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Using the National Library of Australia

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Live from the National Library of Australia!

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Unearth treasures at the National Library of Australia (full version)

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National Library of Australia preserving wartime newsmaps

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TVC - National Library of Australia

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Thrilled to have Markus Zusak here to speak about his new book Bridge of Clay. https://t.co/qifp7fnzmL

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We librarians LOVE questions! There's #StackstoShare at https://t.co/UtaSbPDm5F. https://t.co/7eMTYJ5yKY

The National Library of Australia is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people." In 2012–13, the National Library collection comprised 6,496,772 items, and an additional 15,506 metres (50,873 ft) of manuscript material. It is located in Parkes, Canberra, ACT.
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