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Designing the John B Fairfax Learning Centre

The John B Fairfax Learning Centre is officially launched and we look forward to welcoming visitors to this fabulous new




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Back to school!

Welcome to the 2019 school year. We're feeling pretty excited and it’s going to be a big one at the State Li




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Welcome to the Library

    Who says dressing up is just for kids!




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What's New for Term 3?

  Welcome back for Term 3!    Get ready to tackle the busy term ahead with the Library’s new learning resources




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word eXpress Young Writers Showcase

The annual word eXpress awards ceremony took place at the Library last night.




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Sunday at the Library

Last Sunday the Library was filled with families enjoying a day of author talks, drawing workshops, kid’s tours, craft a




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Plunkett Street Photography Exhibition

There was a definite buzz of anticipation in the Plunkett Street Public School crowd as they made their way into the Lib




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Internship at the State Library

Josephine Larative shares her recent experiences as a Library intern. My midyear break was stimulating and culturally




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Welcome to the 2020 school year!

As you settle in with your classes and prepare for the year ahead, we would like to share with you the wealth of reso




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Learning together in term two 

In the most extraordinary circumstances teachers have once again demonstrated their professionalism, skill, flexibility




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A road trip to remember

Our Indigenous Engagement team, Library photographer Joy and Avryl from Exhibitions hit the road earlier this year t




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Consultation with community: planning the next phases of the project

The Rediscovering Indigenous Languages project is entering its second phase, which will focus on community consultation




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Patron of the project

We are delighted to announce that Mr Mick Gooda, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Au




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Welcome

Rio Tinto and the State Library of NSW Foundation have formed a three-year partnership to support a vital three-year lan




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About the team

Richard Neville, Mitchell Librarian Richard Neville is the Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of NSW.




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Word of the Week - Mung-goo

Each week, the Indigenous Services Branch of the State Library of NSW will be posting an Indigenous ‘word of the wee




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Our word of the week is Wercan

Each week, the Indigenous Services Branch of the State Library of NSW will be posting an Indigenous ‘word of the wee




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Our word of the week is Noo-roi-mum

Each week, the Indigenous Services Branch of the State Library of NSW will be posting an Indigenous ‘word of the wee




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A night at Nambucca Heads

There are moments that make you realise how much you love your job, and for me this happened during our night by the




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The Anaiwan Language Revival Program

Over a period of 18 months, we worked with a reference group of nine language custodians from across NSW and the ACT to




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E.M. Curr's Australian Comparative Vocabulary

At 9.45 metres long, this gargantuan accordion-fold document is  the longest known manuscript in the Library*.  Curr




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Start your Chinese Family Search at the State Library of...

Start your Chinese Family Search at the State Library of NSW   One in ten Sydneysiders claims Chinese ancestry




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Holtermann and the A&A Photographic Company

We recently received a comment about authorship of the Holtermann Collection. Although it may seem a purely historica




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Was one of your ancestors a whaler?

Whaling – along with wool production – was one of the first primary industries after the establishment of New South Wa




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Was your ancestor a doctor?

A register of medical practitioners was first required to be kept in 1838 in New South Wales  and was published in the G




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Entries open for State Library’s $20,000 short film competition

Thursday 21 November 2019

The State Library of NSW is inviting entries for its short film prize Shortstacks, with a total of $20,000 on offer across two categories.




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Entries now open for the 2020 National Biography Award

Tuesday 10 December 2019

Entries are now open for the 2020 National Biography Award – Australia's richest prize for biography and memoir writing.




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Call for nominations: NSW Premier’s History Awards 2020

Wednesday 19 February 2020
The State Library announces the opening of nominations for the NSW Premier’s History Awards 2020.

 




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State Library creates a new space for Aboriginal communities to connect with their cultural heritage

Thursday 20 February 2020
In an Australian first, the State Library of NSW launched a new digital space for Aboriginal communities to connect with their histories and cultures.




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Entries open for $40,000 award for female scriptwriters

Friday 6 March 2020
Nominations opened for the 2020 Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers.




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Public libraries report spike in demand for books in language

Tuesday 17 March 2020
NSW residents are reading more and more books in languages other than English than ever before with the State Library of NSW reporting a 20% increase in requests from public libraries for multicultural material just in the last 12 months.




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Shortlists announced for 2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards

Friday 20 March 2020
Contemporary works by leading and emerging Australian writers have been shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the State Library of NSW announced today.




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Turn your ‘iso’ moments into history

Thursday 9 April 2020
The State Library wants your self-isolation images to become part of the historic record.




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2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards announced

Sunday 26 April 2020
A total of $295,000 awarded across 12 prize categories. 




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Add your entry to the great pandemic diary of 2020

Monday 4 May 2020
The State Library wants to capture the thoughts and feelings of the State via a new diary sharing platform launched TODAY.




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Item 02: William Hilton Saunders WWI diary, 1 January 1917 - 24 October 1917




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Item 04: William Hilton Saunders WWI diary, 18 February 1919 - 8 July 1919




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Item 03: William Hilton Saunders WWI diary, 1 January 1918 - 31 December 1918




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Item 01: William Hilton Saunders WWI diary, February 1916 - 2 January 1917




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Item 05: William Hilton Saunders WWI 1916-1919 address book with poetry




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Willie Neville Majoribank Chester manuscript collection, 5 November 1915 - 22 December 1918




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Arthur Leeman Fulton WWI diary, 1 January - 6 August 1916




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Item 1: George Hugh Morrison diary, 15 January 1916- 1 January 1917




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Item 2: George Hugh Morrison diary, 1 January 1917-9 October 1917




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Item 04: Notebook of Colonel Alfred Hobart Sturdee, 8 August 1914 to 25 February 1918




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Item 01: Captain Vernon Sturdee diary, 25 April, 1915 to 2 July, 1915




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Item 02: Captain Vernon Sturdee diary, 3 September, 1915- 31 December, 1915




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Item 03: Captain Vernon Sturdee diary, 22 September, 1915- 23 January, 1916




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Glass stereoscopic slides of Gallipoli, May 1915 / photographed by Charles Snodgrass Ryan




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Letter from J. H Bannatyne to Other Windsor Berry Esq. relating to the Myall Creek Massacre, 17 December 1838