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Trove is your window into Australia's stories. Tweets by the Trove team at National Library of Australia.

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  1. Retweeted
    Oct 13

    If you're watching and wondering about Chinese language newspapers -- yes there was one published in Ballarat in the 1850s. Some issues are in :

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  2. Oct 12

    The best biscuit debate can divide family, friends and colleagues, but we all know the Monte Carlo reigns supreme.* *objective, scientific, Trove team conclusion. Explore archived Arnott's webpages in your Australian Web Archive:

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  3. Oct 11

    We're sharing curious items from Trove's collections for . This week, it's a bronze cast of a famous hand. Head to our homepage and scroll down to the Trove Trivia section to find out more.

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  4. Oct 10

    Last Saturday 9 October was , but we love bookshops every day! If you feel the same, try your hand at text-correcting some bookshop-related articles: ❤️ 📚 Text correction guidelines and help:

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  5. Retweeted
    Oct 4

    Interested in , but don't know how to make a GIF? Join our GIF-making Academy💡🎓and learn how to find content🖼️animate it💻and submit for the contest🖼️ - in 3 simple steps - with all the information you need coming straight to your inbox🙌 ➡️

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    Oct 6

    This year I’ve been using to create my animated gifs. So I thought I’d show you a sped up timelapse vid of my creative process, which quickly shows how I manipulate a selection of pics to make a fun scene, which then becomes a little animation

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  7. Oct 7

    Cadbury's arrived in Australia as early as 1853 and it's an advertising mainstay. 'A glass and a half' may not pass the metric system muster anymore, and many argue Cadbury's glory days are past. But we bet this tasted great in 1938! Link to ad:

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  8. Oct 6

    How to hire an advertising copywriter in 1897 - and get them to work for books! Thought most Trove and National Library staff would absolutely agree to be paid in books....

    1 June 1897 - PARAGRAPH COMPETITION. via
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  9. Oct 5

    While we're all waiting in anticipation to travel on an aeroplane again, why not take a trip down memory lane by visiting the archived Ansett Airlines webpages on the Australian Web Archive:

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  10. Sep 30

    Space food stick were one of our favourite snacks, don't get us wrong, but we are not so sure about a six-a-day diet of them. What were your favourite after school snacks? 📷:

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    Sep 29

    📢Are you ready for the fun?📢 Your favourite GIF-making competition will be back on October 1 with amazing openly licensed collections from , & 🙌 ➡️

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  12. Sep 28

    Toot toot, chugga chugga, hop in the big red car for a masterclass in 90's web-design this

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  13. Sep 27

    Get warmed up for this weekend and try your hand at some text correction! Explore rugby history here: Text correction guidelines and help:

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  14. Sep 23

    You've tried TikTok dance challenges, so why not be the first to start an Australian Women's Weekly dance challenge? Anyone? Hello? 💃 🕺 📷: Start tappa-tapping here:

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  15. Sep 21

    Sydney's monorail once put the city on a par with Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook! No longer in operation, it's still a favourite site to visit on :

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  16. Sep 19

    Even astronauts need to get out for their daily walk after being cooped up inside! Try your hand at some text correction here: Text correction guidelines and help:

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  17. Sep 16

    We know times have changed, but they're really stretching the 'health' claims here. Sure, put a splash of OJ in your drink for the vitamins, but you're better off with just the bag of ice and a life jacket you actually wear. 📷:

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  18. Retweeted
    Sep 14

    Before Dylan Alcott won his Golden Slam, he was already winning medals in basketball for the Australian Rollers! Explore some of this talented athlete’s career highlights in the Australian Web Archive at: 📷:

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  19. Sep 12

    Hot off the presses - Regicide?! Find more oddities in Trove while text correcting. Try your hand at text correcting here: Text correction guidelines and help:

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  20. Sep 9

    Never dance alone once you try this One Simple Trick! It's...uh...coal tar? An ingredient still sometimes found in some modern beauty products, we still think they could have gone for a catchier name. See vintage ads and more on Trove. 📷:

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