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State Library of New South Wales

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The State Library of New South Wales' major subject strengths are Australian history, culture and literature, including Aboriginal studies, Antarctic exploration, family history and genealogy, business and management, social sciences, applied science, biography, health and law. The State Library is home to one of Australia’s most significant historical and heritage collections. As well as nearly 11 kilometres of manuscripts – from nine 1788 First Fleet journals through to the archives of contemporary organisations and writers – the Library holds more than one million photographs. From the earliest surviving photograph taken in Australia – in January 1845 – through to digital photographs taken last month, the Library’s unrivalled photographic collections document with powerful clarity the way Australians have lived their lives over two centuries. You can find out more about the State Library's photographic collections on our website: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections

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Atomic bomb Variety Revue nightclub, Manila, Philippines, 14 November 1945 uploaded yesterday
Poppie Olive Cotton SLNSW_FL14226442 uploaded 3 days ago
Great Public Schools Carnival 1938 uploaded 5 days ago
Robin Stanton 1949 SLNSW_FL16215043 uploaded 6 November
Country trains, railway indicator board, Central Station, Sydney, 1940 uploaded 4 November
Hiking party, Mount Kuringai (Ku-ring-gai ?), Sydney, 1939 uploaded 2 November
Two men in masks, Lunar Park, Sydney, c. 1945 uploaded 30 October
Dancer 1940 SLNSW_FL9728049 uploaded 29 October
Tattooed Marquesan man in Tahiti,, watercolour, 1844-49 uploaded 26 October
DKW, Hudson and Wolseley car showrooms; corner Cathedral and Riley Streets, Woolloomooloo (for Building Publishing Co) uploaded 23 October
New Wolseley & DKW automobiles in showroom (for Building Publishing Co), 1938 uploaded 23 October
Man feeding a bird, Sydney, 1941 uploaded 21 October
Don Athaldo 1938 SLNSW_FL9703421 uploaded 19 October
Beatrys Vitringa, dancer, Sydney, June 1946 uploaded 16 October
Tumble Bug ride entry, Lunar Park, Sydney, 1940 uploaded 15 October

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Reception for Captain Cook, Ha'apai, Tonga, 1773-1784

from State Library of New South Wales

Mike Kelly said:
Looks like Polynesians had dogs, never thought about that before.

DKW, Hudson and Wolseley car showrooms; corner Cathedral and Riley Streets, Woolloomooloo (for Building Publishing Co)

from State Library of New South Wales

blinky bot said:
A fabulous building. I hope it’s still there
Lara Vu said:
Belle capture!
dunedoo said:
Another angle

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beachcomber australia said:
Read All About It!

Dalgety's New Premises - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27976593

BHP shipbuilding and freight wharves, Whyalla, South Australia, c. 1950

from State Library of New South Wales

8 older comments, and then…
bill doyle said:
thanks for that!
Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ June 2, 2025
Michael Gschwind said:
Glückwunsch zu Explore !
Gianluigi Roda [mostly off for disease] said:
SEEN IN WONDERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL.MARAVILLAS DE LA FOTOGRAFIA EN
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dale bentham said:
Lovely image congratulations on explore