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National Library of Australia News May 2006
On the cover this month

Elizabeth Walker (1800–1876)
The Emigrants  [185-]
hand col. lithograph; 45.2 x 57.2 cm
Pictures Collection
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The lithograph represents James Mackay (1804–1875) and family who sailed in 1845 from Scotland in the Slains Castle, and settled at Nelson, New Zealand. The Scottish Gaelic community in Australia have through their songs maintained the richness of old Gaelic traditions, and a connection with Scottish culture (see story).

On the cover this month...

May 2006 Volume XVI Number 8

WHERE THE HELL IS HOLBROOK?
  Richard Stone examines travel ephemera as a source of local information
CYRIL RITCHARD AND MADGE ELLIOTT:
A GLAMOROUS COUPLE
  John Thomson traces the life and legacy of two of Australia’s great performing artists
TREASURING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE
  Henry Ergas contemplates the real wealth of nations in a speech given at the a Gala Dinner for the National Treasures exhibition
LETTER TO AMERICA
  Mark Finnane describes how the correspondence of three men provides a vivid record of life and politics in Australia and the United States
ONE COMMON THREAD

Ruth Lee Martin’s recent interview with Scottish Gaelic singer Christine Primrose left her reflecting on the influence of Gaelic song and culture on Australian society
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