State Library of NSW

It’s a lucky dip of fun at the Learning Centre these holidays Spark your fun muscle with us - don’t miss out!

A fabulous favourites tour for the whole family – find out about the things that make us go ‘Wow!’

Warra warra wai were the first words spoken to Cook and his men; famously recorded in Parkinson’s journal and often repeated. Join us to explore the meaning behind these words, drawing on the collections of the State Library and the ongoing research by Dharawal people into this important history.

A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world and along the way, they meet a young aborigine on his “walkabout".