Collection news
Australian first on Flickr
The State Library is the first library in Australia to release rare photographs from its world-renowned archive for access on Flickr. One hundred quirky and momentous historical ‘firsts’ captured on film have just been launched on Flickr Commons, an online initiative to increase access to publicly-held photography collections. You can interact with the images online through tagging or via comments which we hope will add new information and stories around the collection. New images from the Library's archive will be uploaded to Flickr Commons on a regular basis.
View the photographs on Flickr
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Caption: (detail) Louise Lovely (Nellie Louise Alberti), Australia’s first female Hollywood silver screen star. Photo by Rudolph Buchner, ca. 1913.
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Explore the history of racing at Randwick from 1833 to the mid 20th century. This new online collection features maps, newspaper articles and original photographs from the Library's collections.
Events Calendar ›
7 October 2008
Wind in the willows, Talk
8 October 2008
Imagining Antarctica: Masterclasses, Talk
8 October 2008
Home truths , Exhibition
