The Australian Indigenous Index or INFOKOORI is a State Library of NSW index to the Koori Mail: the fortnightly national indigenous newspaper, published in Lismore, NSW, since May 1991, that focuses on the Indigenous people of Australia. INFOKOORI is also an index to biographical information from other periodicals held by the NSW State Library including: Our aim : a monthly record of the Aborigines' Inland Mission of Australia. (19071961), Dawn : a magazine for the Aboriginal people of N.S.W. (19521969), New Dawn (19701975) and Identity: Aboriginal Publications Foundation (19711982). Full-text versions of Dawn and New Dawn are available from AIATSIS. Published by the NSW Aborigines Welfare Board, they contain family history information such as births, deaths, and marriages, and hundreds of photographs. They also contain articles about conditions and activities on reserves, stations, homes and schools in NSW. Historical information about Aboriginal people and communities is also being added from other newspapers published in NSW that are held by the NSW State Library, such as the Armidale Express, the Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent, the Australian Evangel, Today, the Daily Examiner (Grafton) and the North-western Watchman (Coonabarabran).
A database of over 3000 pioneer doctors from the 1700s through to 1875. The site covers Australian medical history with a database of medical pioneers and educational background material. It includes doctors who were registered or qualified in Australia, were resident in Australia, or visited here in a professional capacity, before 1875. Ships' surgeons, convict doctors, general practitioners and medical specialists are included.
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A digital library of documents about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period, created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Includes some volumes from the Victoria County History series as well as links to directories and lists such as the Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, which lists officials in the Church of England 1541-1857.
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A database of still images and footage from historical cinema newsreels produced by one of the oldest media companies in the world, British Pathe. Low-resolution previews may be downloaded for free. High-resolution licensed clips are available for purchase online.
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The story of Captain James Cook told through the collections of the British Library and other institutions such as the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum.
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A database of historical images of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in Australia. It primarily draws on the photographic holdings of the Museum of Chinese Australian History but also includes photographs from other online archives, publications and private family collections. Built into the database is the beginnings of an encyclopaedia of Chinese-Australian history, complete with bibliography, which provides contextual information about the images in the database. CHIA is a joint project between the Chinese Museum and La Trobe University ( Asian Studies Program ), supported by the Australian Research Council and the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre ( Melbourne University ).
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This site provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First or Second World Wars. A record of some 60 000 civilian casualties of the Second World War is provided without details of burial location.
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DAAO provides biographical data, contextual information, commentary and links to images databases. The DAAOs foundation biographies come from: - The dictionary of Australian artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870, edited by Joan Kerr - Heritage: The national women's art book, edited by Joan Kerr - Aboriginal artists of the western desert: a biographical dictionary, by Vivien Johnson - and biographies from collecting institutions and fine arts academics. Born digital biographies are now being added by: - The Storylines Project, College of Fine Arts, UNSW - National Gallery of Australia - Queensland Art Gallery - commercial galleries - academics and postgraduate researchers - artists and art lovers.
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More than 3000 biographies of New Zealanders of historical note, originally published in the printed Dictionary of New Zealand biography series and in the parallel Maori-language series, Nga Tangata Taumata Rau. The editorial policy aims to include not only figures of national importance but also those who were representative in a regional, tribal, ethnic or occupational context. The site does not include people who are alive.
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An online encyclopaedia which aimed to cover every aspect of the history of the Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains) - from the earliest human habitation to the present. It includes people, places, buildings, events, cultural groups, natural features, organisations, artefacts and thematic essays. It contains images, sound, film, documents and maps, as well as new scholarship, research and bibliographies. The site was archived in 2021.
This database contains information about those who lived in Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Liverpool Plains and Brisbane Water districts of New South Wales before 1850.
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The Geographical Names Board provides a searchable register of place names in NSW, detailing location as well as origin, history and meaning if available. Discontinued names are retained in the register. To find an area’s parish or county, use the Place Name Search in the Geographical Name Register to search by locality or suburb.
The National Museum of Australia explores the land, nation and people of Australia, focusing on Indigenous histories and cultures, European settlement and interaction with the environment.
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Coordinated by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Includes Maori, military, family and sports history.
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Dedicated to the history of the 240 km convict-built road from Sydney to the Hunter Valley. Includes a convict workers database. Also includes a description of the Iron Gangs, Road Gangs and Bridge Gangs involved in its construction.
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This State Library of NSW project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW (1856-2006) provides an online guide to the personal papers of NSW MPs that are held by the Mitchell Library - from the first NSW Parliament after Responsible Government (which first sat on 22 May 1856) through to the present.
NSW Archaeology Online is a sustainable digital archive of information about the archaeology and heritage of important cultural places in New South Wales. Contains full text archaeological reports on topics such as Aboriginal Australians, heritage buildings and convicts.
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The State Archives Collection documents the daily work of the NSW Government and its agencies from 1788 to today. These records cover areas such as immigration and shipping, convicts, probate and wills, land, health and professions. Use the A-Z Subject Index to browse subjects.
The NSW War Memorials Register is a database of war memorials in New South Wales. It currently holds more than 3000 war memorial records, and more than 200,000 veteran records. The Register enables communities to record accurate information about war memorials, provides best practice information about war memorial conservation, and connects memorials and veterans to sustain NSW military and commemorative history.