Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visitors are kindly advised that this website includes images, sounds and names of people who have passed.
All users should be aware that some topics or historical content may be culturally sensitive, offensive or distressing, and that some images may contain nudity or are of people not yet identified. Certain words, terms or descriptions may reflect the author's/creator's attitude or that of the period in which they were written, but are now considered inappropriate in today's context.
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The first Indigenous cricket tour of England in 1868Cricket In 1868, 13 cricketers from Victoria's western districts sailed from Sydney to become the first Australian team to tour England. |
A Day at the RacesHorse Racing The story of horses and horse racing in Australia |
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Hitting the SlopesSkiing A young woman’s alpine adventure in the 1930s sent her headlong into romance. |
A Maiden OverCricket The history of women's cricket in Australia. |
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Record CatchFishing Merging history and science, a Library fellowship tracked 80 years of fishing off the east coast of Australia. |
The Redfern All Blacks in 1946Rugby League Historic photos of the Redfern All Blacks rugby league team, an all-Aboriginal side, in a match against the Redfern Waratahs at Redfern Oval in 1946. |
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The FlameOlympic Games The Olympic Flame and one golden moment in Sydney. |
Cricket in AustraliaCricket The Library holds a remarkable collection of illustrations, photographs, letters, diaries and newspapers documenting the development of cricket in Australia. |
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The life and lens of photographer George CaddyBeachobatics Photographer George Caddy and Bondi 'beachobatics' |
Leading the WayCricket Australian cricketer Betty Archdale excelled in several fields that rarely admitted women. |
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