The catalogue of the collections of the US Library of Congress. This searchable database contains records of approximately 12 million items including books, maps, manuscripts and sound recordings. The catalogue includes searching aids such as cross-references.
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The Library of Congress Classification system is used in many university libraries throughout the world. This page at the Library of Congress site provides an outline of the system.
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An online collection featuring a small number of the Library of Congress's 4.5 million-item maps collection. Images include maps of Antarctica, Australasia and the world.
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Lismore City Council's searchable database of Lismore Cemetery and Memorial Gardens. Includes date of death and may include location of grave, or funeral service details.
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Contact details for family history societies in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Produced by the New South Wales Family History Document Service.
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Local councils' community services directories. Mainly for Sydney metropolitan areas, but also contains information of regional or state-wide application in NSW.
A list of ships travelling into Australian and New Zealand waters between 1788 and 1990. Contains information about log book sources and places each ship visited. Files scanned as part of the ACRE (Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions across Earth) data rescue effort.
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Making Multicultural Australia website is currently being developed by the Office of the Board of Studies NSW (OBOS) and the Department of Education and Training (DET). The site will include more than 3000 pages of articles, research, teacher guides, lesson plans, audio interviews, video clips and Australian multicultural artworks. Its major purpose is to assist teachers in developing anti-racist materials for use in many subject areas. New research is being added by Dr Andrew Jakubowicz of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
MAPCO's aim is to provide genealogists, students and historians with free access to high quality scans of rare and beautiful maps. Featuring digital images of maps of London and Adelaide. Maps currently online include London 1767 and 1850 and Adelaide 1880. More maps will be added over the next few months.
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This website, developed by Mary-Anne Warner, covers the movement of mariners and passengers into Sydney from NSW State Records Shipping Inward lists from the Shipping Master's Office.
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Metro Magazine, published by the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM), produces study guides on movies for primary and secondary schools teachers and students.
The Miramar Ship Index (domiciled in the suburb of Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand) is an historical database listing both merchant powered ships of about 100 gross register tons and above and naval ships of even smaller tonnage displacement; and also composite, iron & steel sailing ships.
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