National Library of Australia

Explore the National Library's digitised Printed Music

View over 12 200 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 printed music by viewing the selection showcased below or browse through all digitised Printed Music in our catalogue. Some music is also available in Manuscripts, including original Australian scores written for ballets in the 1940-50s following the Ballets Russes tours. Pay a visit to Music Australia and Trove to discover more digitised music from the collections of other Australian libraries and institutions. To review our progress read Printed Music digitisation - progress so far and Digitisation - overview.

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  • 2/1st Australian Army Topographic Survey Company, Kokoda, New Guinea 1944
    2/1st Australian Army Topographic Survey Company, Kokoda, New Guinea 1944

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.