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  • Royal Arcade, Melbourne, circa 1870
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    The Streetscapes of Marvellous Melbourne

    Matthew Jones
    11 Dec

    As a curator, what you see in certain objects tends to evolve...

  • Newspapers being loaded onto a truck
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    Using subject clippings to find non-digitised news

    Helen Wade
    11 December 2020

    Hidden within the National Library’s collection storage area is an array of...

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    Hazel de Berg's Oral History Interviews

    Dr Shirleene Robinson
    11 December 2020

    Hazel de Berg (1913–1984) was a woman of immense talent who, from...

  • Hazel de berg interviewing Professor Harry Messel 1972
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    Hazel de Berg - Australian Oral History Pioneer

    10 December 2020

    David Moore, Hazel de Berg interviewing physicist Professor Harry...

  • Aerial view of Parliament House, Canberra
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    Online Tour—Part Two: Australian Dreams - The Modern

    9 December 2020
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    Summer opening hours

    8 December 2020
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    Our summer opening hours will be in place from...

  • David Hall and Branka Pupovac, Paralympic Village, 2000
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    International Day of People with Disability

    Dr Shirleene Robinson
    3 December 2020

    The third of December each year is the International Day of People...

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