On the cover this month
David Moore (b.1927)
Bar Billiards, Lancelin, Western Australia, 1963
gelatin silver photograph on layout sheets; 38 x 27 em or smaller
Pictorial Collection P2102/38
This
evocative image forms part of the exhibition Belonging: A Century
Celebrated, currently showing at the National Library of Australia and
the National Archives. In the section 'Dressed to belong', it is
suggested that the way people dress can say much about where they feel
they belong and that not only formal but informal dress codes operate
among different groups of society.
September 2001 Volume XI Number 12
FREDA THOMPSON: GYPSY IN A MAJOR MOTH
Judy Cannon researches the life of the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia
BEYOND SURVIVAL: RECLAIMING CULTURE
The Khmer Community in Australia talks to Diana Giese about cultural revival, change and growth in this country
A MAN FOR HIS TIME: ALLAN PERCY FLEMING CBE,OBE
John Brudenall shows how Allan Fleming's vision, leadership and enthusiasm contributed to making two libraries the great institutions they are today
BELONGING: A CENTURY CELEBRATED
Roslyn Russell describes the conceptual and organisational process behind the current exhibition at the National Library of Australia
HOWARD FLOREY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PENICILLIN
Barry York discusses the work of Howard Florey, the medical scientist responsible for turning penicillin into a dispensable drug which saves countless lives worldwide
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Highlighting events marking the Centenary of Federation, and the 100th Anniversary of the National Library of Australia
100TH BIRTHDAY BOOK SEARCH
Help uncover items on the National Library's desiderata list
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