We're celebrating five years of the National edeposit service (NED). Tracing your family history with the Library’s charts and forms Learn about the Library's family history research charts and how to ...

The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past ...

For National Family History Month this year we asked staff from the Special Collections Research & Support team to answer frequently asked questions about shipping and immigration. In our earlier blog ...

There are over 10 million items in the national collection, and we want Australia’s publishers to help us continue to build a comprehensive resource for all Australians to enjoy. Deposited ...

The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) is a collection of unique historical material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific dating from 1560 to 1984. Records filmed by the AJCP ...

Rare and special materials represent manuscripts, illustrations of special artistic or graphic interest Note: In the Library context manuscripts (such as the papers of prominent Australians) will be ...

Search our catalogue - most maps are catalogued, and some are digitised Tip: Narrow your search to only maps by selecting the 'Map' format limit Maps are usually catalogued by ‘place’ – country, state ...

There have long been claims of non indigenous contact with Australia, with exactly who and when the 'first' was being a subject of much debate. In a book titled 1421: The Year China Discovered the ...

Browse descriptive finding aids and digital images of records of private organisations and personal papers (M Series) relating to Australia and the Pacific filmed by the Australian Joint Copying ...

A Queensland surveyor, C.E. Borchgrevink, claimed to be the first man to land on the Antarctic continent. He had joined a Norwegian whaling expedition which in January 1895 landed at Cape Adare. Four ...

Although not all passes and immigrant records have yet been indexed by name, the content of the films can be quickly accessed in several other ways, with the knowledge of any of the following emigrant ...

The Library’s Oral History and Folklore Collection dates back to the 1950’s and includes a rich and diverse collection of interviews and recordings with Australians from all walks of life. Our Oral ...