… Copying Project has long been a first stop for those researching local or family history. The 10,400 microfilm reels however have been difficult to access … The records filmed cover a wide range of Australia’s history from early exploration, languages and history of Aboriginal and …
… a treasure trove of information, resources, and expertise for researchers, family historians and hobbyists of all interests. However, with a collection … upcoming learning programs! Indian Emigration Passes to Fiji, 1879-1916 Family history research is often full of frustrating dead-ends or missing …
… with the offer to co-author Australia's First Naturalists with natural history writer and zoologist Penny Olsen, I was equal parts honoured and … Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious Animals as gifts for family members and the quality of NLA Publishing books had impressed me. The … was sweetest, and when and where to get the best fish. As a child, our family went hunting not kangaroo or wallaby but rabbits. While out hunting, …
… it is today without the tireless efforts of the men and women throughout history, who have provided their time, their skills and their friendly faces … Red Cross tracing network was their only hope of finding out the fate of family members. The highly regarded Tracing Program, now called Restoring Family Links, continues to provide assistance in disasters and national …
… is searchable through multiple search facets including personal and family names, organisational names, subjects, geographical locations or date … the hierarchy (Fonds, Series and Subseries). Finding aids include archival history notes indicating when filming was selective. Researchers should be … is searchable through multiple search facets including personal and family names, organisational names, subjects, geographical locations or date …
… On the face of it, Dr Frances Egan is a woman who has it all - a loving family and a fine career - until a brief, perfect affair reveals to her an … of England before travelling alone to Australia at age 16. He studied history and literature at Melbourne University. A Brief Affair is his … is a historian whose books and essays have won prizes in literature, history, science, politics and journalism. His books include Hunters and …
… Modjeska: Feminism, Empire and the Pacific Supported by the Stokes family Dr Nicholas Ferns, ARC DECRA Research Fellow in History, Monash University International Finance and National Development: … program, including the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust, the Stokes family, and the Harold S. Williams Trust for Japan Studies. Three Honorary …
… more than 90 books between us. We are not the only writers in our family. There are poets, novelists, journalists and biographers going back … was the first Australian-born female novelist. Other writers in the family include Robert Waring, a friend of Ben Johnson, who wrote Effigies … with an Australian setting, the first to draw upon Australian colonial history, the first to describe the lives of the Australia’s First Nations …
… was born in London, the son of a Maltese airman and his English wife. His family migrated to Melbourne in 1954 and he grew up in Brunswick. He attended … has had a close association with the Library. As well as being an oral history interviewer, he has been a regular contributor to National Library of … printed material was received between 1987 and 1994. The first oral history recordings made by York were received in 1988 and additions have been …
… the development of the folk movement in Australia and her year-long oral history collecting trip in 1969. This lecture included a screening of the 22 … Lowenstein’s founding contribution to the folk movement and covers the family’s year-long oral history collecting trip in 1969 – ‘The Australian Folklore Expedition’. This …