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A 1951 prefab map of NSW

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Image title: A 1951 Prefab map of N.S.W. [cartographic material] / designed by John Oldham.

Homeward bound: Why Australians have Long Service Leave

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Homeward bound: Why Australians have Long Service LeaveDid you know that Long Service Leave is a benefit relatively un

Can you locate the State Librarian?

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Can you locate the State Librarian?

Drawings through the microscope in 1665: Robert Hooke's Micrographia

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Robert Hooke’s groundbreaking Micrographia is a significant acquisition for the Library’s Rare Books collection.  Rob

Launching Learning Blog

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Welcome to our very first Learning Services blog post!

Celebrate public libraries for Library Lovers' Day

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14 February is Library Lovers' Day and we would like to show our love for public libraries. In NSW there

Human Libraries and Big Sky Borderlands: Queensland meets New South Wales

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A guest post from Dr Matt Finch  What does it mean to live on the frontier between New South Wales and Queensland?

#LIB1REF - Even Wikipedia needs librarians too!

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A guest post by Louise Dolle In late December 2015 just as we were winding down for the Christmas break Auburn City L

Our word of the week is Wahroonga

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Our word of the week is Wahroonga. According to the survey forms and correspondence received by the Royal Anthrop

The Charles H. Bertie pictorial collection

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Charles H. Bertie (1875-1952) – librarian and historian – collected a large number of pictures over his lifetime.

The oldest item in the library

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A question we’re often asked is ‘What is the oldest item in the library?’ The answer is a clay tablet.

We are excited to be heading off on the first FAR Out tour for 2016

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We are excited to be heading off on the first FAR Out! tour for 2016.

On this day, 23rd February 1931, Dame Nellie Melba, Australian...

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On this day, 23rd February 1931, Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer, died.

Engaging and sharing.

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Engaging and sharing.Last week, the Indigenous Services Branch welcomed Stuart and Rhonda Barlo from Gnibi College of

NSW Government Gazettes now available on Trove

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NSW Government Gazettes now available on Trove The State Library of NSW’s popular NSW Government Gazette collection ar

On this day, 26th February 1606, Dutch explorer Willem Jansz...

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On this day, 26th February 1606, Dutch explorer Willem Jansz became the first recorded European to land on Australia’

On this day, 26th February 1606, Dutch explorer Willem Jansz...

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statelibrarynsw: On this day, 26th February 1606, Dutch explorer Willem Jansz became the first recorded European to

Our word of the week is Mucca Mucca.

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Our word of the week is Mucca Mucca.According to Charles Macarthur King - Vocabulary of the language of the natives at

The mock trial; [Scene inside Newgate Prison], 1812 / painted...

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The mock trial; [Scene inside Newgate Prison], 1812 / painted by Francis Greenway The ABC is showing a series called

statelibrarynsw-familyhistory:

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statelibrarynsw-familyhistory: The mock trial; [Scene inside Newgate Prison], 1812 / painted by Francis Greenway The
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