Media Releases
2007
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Wednesday, 7 March, 2007 - 17:35
To celebrate the acquisition in late 2006 of one of its greatest treasures, the papers of Patrick White (1912–1990), the National Library is dedicating Friday 30 March 2007 to revealing more about Australia’s only Nobel laureate for literature.
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Wednesday, 7 February, 2007 - 17:33
Joseph Lycett: convict artist, the first exhibition to examine the life and work of this significant but elusive figure of Australian colonial life, opens at the National Library on March 1.
2006
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:24
Community groups across the country will have a greater capacity to preserve Australia’s heritage following the announcement of the latest round of Community Heritage Grants.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:22
Three Canberra based organisations been awarded a 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grants.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:20
Twenty-five New South Wales community groups have been awarded a 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:16
Thirteen Queensland community groups have been awarded a 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:13
Eleven South Australian community groups have been awarded 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grants.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:11
Four Tasmanian community groups have been awarded a 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:09
Seventeen Victorian community groups have been awarded a 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2006 - 17:06
Eight Western Australian groups have been awarded a 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Friday, 3 November, 2006 - 17:05
The National Library of Australia has acquired one of its greatest treasures - the papers of Patrick White (1912 - 1990), Australia's only Nobel laureate for literature.
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Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 - 15:22
ortant Australian writers address the themes of love, desire and intimacy in Love&Desire – Literature and the Intimate, a two day conference at the National Library of Australia on 23 and 24 September.
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Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 - 15:20
Internationally renowned trial counsel and human rights advocate Geoffrey Robertson QC delivers the 2006 Kenneth Myer Lecture at 6pm Wednesday 16 August at the National Library of Australia.
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Thursday, 3 August, 2006 - 15:18
The National Library of Australia announces the opening of Australia’s largest library storage facility, located in Hume ACT, containing enough shelving to run continuously from Belconnen to Yass.
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Wednesday, 28 June, 2006 - 15:16
The eventful life of Australia’s first international male celebrity, Percy Grainger (1882–1961), is revealed with the exhibition Facing Percy Grainger opening at the National Library on 6 July 2006.
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Friday, 21 April, 2006 - 15:13
This ANZAC Day, Australians are encouraged to visit the National Library’s Despatches from Gallipoli website to see the stories of Gallipoli from the viewpoint of the official World War I correspondents.
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Thursday, 20 April, 2006 - 16:15
Thirteen Queensland community groups have been awarded a 2006 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Monday, 10 April, 2006 - 15:12
The National Library of Australia is having a weekend away from home beside Lake Burley Griffin, and will live in a marquee at the National Folk Festival in Canberra ’s Exhibition Park during the Easter break.
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Friday, 7 April, 2006 - 15:10
blished and emerging performers across music, dance and the spoken word are being urged to apply for a National Folk Fellowship.
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Wednesday, 15 March, 2006 - 16:07
Cook’s Sites , a touring exhibition presented by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, opens at the National Library of Australia on Thursday 16 March
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Monday, 13 March, 2006 - 16:05
The National Library is calling for applications for the 2006 Community Heritage Grants.
The grants of up to $10 000 are available to community groups around the country to preserve locally held nationally significant cultural heritage collections for future generations.
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Monday, 6 March, 2006 - 16:03
The National Libraries of Australia and New Zealand are pleased to announce a collaborative project linking Libraries Australia Document Delivery and Te Puna Interloan, enabling libraries on both sides of the Tasman to seamlessly request from and supply library resources to one another.
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Monday, 27 February, 2006 - 16:02
Libraries Australia, a service that enables anyone with an Internet connection to select from more than 40 million items held in over 800 libraries across the nation, will be launched at 12.30pm Monday 27 February at Parliament House, Canberra by Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
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Friday, 10 February, 2006 - 16:00
Weekend visitors to the National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries exhibition can join the National Library of Australia as it says farewell to its most significant foundation treasure, the Journal of the Endeavour, the handwritten manuscript detailing James Cook’s voyage of discovery to Australia between 1768–1771.
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Monday, 30 January, 2006 - 15:58
A revolution is about to take place for information seekers. From 27 February 2006 Libraries Australia will enable anyone with an Internet connection to select from more than 40 million items held in over 800 libraries across the nation.
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Wednesday, 18 January, 2006 - 16:24
Donald Friend: A Charmed Life, a wide-ranging, evocative exhibition focusing on one of Australia’s most exotic and colourful artists, opens at the National Library of Australia on 9 November 2006.
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Friday, 13 January, 2006 - 15:55
Sydney, 13th January 06 – A new partnership between Yahoo! Australia & NZ and the National Library of Australia will create the country’s most comprehensive publicly accessible bank of digital images featuring contemporary photographs of urban and rural Australia.
2005
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Monday, 28 November, 2005 - 17:48
National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries, an exhibition which tells the great Australian story, opens at the National Library of Australia on 3 December 2005.
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Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 - 17:46
23 Victorian community groups have been awarded a 2005 Federal Community Heritage Grant
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Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 - 17:44
Burnie City Council has been awarded a $7000 Federal Community Heritage Grant to fund a significance assessment and preservation survey of the Pioneer Village Museum.
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Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 - 17:41
Eight South Australian community groups have been awarded 2005 Federal Community Heritage Grants.
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Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 - 17:40
12 Queensland community groups have been awarded a 2005 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 - 17:38
Two Northern Territory community groups have been awarded Federal Community Heritage Grants.
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Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 - 17:35
17 New South Wales community groups have been awarded a 2005 Federal Community Heritage Grant.
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Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 - 17:34
Five Canberra community groups have been awarded a 2005 Federal Community Heritage Grants.
