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Lieutenant R. Dale (1810-56); engraved by R. Havell
Panoramic View of King George Sound, Part of the Colony ... 1834
handcoloured engraving; 19 x 247.2 cm

The exhibition Paradise Possessed: The Rex Nan Kivell Collection is on display at the National Library Gallery from early August 1998 to February 1999

 

August 1998 Volume VIII Number 11

PARADISE POSSESSED: THE REX NAN KIVELL COLLECTION

Michelle Hetherington introduces a major exhibition opening at the National Library this month

POLISH AUSTRALIA IN THE LIBRARY

Barry York explores the Library's Polish-Australian holdings

FUN AND A FLORID PEN: JAMES SMITH, JOURNALIST AND CRITIC

Judy Cannon examines some dramatic correspondence

A FIERY RED SUNSET: HENRY BOOTE'S WARTIME DIARY

Stephen Holt examines the legacy of a prominent activist

CULTURE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: THE AUSTRALIAN LIBRARIES GATEWAY

An unfolding initiative brings all Australians a step closer to accessing the nation's cultural collections, as Leanne Brandis reports

FRIENDS

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

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

Paradise Possessed: The Rex Nan Kivell Collection

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