Wonderful Open Day at #statelibrarynsw, celebrating its 200 year anniversary.
Abuzz with crowds all over today, across the many permanent & current exhibitions, in the foyers, expanded bookshop & cafe.
Also many people there to study & concentrate as well.
Harmonious coexistence
#publicsydney 1/2
Abuzz with crowds all over today, across the many permanent & current exhibitions, in the foyers, expanded bookshop & cafe.
Also many people there to study & concentrate as well.
Harmonious coexistence
#publicsydney 1/2
April 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Wonderful Open Day at #statelibrarynsw, celebrating its 200 year anniversary.
Abuzz with crowds all over today, across the many permanent & current exhibitions, in the foyers, expanded bookshop & cafe.
Also many people there to study & concentrate as well.
Harmonious coexistence
#publicsydney 1/2
Abuzz with crowds all over today, across the many permanent & current exhibitions, in the foyers, expanded bookshop & cafe.
Also many people there to study & concentrate as well.
Harmonious coexistence
#publicsydney 1/2
The reinstatement of a public square in front of @statelibrarynsw. Once there was a stately Shakespeare Pl, then Cahill Expressway brutally cut a swathe across The Domain.
Our project, with Jane Irwin Landscape, Michael & Sian Hromek, Arup makes a square to match Melbourne’s Library forecourt 1/2
Our project, with Jane Irwin Landscape, Michael & Sian Hromek, Arup makes a square to match Melbourne’s Library forecourt 1/2
January 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The reinstatement of a public square in front of @statelibrarynsw. Once there was a stately Shakespeare Pl, then Cahill Expressway brutally cut a swathe across The Domain.
Our project, with Jane Irwin Landscape, Michael & Sian Hromek, Arup makes a square to match Melbourne’s Library forecourt 1/2
Our project, with Jane Irwin Landscape, Michael & Sian Hromek, Arup makes a square to match Melbourne’s Library forecourt 1/2
Grumman G-21 Goose seaplane, landing in Sydney, c. 1938, film negative, Australian Consolidated Press Archive, Uploaded to #Flickrcommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2s34wCu
May 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Grumman G-21 Goose seaplane, landing in Sydney, c. 1938, film negative, Australian Consolidated Press Archive, Uploaded to #Flickrcommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2s34wCu
Mining at old Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1857, painting by George Rowe. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLIbraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...
May 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Mining at old Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1857, painting by George Rowe. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLIbraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...
Two Chinese men in the street, Sydney, 1885-1890, Arthur K. Syer, vintage albumen print. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...
October 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Two Chinese men in the street, Sydney, 1885-1890, Arthur K. Syer, vintage albumen print. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...
#OTD 13 Feb 1942, Frederick Stanley Grimes photographed Australia’s oldest contortionist David Mitchell - aged 73, uploaded to Wikidata by @stateLibraryNSW www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133853...
February 11, 2026 at 10:59 PM
#OTD 13 Feb 1942, Frederick Stanley Grimes photographed Australia’s oldest contortionist David Mitchell - aged 73, uploaded to Wikidata by @stateLibraryNSW www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133853...
Gee Kim the link might be useful: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/h... #GLAMR #StateLibraryNSW #indigenisation #curation
July 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Gee Kim the link might be useful: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/h... #GLAMR #StateLibraryNSW #indigenisation #curation
Panorama of Wentworth Park, Sydney, ca. 1920, by by unknown. Uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glebe,_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glebe,_...
May 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Panorama of Wentworth Park, Sydney, ca. 1920, by by unknown. Uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glebe,_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glebe,_...
#OTD 13 April 1965 - Freedom Ride and You, public meeting with Speakers Charles Perkins, Rev. Ted Noffs, FaithBandler, Herbert Groves, poster @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/68l6...
April 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#OTD 13 April 1965 - Freedom Ride and You, public meeting with Speakers Charles Perkins, Rev. Ted Noffs, FaithBandler, Herbert Groves, poster @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/68l6...
