History

The Upper North Shore is one of the jewels of Sydney. Follow the development of this region from isolated bush and farmland to a prosperous residential area.

Photography - Sydney exposed takes the first step in providing an online gateway to thousands of images highlighting the history and changing nature of Sydney, Australia's first and largest metropolis.

The images from this collection take us into the lives of a Sydney community, revealing its religious and community events.

Although European navigators visited and explored the Papua New Guinea islands for 170 years, little was known of the Papua New Guinea inhabitants until the late 19th century.

A Common Place displays 15 dramatic portraits of Moree Murries taken by Michael Riley, one of Australia’s leading Indigenous contemporary artists.

Aviation in Australia traces the history of flight from its infancy through to the twentieth century. 

The Jewish community in Australia has made a significant contribution to the development of Australian society and culture since the establishment of the colony in 1788.