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Mick Pilley of Mudgee NSW, 1958
From the John Meredith Collection
NLA Pictorial Collection.

 

July 1995Volume V Number 10

A VANISHED OR FADING PAST

In April 1995 John Thompson launched John Meredith’s latest publication which introduces some of the everyday heroes of Australia’s folk culture. This is an edited version of his speech

UNCOVERING TREASURES FROM OUR PAST

Barry York, in his research into Australia’s multicultural heritage, has found a wealth of material covering over 40 ethnic groups in the collections of the National Library

CULTURAL RECONSTRUCTION IN CAMBODIA AND VIETNAM

Diana Giese interviews Dr Helen Jarvis about the overwhelming task of rebuilding national library collections and services after the devastation of war

A PACIFIC (PRE)OCCUPATION

Carol Mills worked on contract as University Librarian at the University of the South Pacific from March 1992 to March 1995. She provides an interesting account of USP and its Pacific library network

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENT

NEWS & NOTES

THE TOP END CHINESE EXPERIENCE

Diana Giese provides the background to the writing and recent reprinting of her very successful publication Beyond Chinatown

FRIENDS

A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia

NLA PUBLICATIONS

A lively account of the life and work of one of the twentieth century’s foremost architects and planners, Walter Burley Griffin, has just been published by the National Library

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