![]() ![]() They often began their careers by submitting their manuscripts to the children’s columns of local newspapers or to children’s periodicals. However, it was not until the 1880s that more authors, particularly women writers, were given the opportunity to have their work published. A Mother’s Offering to Her Children: By a Lady Long Resident in New South Wales (1841) by Charlotte Waring Atkinson (Charlotte Barton) was the first locally published Australian book for children. ![]() Australian publishers were often reluctant to support local authors because it was easier and less expensive for them to reprint books from England or the United States. Most of the books and periodicals that children in Australia read in the nineteenth century were imported from Great Britain. Although the exhibition is not arranged chronologically, but thematically, visitors can learn a great deal about how Australian children’s literature has developed from the mid-nineteenth century to the present by walking through the gallery. The Story Time: Australian Children’s Literature exhibition showcases a fascinating portion of the extensive collection of Australian children’s literature in the National Library of Australia. Become a Friend of the National Library.National Library of Australia Publishing.Using the Library Expand Using the Library sub menu. ![]() Processing and describing our collections. ![]() Collections Expand Collections sub menu. ![]()
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