National Library of Australia

Explore the National Library's digitised Sheet Music

View over 10 800 Australian printed music items online from the 19th and early-20th centuries from the National Library's extensive Music Collection. Examine the original scores of Waltzing Matilda or our official national anthem Advance Australia Fair.

Explore our digitised sheet music by viewing the selection showcased below or browse through all digitised Sheet Music in our catalogue. Pay a visit to MusicAustralia to discover more digitised music from the collections of other Australian libraries and institutions. To review our progress read Sheet Music digitisation - progress so far and Digitisation - overview.

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September Curator's Choice

Ellis Rowan won the Centennial Art Prize in 1888, defeating established male artists including Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin. Rowan travelled Australia and New Guinea searching for rare and exotic species to paint. This image is from her flower and bird paintings held in the Pictures Collection of the National Library. It recently featured in Betty Churcher's Hidden Treasures series, screened on ABC Television.