Discover Australia through the words of Captain James Cook in the Journal of the H.M.S. Endeavour, get to know Australia's first prime minister, Sir Edmund Barton, through his papers, or find out how Australia's most iconic song 'Waltzing Matilda' came into being.
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John Olsen Salute to Five bells 1971-1973
Portrait of Alfred Deakin 1913
Cesare Cutolo Remembrances of the Pyramids : nocturne 1850 - 1861
Papers of Harold S. Williams; S. Ichida
Mary Kirby and mother 1949-1987
Charles Darwin Letter to
to Charles Whitley
1834
Anette Zarov Portrait of Harcourt Algeranoff as Pierrot ca. 1940
Sir Joseph Banks ...inuring tender plants to our climate 1805
H.G.H. Sandeman Gone out to Australia 1882
Papers of Peggy van Praagh Gala performance 1957
James Cook Journal of the HMS Endeavour 1768-1771
Sir Joseph Banks
Original manuscript of the song 'Waltzing Matilda'
Draft of Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia Federation Campaign 1890-1901
Billy Hughes with daughter Helen Hughes
Papers of William Morris Hughes
1930-1949
Menu for a dinner... 1917 Papers of Dame Nellie Melba
Portrait of Alfred Deakin 1886 from Papers of Alfred Deakin
Second expedition to New Guinea from Diary No. 2 1922 Papers of Frank Hurley
Portrait of Moya Beaver Ballet Nationale, 1941 Papers of Moya Beaver This Second World War topographic map of Kokoda shows the location of villages, tracks, a canoe route, seaplane bases and mission stations. Map images from the Library’s Digital Collection are interactive. Use the Zoom control to pan and examine details.