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Manuscript Collections

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John Howard Collection [NAA 001]

Search the official record of Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s extensive political career from the National Archives of Australia's John Howard Collection, housed and made accessible by special arrangement at Special Collections, UNSW Canberra...

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Howard Library Collections

Search the Howard Library Collections to discover a nationally significant record of Australia's recent political history seen from multiple sides of the political divide. Together the archives of Howard and his cabinet ministers record the major political debates of the Howard Government era, including material relating to the Nationals, Australian Labor Party and the Greens...

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Howard Library Objects

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Australians at War Oral Histories

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Doug Robertson Ship Images

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World War I Diaries

View a selection of World War I Diaries digitised for the 2015–2018 Anzac Centenary...

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UNSW History Sources

Find UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College, Duntroon publications held by Special Collections...

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