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Ken Inglis on remembering the Dunera

Ken Inglis reveals the fate of German and Austrian Jews interned in Australia as enemy aliens during WWII.

20 Apr 2011 Duration: 47:31

Audio: Morris Gleitzman on research at the State Library

Author Morris Gleitzman talks about his research into bushfires as part of his creative fellowship.

11 Aug 2010 Duration: 51:26

Audio: Black Thursday soundscape

Hear the story behind one of the State Library's colonial-era masterpieces, the painting Black Thursday.

10 Jan 2010 Duration: 07:07

Audio: Jerilderie letter soundscape

Immerse yourself in the drama of the Jerilderie siege, when Ned Kelly and his gang took over the small Riverina town in February 1879.

16 Nov 2009 Duration: 07:45

Ned Kelly’s armour

Step inside the iconic suit of armour worn by Ned Kelly on the day he was arrested at Glenrowan.

26 Nov 2004 Duration: 6:01

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