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Entries for the 2021 Russell Prize for Humour Writing and the 2021 Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People are now open.
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A title page has always told readers what the book is about, but sometimes with an artistic flourish.
Photographers have been busy documenting these unprecedented times — here’s a sample of what they’ve captured.
Explore a whimsical vision of Sydney with this newly acquired rare map.
A lost Sydney theatre and a forgotten American film director come together in a piece of Library ephemera.
The first printed European southern star chart joins the Library’s cartography collection.
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