From the Eiffel Tower and the Space Needle to the invention of television, chewing gum and hotdogs, world fairs have shaped our world. This eresource digitizes primary source material from over 200 world fairs and exhibitions. Coverage includes the world fairs held in Sydney (1879) and Melbourne (1881), and Australian material for fairs around the world. Key exhibits: aeronautics, art and architecture, chemistry and chemicals, entertainment, fashion and beauty, food and drink, lifestyle and domestic living, light and electricity, manufacturing and machines, nature and natural resources, technology and communications, transportation and visual culture. By Adam Matthew Digital.
The largest and most extensive database of Australian & New Zealand paintings sold at auction since 1973, including sale records from over 50 auction houses and artist's biographies. Document supply available.
An encyclopaedia of Australian cases, providing a brief description and references to citations and related commentary. Case digests include the case name, citation, historical notes referring to related proceedings, and references to articles discussing the case. Online version is FirstPoint Document supply NOT available.
This resource contains transcripts and indexes of original records and published biographies of deceased individuals who arrived, or were born in, Australia. It includes over 900,000 archival and biographical records such as parish register entries, Colonial Secretary records 1788-1825, Commissariat ration records, convict records, musters, and census information.
This brings together important procedural rules and substantive laws directed to ensuring the integrity of criminal investigations and criminal trials. This service contains the proper procedures that should be followed by the police and investigating officials in the area of criminal investigation.
Contains records covering Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Wales, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Includes cemetery records, probate, land & court records, migration records, criminal reports, electoral rolls & censuses, directories, almanacs & government gazettes and military records. Document supply NOT available.
The gazette covers court cases, legislation and policy issues that affect the media. It includes articles, interviews and discussion papers on defamation, contempt, suppression, protection of sources, freedom of information, intellectual property, privacy and media law news – as well as live trial reports and an up-to-date national damages table.
ImmiAccount (Previously LEGENDcom) is the Department of Immigration's online database that contains a current library of all Migration legislation, the Procedures Advice Manual (PAM3) and the Migration Series Instructions. This database also contains a historical library of all these documents.
An Australian legal journal renowned for its candid and often satirical examination of the legal profession. It documents significant events and shifts within the Australian legal landscape, a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of legal practices and policies.
The Lawyers Practice Manual New South Wales is a procedural guide which deals with the everyday questions of legal practice and procedure. It is divided into 20 distinct areas of practice according to subject area. Includes sample precedents, lists of relevant legislation and further reference materials are included at the beginning of each chapter. Subjects covered are legal practice - criminal law - family law - accidents and injuries - housing -consumer rights - childrenc - social security - disability law - associations and organisations - legal aid - credit and debt - wills and estates - administrative review - immigration - discrimination/human rights - employment - veteran's affairs - intellectual property and communications - elder law.
This online database provides access to the holdings of over 850 Australian libraries. Supported by the National Library of Australia, the database contains information about the location of over 29 million books, journal titles and other items held in Australian library collections.
Password required ask at desk - Provides contact details and qualifications for doctors practising in Australia. Includes specialists and other healthcare professionals. Can be searched by postcode, language spoken and specialisation. Available on all networked computers in the library, but can only be used by one person at a time.
