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Each year, hundreds of thousands of pages of content are added to our digital collections and made available online through Trove. See what’s recently become available to view online, and what’s coming soon.
What’s new in 2024
September
Nineteenth century handwritten diaries
Diaries written by migrants from the United Kingdom detailing their voyage and early years in the Australian colonies. This includes diaries by Mary Braidwood Mowle, Felton and Sarah Mathew, George Randall and Hugh Hamilton.
June
Records of Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, subject files, press cuttings, scripts, scores, programs, publicity material, photographs and tape recordings from the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust.
May
Late nineteenth and early twentieth century editions of newspapers from Braidwood, NSW including Braidwood News and Gold Fields General Advertiser, Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate, Captain's Flat Mining Record, Hill End and Tambaroora Times and Miners' Advocate and Moruya Examiner.
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March
More than 600,000 pages of the Daily Mirror newspaper (Sydney, NSW) from May 1941 to December 1954. These include 'war news’, ‘late final’ and ‘last race football’ editions of the paper.
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January
This collection includes sketches, artworks and models by renowned stage and costume designer Kristian Fredrikson from many productions throughout his long career.
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See what’s new in Trove from the collections of our Trove partners.
Coming soon
Records of the National Council of Women of Australia
Manuscript material from the National Council of Women of Australia 1924 – 1990 including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, newsletters and more.
Ferguson and McLaren Local History Collections
More than 5000 local history pamphlets from the nineteenth and twentieth century are being made available on Trove as they are captured.
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Highlights from 2023
Papers of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony collected by Eric Nicholls
Sketches, writing, articles and more by and about Walter and Marion Griffin from throughout their lives and careers, including the establishment of Canberra.
Records of the Australian Women Pilots' Association
Eight scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings, letters and photographs collected by the Australian Women Pilots' Association about women fliers, particularly in Australia during the 1950s and 1960s.
29 volumes of the Asian-Australian magazine that sought to help university students from the Asia-Pacific adjust to life in Australia by providing insight into Australian culture and history.
Books, pamphlets and albums about China, Chinese culture, and the experience of Chinese migrants in Australia, including titles published in Australia, in both traditional Chinese and English languages.
Over 100 historical cookbooks covering a variety of Australian and international cuisines for all skill levels - and more to come.
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