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A quiet space to create

Andrew, who describes himself as ‘living displaced’, has always loved libraries – even as a child. 

We Are What We Steal

A DX Lab Digital Drop-In experiment looking at some of the changes in NSW from 1860 to 1900 through the crimes recorded in the NSW Police Gazette. 

Reflecting on Kamay

Capturing the contested landscape for our exhibition Eight Days in Kamay was eye-opening for a Library photographer.

Beautiful detail of bracken fern, Kamay National Park

SL Magazine

Read fascinating articles about new acquisitions, research discoveries and upcoming exhibitions.

Collection buzz

June Marsden: celebrity astrologer and ufologist

While June has long since slipped from public memory, astrology and psychic pursuits hold an interesting place in Australian media history.

June Marsden, famous astrologer of Sydney, Australia

What's old is new again

The Library has recently acquired a highly detailed world map, published in London in 1798. 

Evocative scenes of everyday life

The Library has recently acquired a unique oil painting by Australian artist Herbert Badham.

'The Town Band' by Herbert Badham

Limited edition photographic artists’ books

Three artists’ books — Signs & wonders by Stephen Dupont and Jacques Menasche, Farewell Angelina by Anna D’Addario and Duende by Peter Lyssiotis — were recently added to the Library’s collection.

An open book.

Cook commemoration sparks 1970 protest

On 29 April 1970 protestors marched through Sydney's CBD before making their way to La Perouse. 

Tribune negatives including meeting of FCAATSI leaders at Sydney Town Hall and protestors at Day of Mourning memorial gathering and procession in Sydney, 28 April 1970-29 April 1970

The making of Slater’s Field Guide to Australian Birds

The Library has recently acquired the extraordinary archive of  Peter Slater, one of Australia’s best-known ornithologists.

Featured events

Talking Deadly with Travis De Vries and Jason Wing

Talking Deadly
Wednesday
Wednesday 12 August 2020 - 7pm to 8pm
Free
Talk

For this special Talking Deadly — a series hosted fortnightly by Travis De Vries — we will hear from artists whose work responds to the anniversary and legacy of Cook from a First Nations perspective.

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