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A selection of items from the travelling exhibition National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries
(1. Helmet worn by Ned Kelly, State Library of Victoria
2. Convict uniform, 1830–1849, National Library of Australia
3. Nellie Melba’s letter to Signor Cecchi, c.1883, State Library of Queensland
4. Billingee’s drawings, 1907, State Library of Western Australia
5. Invitation to a ball … 26 April 1927, ACT Heritage Library
6. Pen owned by Henry Lawson, 1916–1917, National Library of Australia
7. Norman Lindsay’s original illustrations for The Magic Pudding, c.1918, State Library of New South Wales
8. William Buelow Gould’s Sketchbook of Fishes in Macquarie Harbour, c.1832, State Library of Tasmania
9. Bat used by Don Bradman, 1930, State Library of South Australia
10. James Barker Emery’s Sketches of Australian Fishes, 1837–1841, State Library of South Australia
11. Log of HMS Alligator, 1838–1840, Northern Territory Library.
Full caption details can be found in the exhibition print catalogue or online: nationaltreasures.nla.gov.au).
The travelling exhibition National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries reflects many facets of Australian life, from Ned Kelly’s bullet-scarred helmet and his Jerilderie Letter to Don Bradman’s bat and the Ern Malley hoax. Drawn from the magnificent collections of Australia’s national, state and territory libraries, many of the items symbolically represent moments in history that have helped to define our sense of the present and the past.
National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries tells a rich and remarkable story about our history, our nation, our treasures … and our libraries. This exhibition opens in Canberra on 3 December and tours to capital cities until 2007.
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