Collection: Reference

The book explores the development of South Australian nineteenth-century painting from the commencement of colonisation in 1836 through to Federation in 1901.

Includes a list of names in Greville's Post Office directory 1872, a list of names in the Rural Cumberland Year book for 1885, St Marys telephone subscribers for 1911, and a list of prominent people in local government 1890-1948.

This collection of striking images from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic is the result of six journeys made by Australian photographer David Neilson. These outstanding landscape and wildlife photographs are reproduced in both colour and black and white.

The Tarim Basin in Central Asia is, historically speaking, one of the most fascinating places in the world. Located in this huge basin is the Taklamakan Desert, crossed for thousands of years, to the rhythms of camel caravans, by traders of the ancient Silk Road.

Stamps and first day cover to celebrate the completion of Kunshan Library in October 2004

The 20th century was a period of remarkable discovery and explortion in space and astronomy, but the practical and spiritual connections of humankind with the stars have motivated and inspired improvements in observations and technology...