Explore the volume here: ➡️ www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62549052
Contributed to BHL Australia by State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw
Contributed to BHL Australia by State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw
September 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Explore the volume here: ➡️ www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62549052
Contributed to BHL Australia by State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw
Contributed to BHL Australia by State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw
Time to share some writing from the archives- brought to you by Colourful Histories, @statelibrarynsw and @nationallibraryaus.
Written while I was on a summer scholarship at the NLA, this remains one of my favourite blog pieces....
#LibraryLoversDay #14Feb #archives #PacificHistory #loveletters
Written while I was on a summer scholarship at the NLA, this remains one of my favourite blog pieces....
#LibraryLoversDay #14Feb #archives #PacificHistory #loveletters
Research output: Unusual Love Letters in the Archive — Colourful Histories
colourfulhistories.squarespace.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Time to share some writing from the archives- brought to you by Colourful Histories, @statelibrarynsw and @nationallibraryaus.
Written while I was on a summer scholarship at the NLA, this remains one of my favourite blog pieces....
#LibraryLoversDay #14Feb #archives #PacificHistory #loveletters
Written while I was on a summer scholarship at the NLA, this remains one of my favourite blog pieces....
#LibraryLoversDay #14Feb #archives #PacificHistory #loveletters
Don’t forget to cast your vote this weekend!
📷 @troveaustralia @nationallibraryaus @statelibrarynsw
#democracysausage #democracy #vote #australianelection2025 #australiavotes #auspol
📷 @troveaustralia @nationallibraryaus @statelibrarynsw
#democracysausage #democracy #vote #australianelection2025 #australiavotes #auspol
May 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Don’t forget to cast your vote this weekend!
📷 @troveaustralia @nationallibraryaus @statelibrarynsw
#democracysausage #democracy #vote #australianelection2025 #australiavotes #auspol
📷 @troveaustralia @nationallibraryaus @statelibrarynsw
#democracysausage #democracy #vote #australianelection2025 #australiavotes #auspol
How Free Is Free Speech? An interesting discussion thoughtfully led by Yumi Stynes, Cathy Wilcox, Jan Fran, and Peter Greste.
Followed by lovely catch up chat and drinks at The Library Bar rooftop.
A happy hump day.
#StateLibraryNSW
#SydneyWritersFestival
Followed by lovely catch up chat and drinks at The Library Bar rooftop.
A happy hump day.
#StateLibraryNSW
#SydneyWritersFestival
August 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
How Free Is Free Speech? An interesting discussion thoughtfully led by Yumi Stynes, Cathy Wilcox, Jan Fran, and Peter Greste.
Followed by lovely catch up chat and drinks at The Library Bar rooftop.
A happy hump day.
#StateLibraryNSW
#SydneyWritersFestival
Followed by lovely catch up chat and drinks at The Library Bar rooftop.
A happy hump day.
#StateLibraryNSW
#SydneyWritersFestival
Cinesound Productions mobile recording unit no. 2 with motion camera, and microphone, Moore Park, Sydney, 1934. Uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinesou...
July 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Cinesound Productions mobile recording unit no. 2 with motion camera, and microphone, Moore Park, Sydney, 1934. Uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinesou...
DKW, Hudson and Wolseley car showrooms (for Building Publishing Co); corner Cathedral and Riley Streets, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, November 1938, Sam Hood uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
DKW, Hudson and Wolseley car showrooms (for Building Publishing Co); corner Cathedral and Riley Streets, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, November 1938, Sam Hood uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW
#OTD King Street at night, Sydney, 21 May 1938, by Norman Herfort uploaded to FlickrCommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2rtPr1x #ThrowbackThursday
May 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM
#OTD King Street at night, Sydney, 21 May 1938, by Norman Herfort uploaded to FlickrCommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2rtPr1x #ThrowbackThursday
Another #sydneyjigsawpuzzle!
