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It's #WorldWombatDay! Choosing a collection favourite was hard, but we couldn't go past this shiny-nosed cutie from 'The mammals of Australia' by John Gould, c 1863.

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🕵️‍♀️ Do you know where this photo was taken? Reply or retweet with your answer and we'll reveal the caption at 3 pm today. #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/U9rMbxgC48

Our 5-star podcast #TheGatheringsOrder is an epic deep dive into our pandemic past with historians, public health experts and scientists.

Here's what some listeners had to say!

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Is it time for an afternoon nap? 💤We think this ‘Sleepy Lizard’ deserves a moment in the sun today on #ReptileAwarenessDay.

’Native Scenes [snakes, birds & marine life]' by P.H.F. Phelps, c 1840s.

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Writer, scientist and conservationist Tim Flannery will join Izzy Raj-Seppings, a teenage organiser of @StrikeClimate, to talk about his new book 'The Climate Cure' (@text_publishing).

🗓️ Thurs 5 Nov, at 6.15pm

Online event, register here @wheelercentre:
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There's still time to register! Hear from award-winning photographer @mattabbottphoto tomorrow night at 6pm as he shares his experiences documenting the catastrophic Australian bushfires. @JN_Institute

Free online event, register here: https://t.co/VTH2Hb2fHe https://t.co/p6nYeUBslP

From Polish to Portuguese, Chinese to Croatian, Tagalog to Thai. We've just added 82 new books in 41 different languages to #TheChildrensLibrary!

This beautiful family-friendly space is open:
👉10am-8pm, Monday to Thursday
👉10am-5pm, Friday to Sunday https://t.co/t22WEgTRNX

All of this could be yours! The Library is committed to providing open access to our data and collections for reuse and redistribution. #OAWeek #OAWeek2020

Find out more: https://t.co/nKO2iwoA6W https://t.co/IPtXhIhiRT

Road safety series, Sydney, 25 October 1938, photographed by Ray Olson

#OTD in 1973 the magnificent @SydOperaHouse was officially opened by the Queen. Photographer Max Dupain was there to capture the action! 📸

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A tender and profoundly moving novel by best-selling author Craig Silvey (@AllenAndUnwin).

Craig will be in conversation with Hamish MacDonald, the host of @QandA, next Tuesday 27 October from 7pm.

Free online #AuthorTalk, register here: https://t.co/98cBHp0AX3 https://t.co/zhJ5fUr6uz

‘The Sloth, of all animals, is the most sluggish.’ 😴 This #InternationalSlothDay we bring you an illustration from ‘The Naturalists Companion’ – a rare 19th century illustrated manuscript by Kenelm Henry Digby.

View it online here: https://t.co/QyolkbVMak https://t.co/kRk9qajCEm

Good luck to the students who are about to sit their first #HSC exam! 📚✨ We’re always here to help whether you need a space to study, free Wi-Fi or resources.

Visit our HSC Base Camp: https://t.co/eOyRtAAElC

📸 ‘Pupils of Sydney Girls High School’ by Sam Hood, c 1916-1955 https://t.co/IAMqoXyZ6L

This colourful tourist map of the #NorthernRivers and #HunterValley is full of surprises. #MappyMonday

🔎Can you find the raging bull or the fish as tall as a man?

Zoom in and explore here:
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Last chance to see our Pamela Allen display! View a rare selection of her sketches, artworks and notes in the Library's galleries, on show until Friday 23 October.

Learn more: https://t.co/tMTzdlOBqB

Image: Original artwork by Pamela Allen for 'Who Sank the Boat?' (1982) https://t.co/NLUS8pLeF1

#BookWeek has begun! 🎉Check out our fabulous array of online author talks, interactive workshops and creative writing prompts. @TheCBCA #CBCA2020

See the full program here: https://t.co/pSY89OFRGq https://t.co/RmfpUtOXS3

HMAS Australia painted by Charles Edward Dixon, 1913

Transcribing Aboriginal wordlists makes vital cultural material more accessible to communities for language reclamation.

You don't need specialist skills to help. Try transcribing an early Arrernte wordlist gathered from communities in #AliceSprings.

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It's the last day to see the @WorldPressPhoto exhibition in our galleries. View 150+ powerful and evocative images captured by photographers from across the globe. Closes 5 pm today.

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Take a look inside this lovely 19th century sketchbook! These colourful drawings were created by Louisa Calvert (nee Atkinson), c 1855-1872. #SketchbookSaturday

View the album here:
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Workmen laying concrete paving, Hunter Street, Newcastle near the Hotel Rawson and premises of Dick Bath, ca. 1921, Sam Hood

Ferry smash, the Kiandra, Sydney 1 May 1930

Ferry collision, the Kiandra, Sydney, 1 May 1930,

Gold surveying camp near Trunkey, New South Wales, 1872-1874

Jan Fahey, 1947, composite portrait by Max Dupain

Sewing for a theatrical production, Sydney, ca. 1930, Sam Hood

Rat Incinerator, Sydney, 1900, photographed by John Degotardi Jr.

Dodgem cars, Luna Park, November 1952 _ photographed by Ivan Ives

Man with binoculars and sledge dogs, Antarctica, 1899, British Antarctic(Southern Cross) Expedition

Tallships and King's Head Hotel, Circular Quay, Sydney, c. 1877

Scoured wool being laid out, Tinnenburra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, c. 1890

Young Gentoo penguins on nest Macquarie Island, 1910-1914, Leslie R. Blake

Holey Dollar, New South Wales, minted 1813, from Spanish silver dollar minted in 1798

Holey Dollar, New South Wales, minted 1813, from Spanish silver dollar minted in 1798

Flannel Flowers, Australia, Collection 1: Star Photo Co.

Couple photographed at Luna Park using an infra-red camera, 1943, Ivan Ives

Elizabeth and Emily Macarthur, Camden, Sydney, ca. 1858

Tram crash, Mcmahons point, Sydney, 1934