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Historical photos contain so many fascinating details! The deep zoom feature on our new #CataloguePreview makes it easier to get up close and personal with our digitised images.

Try it out and let us know what you think:
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Posted at 22 January 2021 - 10:10am by State Library of NSW
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Pelicans and Swans, Zoo at Night, 28 January 1938
Posted at 22 January 2021 - 8:11am by statelibraryofnsw
Imagine seeing Australia’s rare & wonderful wildlife for the first time. The emergence of 700+ drawings ignited fascination with Australia’s #NaturalHistory in Europe.

Learn more at our free online #ScholarTalk on Tue 2 Feb, 11am–12noon. Book here: https://t.co/f5L5ULcBCU https://t.co/BvC2xDsopR
Posted at 21 January 2021 - 4:00pm by State Library of NSW
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If you guessed #Gosford you’re correct. 🎉 This photograph, looking south on Mann Street, was taken by William Henry Broadhurst c.1900-1927.

📸 You can find more scenes of Gosford in our collection here: https://t.co/7Sace0CLhe https://t.co/RABU5trqEg
Posted at 21 January 2021 - 3:16pm by State Library of NSW
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Today's featured public library is #BatemansBay Library part of Eurobodalla Shire Library Service #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries
Posted at 21 January 2021 - 2:00pm by State Library of NSW
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📚💕 Win a blind date with a book! Simply subscribe to #Openbook magazine and tell us your literary likes (25 words or less) by 5pm 31 January 2021. The best 5 entries win.

Send entries to [email protected]

Subscribe to Openbook here: https://t.co/c2NTZybVqv https://t.co/wdpdqC3mYU
Posted at 21 January 2021 - 12:00pm by State Library of NSW
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"What stood out at this one was the sheer reverence that was had by all there."

Photographer @JamesBrickwood spoke to @sunstudiosaus about the stories behind some of his #Photos1440 images.

Read his interview here: https://t.co/8p7zcTdMSh

Learn more:
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Posted at 21 January 2021 - 11:01am by State Library of NSW
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Can you identify where this photograph was taken? Hint: It is somewhere on the NSW Central Coast! Reply or retweet with your answer and we'll reveal the location at 3pm today! #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/Mth2Cf7JMT
Posted at 21 January 2021 - 10:01am by State Library of NSW
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📣 Opportunity: @SydWritersFest is now recruiting 300 volunteers to help bring Australia's largest celebration of writing and ideas to life. Applications are due 31 January. More info: https://t.co/yVsSm49PJt https://t.co/ipWOy2hvdZ
Posted at 20 January 2021 - 6:00pm by State Library of NSW
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We're staying open until 8pm this evening, and every Wed and Thurs night until 1 April 2021 for #CultureUpLate! 🌙

The perfect chance to check out our #free exhibitions, #Photos1440, #ComingOutInThe70s, #EightDaysInKamay and #PANDEMIC!

See what's on: https://t.co/X2V3e2EYOP https://t.co/oukhlKz1d3
Posted at 20 January 2021 - 5:00pm by State Library of NSW
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Woolloomooloo, Sydney, c. 1870, hand coloured albumen print
Posted at 20 January 2021 - 2:37pm by statelibraryofnsw
Today's featured public library is #Baradine Library part of @MacquarieRegLib. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

#BaradineLibrary has served a small, isolated rural community for over 20 years offering storytime, rhyme time, book club and the popular Third Thursday club. https://t.co/RYnqoHYmWb
Posted at 20 January 2021 - 2:00pm by State Library of NSW
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Today's #WatercolourWednesday of #Newcastle was created by soldier and engineer Edward Close, c 1821. Close arrived in #NSW in 1817 with the 48th Regiment and was transferred to Newcastle in the early 1820s to supervise engineering works.

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Posted at 20 January 2021 - 1:30pm by State Library of NSW
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On a scale of ‘The Naturalists Companion’ animal how are you feeling today?

🤩 Thank you @britishlibrary for the inspiration.

