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In April 1770, strangers onboard the Endeavour appeared off the shores of Kamay (Botany Bay). This exhibition explores the eight days that followed and their continuing legacy.
More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings.
Sculpture busts, miniature portraits, ceramics, coins, medals, cutlery, teacups, typewriters, convict bricks and much more!
This display compares two pandemics, one century apart.
James O’Loghlin has written ten books, including six for children. The most recent are the ‘New Kid’ series - ‘The New Kid – Unpopular Me’ (2018) and ‘The New Kid – Very Popular Me’ (2019).
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Curator’s Choice: The ‘belt and road’ report for the early Colony
Friday
Friday, 23 October 2020 - 1pm to 1:30pm
In this presentation Maggie Patton discusses an infrastructure report to rival today’s nation building projects.
Your journey as a poet begins here!
In this virtual excursion you will take part in an exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ investigation into the process of bringing a picture book to life.
Craig Silvey, award-winning author of Jasper Jones, talks about his highly anticipated new novel, Honeybee
Historical Land Records Viewer Fundamentals Session 4: HLRV case study
Wednesday
Wednesday, 28 October 2020 - 10:30am to 11am
Now that we have explored the fundamentals of HLRV, in this session we will put our learning into practice.
Join the rush to learn about striking it lucky in the 1850s.
Join the rush to learn about striking it lucky in the 1850s.
The B List with Bri Lee & Patrick Mullins
Thursday
Thursday, 29 October 2020 - 7pm to 8pm
Each month Bri is in conversation with a contemporary author followed by a Q&A session.
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