National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people." In 2012–2013, the National Library collection comprised 6,496,772 items, and an additional 15,506 metres (50,873 ft) of manuscript material.
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Locations for Tour
The Mabo Case Manuscripts
"The indigenous peoples of Australia and its adjacent islands were, when they first came into contact with Westerners, huntergatherers. As such, they were constantly on the move within their hunting territories. When the British first settled on…
Landmark Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth of Australia
"Modern Australia began as a British prison settlement in 1788 and grew from a group of colonies into independent nationhood without internal upheavals or revolutions. This collection of landmark documents charts the evolution of Australia as…
The Endeavour Journal of James Cook
"Lieutenant (by courtesy, Captain) James Cook undertook a voyage of exploration of the Pacific in H.M.S. Endeavour between 1768 and 1771. The aims of this voyage included not only the charting of the coasts of New Zealand and eastern Australia…