🎨 Illustrations from ‘The Naturalists Companion’ by Kenelm Henry Digby, c 1812-1816. https://t.co/Gkawcoebn5 https://t.co/dY7jah5LEL
Posted at 20 January 2021 - 10:01am by State Library of NSW
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@burgotastic Great detail! 👍 We’ll have it added to our catalogue record.
Posted at 20 January 2021 - 9:35am by State Library of NSW
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Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Ltd, York Street, Sydney, c. February 1939, Arthur Ernest Foster
Posted at 20 January 2021 - 4:44am by statelibraryofnsw
Swimmers beware! 🏊‍♀️ 'Undercurrent, you will be swept away by it.' 🪁This kite with a warning was flown #OnThisDay in 1947 at #Bondi, #Sydney.

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Posted at 19 January 2021 - 6:00pm by State Library of NSW
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🙌 @newcastleherald called it “one of #NSW’s greatest treasures” – https://t.co/RtuYDfKQeP

✨Learn more about the stunning marble Tasman Map in our Mitchell Library foyer and how it was created: https://t.co/xnENFue9u1 https://t.co/9LKNDQhLmU
Posted at 19 January 2021 - 4:00pm by State Library of NSW
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Today's featured public library is #Barraba Library part of the Central Northern Regional Library service. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries
Posted at 19 January 2021 - 2:00pm by State Library of NSW
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Something to make the kids laugh! Register for our online workshop with the hilarious @AdrianBeckBooks and discover the secret formula to writing knockout stories. 💥

🗓️ Wed 20 Jan, 10am-11am
👫 Suitable for ages 7-12

Free, register now: https://t.co/N93KYLZVbN https://t.co/x30LYznknv
Posted at 19 January 2021 - 12:00pm by State Library of NSW
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The construction of the AWA Building and Tower 17 November 1938 by Arthur Foster
Posted at 18 January 2021 - 8:14am by statelibraryofnsw
The construction of the AWA Building and Tower 19 October 1938 by Arthur Foster
Posted at 15 January 2021 - 1:20pm by statelibraryofnsw
Francis Birtles, Australian adventurer, photographer, cyclist, and filmmaker, who set many long-distance cycling records, c. 1920, Arthur Ernest Foster
Posted at 13 January 2021 - 8:28am by statelibraryofnsw
Feeding Turkish Prisoners of War, Australian Light Horse, attrib. Palestine, ca. 1916-1917, James Chauvel
Posted at 11 January 2021 - 7:03am by statelibraryofnsw
Children looking out of car windows, open air films, Bondi Beach, Sydney, 29 December 1951
Posted at 8 January 2021 - 3:42pm by statelibraryofnsw
Clown, Warren's Circus, Liverpool, 10 February 1949, photograph by Y. Ellis
Posted at 6 January 2021 - 8:47am by statelibraryofnsw
Australian Soldiers outside the ANZAC Memorial, during a heat wave, Hyde Park, Sydney, 4 January 1946
Posted at 4 January 2021 - 2:23pm by statelibraryofnsw
Yachts on Port Jackson, Sydney, 2 January 1941
Posted at 3 January 2021 - 10:10am by statelibraryofnsw
Yachts sailing on Port Jackson, Sydney, 2 January 1941
Posted at 2 January 2021 - 2:42pm by statelibraryofnsw
Surf Carnival, Curl Curl, Northern Beaches, Sydney, 1 January 1938
Posted at 1 January 2021 - 9:47am by statelibraryofnsw
JT & AT Stacey Newsagents, 254 White Horse Road, Balwyn Victoria, July 1951
Posted at 30 December 2020 - 9:22am by statelibraryofnsw
Teenagers packed into an Austin car, Australia, September 1949
Posted at 28 December 2020 - 2:40pm by statelibraryofnsw
Christmas, ca. 1954, photographed by Max Dupain & Associates
Posted at 25 December 2020 - 8:24am by statelibraryofnsw
Martin Place extension from Elizabeth Street to Macquarie Street, c. 1933, Sam Hood
Posted at 24 December 2020 - 3:50pm by statelibraryofnsw
Martin Place extension from Elizabeth Street to Macquarie Street, c. 1933, Sam Hood
Posted at 24 December 2020 - 3:28pm by statelibraryofnsw
Xmas (Christmas) Toy Arrangement, ca. 1953, photographed by Max Dupain
Posted at 23 December 2020 - 10:22am by statelibraryofnsw
Giant Christmas tree with Santa Claus, ca. 1935, Sam Hood
Posted at 23 December 2020 - 10:12am by statelibraryofnsw
Kids Crafting 101 - Preschool Color Collage Art Activity
Posted at 21 September 2019 - 2:42am by State Library of NSW
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