Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

The State Library of New South Wales is a large public library owned by the state of New South Wales. It is located in Macquarie Street, Sydney. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 3666 KB) Summary Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 3666 KB) Summary Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the most eastern street of Sydneys CBD. Extending from Hyde Park at its southern end to the Sydney Opera House at its northern end, Macquarie Street is arguably Australias most beautiful and prominent avenue. ... This article is about the Australian city. ...

It started as Australian Subscription Library in 1826 and then in 1869 was taken over by the NSW Government and became the Sydney Free Public Library. In 1895 it was renamed as the Public Library of NSW and in again in 1975 to the State Library of New South Wales. The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

The library contains over 4.7 million books and other items.

As well as being a general purpose reference and research library, it contains many historically significant collections dating from the European colonisation of Australia, including accounts from Australian explorers and other pioneers, paintings and sketches, and many other historical records. These are held in the Mitchell Library and Dixson Reading Room, housed within the State Library precinct. Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to some dispute as to Europes actual borders. ... Colonisation (or colonization) is the act where life forms move into a distant area where their kind is sparse or not yet existing at all and set up new settlements in the area. ...

Its collections grow through both purchase and other acquisition of material and compulsory contributions of all books published in New South Wales.

External links

• State Library of New South Wales
• atmitchell.com, the State Library's new online project focusing on the historic collections of the Mitchell Library