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Billycart boys

by Megan Hicks

A researcher finds that the catalogue doesn’t always get it right.

I feel like a Tooheys ... or two

by Lisa Murray

Research in the Library’s manuscripts collection can be thirsty work.

Inside cover of report with picture of two bottled beers and a stemmed glass full of beer, in the background two women sit on sun-terrace.

The Blue Road

by Stan Correy

The untold story of French novelist Hélène Bessette and her poetic novel, La Route Bleue, a love story set in 1940s Sydney.

Black and white portrait of Hélène Bessette.

Fit for a queen

by Phillipa McGuinness

A luncheon inspired by the Queen’s 1954 visit.

Photo of table set with meringues and tea cups

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