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From 1923, two forms of name were used concurrently: Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, to designate the national and parliamentary collections respectively.

In 1957 the Paton Committee recommended a National Library as an independent statutory body.

In 1960 the National Library of Australia was created by the National Library Act 1960, and each library became a separate entity.

Building

The original National Library building on Kings Avenue, Canberra

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