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Find out what surprised author Danielle Clode the most while writing her 2019 National Biography Award shortlisted book The Wasp and the Orchid.

Curr's Australian Comparative Vocabulary, completed in 1881, is the Library's longest known manuscript in our collection.

visited Sydney as a part of an American circus troupe in 1937

These portraits show the strength, determination and dedication of language custodians who keep ancient culture thriving. 

The earliest attempt to transcribe and understand the Sydney coastal language. 

Hale visited Australia from 1839 to 1840 and chronicled the work of missionary Reverend Lancelot E Threlkeld who worked with Beerabahn (Biraban) to translate the Bible into the local Awabakal language.

It was a real thrill to explore the natural environment around Botany Bay and La Perouse, less than an hour away from the Library.

Rocky white alien landscapes, mysterious stone circles, the blood red sun and whisps of pink and orange clouds.

Redfern Legal Centre's Financial Abuse Legal Service assists people in intimate partner relationships who have experienced financial abuse.

The work of the Anaiwan Language Revival Program, based out of the University of New England, is extraordinary.

What our Indigenous Engagement team, Library photographer Joy and Avryl from Exhibitions learned from their road trip was too important not to share.

There are moments that make you realise how much you love your job, and for me this happened during our night by the Gaagal (sea) and under the Giidany (moon) on spectacular Gumbaynggirr Country.

Find out what surprised author Sofija Stefanovic the most while writing her 2019 National Biography Award shortlisted book Miss Ex-Yugoslavia. 

We are thrilled to be collaborating with Gamilaraay and Mandandanji artist and animator Jake Duczynski on a unique digital artwork for our upcoming Mukurtu website.