State Library NSW Mitchell and Merewether Fellowships

The State Library of New South Wales is currently taking applications for the DS Mitchell Fellowship and the Merewether Fellowship. The Mitchell and Merewether fellowships are designed to promote the Library’s role as a centre of scholarly activity and research,...

Newsletter # 112

In this issue: ANZMapS AGM: Elections of officers for 2012-13/How to subscribe to the member e-mail list/Welcome to new members/News from the National Library of Australia/News from the State Library of New South Wales / News from the National Library of New...

Cook’s Treasures seminar, National Library

On Friday 24 February, The National Library hosted a seminar, Cook’s Treasures, for an across the board exploration of Cook’s influence on Australian and South Pacific history. Keynote speaker Professor Iain McCalman delivered the 2012 Kenneth Binns...

Book Launch: Maps that shaped Australia

The launch of Professor Robert Clancy’s latest book written with Paul Harcombe, Maps that Shaped Australia, will be held following the conference Welcome Drinks at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 24 May in the Members Room, Mitchell Wing, State Library of New South Wales. If...

Launch of "Early Navigators of Bass Strait" (ENBS)

Official launch of the map Early Navigators of Bass Strait at the State Library of Victoria, Thursday 7th April, 6pm. The map and educational resource will be launched by Emeritus Professor Victor Prescott, and the Surveyor-General of Victoria, John E. Tulloch. The...

1974 Brisbane flood maps online

The National Library has digitised its 1974 flood maps, in response to public interest. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1550973 http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1550980 For current information on the Queensland floods, there are severalk sources of mapping:...