Who would have thought it…
The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] [cartographic material] 1888 by MS Hill, sketches the burgeoning town, the civic centre, busy harbour, the distant fields…
Jigsaw produced by #StateLibraryNSW
Get it as a pair to our #publicsydneypuzzle
Who would have thought it…
The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] [cartographic material] 1888 by MS Hill, sketches the burgeoning town, the civic centre, busy harbour, the distant fields…
Jigsaw produced by #StateLibraryNSW
Get it as a pair to our #publicsydneypuzzle
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Another #sydneyjigsawpuzzle!
Who would have thought it…
The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] [cartographic material] 1888 by MS Hill, sketches the burgeoning town, the civic centre, busy harbour, the distant fields…
Jigsaw produced by #StateLibraryNSW
Get it as a pair to our #publicsydneypuzzle
Who would have thought it…
The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] [cartographic material] 1888 by MS Hill, sketches the burgeoning town, the civic centre, busy harbour, the distant fields…
Jigsaw produced by #StateLibraryNSW
Get it as a pair to our #publicsydneypuzzle
Lion fish in Taronga Zoo aquarium, Sydney, 27 November 1938, film negative, Australian Consolidated Press Archive. Uploaded to #FlickrCommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2rHHjPd
March 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Lion fish in Taronga Zoo aquarium, Sydney, 27 November 1938, film negative, Australian Consolidated Press Archive. Uploaded to #FlickrCommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2rHHjPd
Children at the migration centre, Uranquinty, New South Wales, 18 January, 1950, by L Bartholomew. Image uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranqui...
March 13, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Children at the migration centre, Uranquinty, New South Wales, 18 January, 1950, by L Bartholomew. Image uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranqui...
#OTD 24 July 1907 David Scott Mitchell died. His unrivalled Australiana collection of books, letters, paintings and manuscripts were bequeathed to
@StateLibraryNSW Portrait by J. Hubert Newman, c.1875 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/44x7...
@StateLibraryNSW Portrait by J. Hubert Newman, c.1875 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/44x7...
July 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#OTD 24 July 1907 David Scott Mitchell died. His unrivalled Australiana collection of books, letters, paintings and manuscripts were bequeathed to
@StateLibraryNSW Portrait by J. Hubert Newman, c.1875 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/44x7...
@StateLibraryNSW Portrait by J. Hubert Newman, c.1875 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/44x7...
#OTD Children Jitterbug dancing, 11 January 1941. Uploaded to #flickrcommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2r28Ykq
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 AM
#OTD Children Jitterbug dancing, 11 January 1941. Uploaded to #flickrcommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2r28Ykq
Shipwrights at work, Darling Harbour, Port Jackson, Sydney, 1878. Uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbui...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbui...
May 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Shipwrights at work, Darling Harbour, Port Jackson, Sydney, 1878. Uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbui...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbui...
#OTD 27 January 1930 Francis Chichester was photographed at Mascot after his solo flight from Croydon, England to Darwin in DH-60G 'Madame Elijah' G-AAKK. By Sam Hood and uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis...
January 26, 2026 at 10:04 PM
#OTD 27 January 1930 Francis Chichester was photographed at Mascot after his solo flight from Croydon, England to Darwin in DH-60G 'Madame Elijah' G-AAKK. By Sam Hood and uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis...
Born 17 April 1888 astronomer Robert Bage member of Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, died at Gallipoli 7 May 1915. Photo by by Frank Hurley, uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bage
April 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Born 17 April 1888 astronomer Robert Bage member of Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, died at Gallipoli 7 May 1915. Photo by by Frank Hurley, uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bage
Scene in pouring rain, Central Station, Sydney, c.1932, by Sam Hood, vintage negative, @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoZ0...
August 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Scene in pouring rain, Central Station, Sydney, c.1932, by Sam Hood, vintage negative, @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoZ0...