world of Australia’s top artists Peek inside the private and chaotic world of Australia’s most acclaimed painters via a new multimedia exhibition, Studio: Australian painters photographed by R. Ian Lloyd, to be officially launched by artist Tim Storrier on 27 June 2008 at the State Library of NSW.
6/06/2008	State Library secures sensational Captain James Cook treasure A rare first printed map showing Captain James Cook’s discoveries of the east coast of Australia and New Zealand has been secured by the State Library of NSW and will go on public display from 13 June.
2/06/2008	Access across NSW to an additional two million works from State Library Arts Minister, Frank Sartor today (2/06/08) announced the State Library of NSW will provide library users across the state access to an online catalogue detailing its $2 billion collection.
14/05/2008	*Rare flavour in new Australian cookbooks* display No matter what your taste, you're sure to discover something delicious within the free Australian cookbooks** display, open from Wednesday 14 May in the State Library's Macquarie Cases.
10/04/2008	Joint winners for $20,000 National Biography Award announced For the third time in the prize’s history, two authors of vastly different stories have been named joint winners of the $20,000 National Biography Award for 2008, the State Library of NSW announced today.
10/04/2008	Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature winner announcement KICKBACK: Inside the Australian Wheat Board scandal (Allen & Unwin), the compelling story of the Australian Wheat Board's kickbacks to the Iraqi government, written by Caroline Overington, has won this year's $30,000 Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature.
02/04/2008	National Biography Award shortlist announced Six “wonderfully diverse” stories have been shortlisted for the $20,000 National Biography Award 2008 the State Library of NSW announced today.
19/03/2008	Aussie laws failing in the greenhouse challenge In the battle against global warming one of the environment’s greatest allies can be climate-friendly law, according to the latest issue of the State Library's legal resource Hot Topics.
11/03/2008	Moran Prizes $210,000 awarded to winners The winning entries in the $210,000 Moran Prizes 2008 – Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize - have been announced at the State Library of NSW.
17/01/2008	First Australian political cartoon fuels Rum Rebellion folklore Discover the story behind Australia's first political cartoon and how it swayed perceptions on Governor Bligh's arrest and overthrow, 200 years ago on Australia Day, in the exhibition Politics and Power: Bligh's Sydney Rebellion 1808.