Scholar Talks

This Scholar Talk looks at representations of the south and north-west Pacific in the writing of European Australians during the century that followed.

This Scholar Talk presents an environmental history of Sydney’s freshwater swamplands. 

This talk takes a closer look at some of the more familiar Aboriginal residents and visitors to Newcastle, including Bungaree and Burigon.

Drawing on research undertaken at the Library, this talk explores parallels between religious education policy in Canada, Australia and New Zealand from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. 

Richard Neville, Mitchell Librarian discusses the incredible career of John William Lewin (1770–1819) who arrived in Sydney in 1800.