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Alisa Bunbury
William Strutt’s
Victoria the Golden
Sketches of Early Melbourne
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Alissa Duke
Books That Defined Language
A journey through the Supreme Court Library’s rare and historic dictionaries
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Dr
Amy Isham
Rare 17th Century Books
Art, Architecture and Religion
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Anna Welch
World of the Book Exhibition
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Book Arts from the Medieval to the Contemporary
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Curators’ Tour of
World of the Book
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A Room of One's Own
The Women Writers Fund at State Library Victoria
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Anne Dunlop
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Ángel Alcalde
Making Public Histories
Why republics die
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Bernard Caleo
Graphic Novels and the Real World
Comic books, autobiography and history
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Bonnie Hearn
Earth, Insect, Beast (Session 2)
Makings of a Byzantine manuscript
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Earth, Insect, Beast (Session 1)
Makings of a Byzantine manuscript
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Cameron Borg
Astounding Worlds
An Introduction to Science Fiction with a panel of enthusiasts.
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Professor Emeritus
Chris Browne
Meet Me at the Book Fair
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Astounding Worlds
An Introduction to Science Fiction with a panel of enthusiasts.
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Storytime
Growing up with books
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Somewhere a bear…
A celebration of the centenary of Winnie-the-Pooh
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Curiouser and Curiouser
The several worlds of Alice in Wonderland
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Daniel Wee
World of the Book Exhibition
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Anatomy of a Book
Medical books from State Library Victoria
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Curators’ Tour of
World of the Book
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David Lancashire
Into the Archives
Exploring Hand Lettering
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Dawn Albinger
The National Book Collecting Prize for Young Australian Collectors
Presenting the Young Australian Book Collector for 2026
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Debra Parry
Cartes de Visite, Cabinet Cards and Albums
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Des Cowley
Why It Matters
Collecting rare books and manuscripts in a digital world
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Elizabeth Milford
How the Past Informs the Present
Early surgical books in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons rare book collection
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Ellen Becker
Arresting the Ephemeral
The beautiful usefulness of a Victorian herbarium
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Ellen Coates
Beyond the Book
Redefining rarity in a digital age
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Emma Walsh
Why It Matters
Collecting rare books and manuscripts in a digital world
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EV Ratnam
Artists’ Books
Diaries, journals and sketchbooks
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Frederik J. Vervaet
Making Public Histories
Why republics die
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Dr
Geoffrey Cains
Suppression of Australian Literature in the Nineteenth Century
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Georgia Goud
Curators’ Tour of
Rebel Heart
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Georgia Knight
Curators’ Tour of
Rebel Heart
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Georgina Chadderton
Graphic Novels and the Real World
Comic books, autobiography and history
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Oh Brother
Telling real stories through graphic novels
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Greg Hunter
Hidden Gems
The RANZCOG Frank Forster Library
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Hayley Curtis
Rare 17th Century Books
Art, Architecture and Religion
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Hayley Webster
Treasures from the Sea
A rare book display
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Helen Laffin
A Further Glimpse into the Cowlishaw Collection
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Adventures through The Medical Pickwick 1917 - 1920
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Huw Sandaver
Rare 17th Century Books
Art, Architecture and Religion
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Isabel Baker
Curators’ Tour of
Rebel Heart
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Jamie Clennett
Graphic Novels and the Real World
Comic books, autobiography and history
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Jane Sullivan
Storytime
Growing up with books
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Somewhere a bear…
A celebration of the centenary of Winnie-the-Pooh
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Jodi Kok
World of the Book Exhibition
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Curators’ Tour of
World of the Book
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Johanna McMahon
Beyond the Book
Redefining rarity in a digital age
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Julia Bowes
Making Public Histories
Why republics die
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Kasey Symons
Rare Sports Books and Ephemera
Panel discussion on researching sports heritage
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Kevin Molloy
Irish Texts in State Library Victoria’s Rare Books Collection
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Leigh Edmonds
Order Out of Chaos
The science fiction fanzines of Monash University
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Liz Rushen
Lloyd’s
Register
Shaping global shipping for four centuries
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Louise Zedda-Sampson
Rare Sports Books and Ephemera
Panel discussion on researching sports heritage
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Lucie O’Brien
Of Madness and Miracles
Bankruptcy in Australian law and literature
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Lucy Sussex
Digging for Dirt
Criminal inspiration from the archives
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Melanie Mackenzie
The Paper Argonaut
Adventures in art, science and rare books
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Melissa Jones
The Queen of Crime: All About Agatha
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Curators’ Tour of
World of the Book
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Michael Alexandratos
The National Book Collecting Prize for Young Australian Collectors
Presenting the Young Australian Book Collector for 2026
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Michael O’Brien
The Poet Who Never Was and (Perhaps) Always Will Be: Ern Malley
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Michael Visontay
Noble Fragments
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Mirranda Burton
Graphic Novels and the Real World
Comic books, autobiography and history
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Monica Oppen
Why It Matters
Collecting rare books and manuscripts in a digital world
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Nadeem Toodayan
The National Book Collecting Prize for Young Australian Collectors
Presenting the Young Australian Book Collector for 2026
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Nina Whittaker
Treasures from the Sea
A rare book display
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Nusra Latif Qureshi
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Perry Middlemiss
Order Out of Chaos
The science fiction fanzines of Monash University
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Peter McPhee AM
Making Public Histories
Why republics die
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Petra Kayser
Earth, Insect, Beast (Session 2)
Makings of a Byzantine manuscript
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Earth, Insect, Beast (Session 1)
Makings of a Byzantine manuscript
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Professor Kate Burridge
When Wrong Becomes Right in the English Language
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Rebecca Carland
Treasures from the Sea
A rare book display
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Rhyll Plant
The Paper Argonaut
Adventures in art, science and rare books
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Ruth Shervington
Earth, Insect, Beast (Session 2)
Makings of a Byzantine manuscript
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Earth, Insect, Beast (Session 1)
Makings of a Byzantine manuscript
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Sanam Amin
Revolutionary Books of the Algerian Independence Struggle
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Shae Graham
Treasures from the Sea
A rare book display
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Sharon Gee
Why It Matters
Collecting rare books and manuscripts in a digital world
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Simon Plant
Big Show Offs
The clowning achievements of George Coppin and Barry Humphries
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Stephen Banham
Into the Archives
Exploring Hand Lettering
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Steve Carey
How to Ban a Book
Lessons from the cancellation of James Joyce’s
Ulysses
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Steve Wilson
Astounding Worlds
An Introduction to Science Fiction with a panel of enthusiasts.
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Susan Fitzgerald
Into the Archives
Exploring Hand Lettering
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Susan Millard
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Tara Oldfield
Digging for Dirt
Criminal inspiration from the archives
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Tarek Makhlouf
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Taryn Ellis
Beyond the Book
Redefining rarity in a digital age
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Thomas A. Darragh
The Paper Argonaut
Adventures in art, science and rare books
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Tim White
From a Townsville Pub to Sydney’s Wentworth Hotel
An exploration of the life and cookery books of Federation hotelier and cookery book author, Mrs Hannah Maclurcan
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Trevor Ruddell
Rare Sports Books and Ephemera
Panel discussion on researching sports heritage
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Rev Dr
Trevor Tibberstma
Rare 17th Century Books
Art, Architecture and Religion
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Vivien Santer
Astounding Worlds
An Introduction to Science Fiction with a panel of enthusiasts.
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