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A model archive
by Lisa Clifford
Lisa Clifford reflects on donating her late mother June Dally-Watkins’ scrapbooks to the Library.
Rara Avis the impossible black swan
by Margot Riley
A new addition to the Library’s world-class collection of Australian ornithological drawings.
You say you want a referendum
by Andrew Trigg
Andrew Trigg explores the Library's referenda-related ephemera.
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Art & life: Cressida Campbell
by Elizabeth Fortescue
As she finalises work for her landmark exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Sydney artist Cressida Campbell invites Openbook into her studio.
Calling the Koori Knockout
by Brad Cooke
One of the most important sporting and cultural events on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander calendar returns.
Enemy aliens
by Kate Garrett, Andrew McNamara and Seumas Spark
Artworks — never before seen — by some of the ‘Dunera boys’ go on display in Orange, the place where many of the works were created.
Coming Out in the 70s
Gay and lesbian life went public in the 70s. Speaking up and standing out, gay men and women took to the streets proudly demanding to be seen, heard and accepted.
These chapters draw from stories and records in the Library’s collection to explore how the gay and lesbian rights movement emerged in NSW in the 1970s.