> Local history

New South Wales Government Gazette Index 1980-2013

There are links to indexes 1980-2013 which you can  use to search for specific supplements, acts, proclamations and legislation and other gazetted items. There is also links to the notification … more

City of Sydney Archives - Historical Atlas of Sydney

This collection contains digitised versions of maps and associated documents. These include: • City Section Survey Plans, 1833• Francis Webb Sheilds Plan of Sydney, 1844• City Detail … more

Royal Commission for the Improvement of the City of Sydney and its Suburbs, 1909

City of Sydney Archives - Historical Atlas of Sydney - Royal Commission for the Improvement of the City of Sydney and its Suburbs, 1909 - The final report comprising 50 foolscap-sized pages,  … more

City of Sydney Archives - Sands Directories 1858-1933

Use this site to key word search Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directories 1858-1933. Note the directory was not published in 1872, 1874, 1878 and 1881. The directories can also be … more

Outback Family History

This site aims to make the local and family history on the rich and diverse Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia available to everyone free of charge. The site can be keyword searched and is … more

VOC Historical Society

This comprehensive site details the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie VOC (United Dutch East Indies Company) their mariners, ships and the impact they had on Western Australia … more

Text Queensland - Queensland's past online

This free website presents a unique and dynamic collection of full-text, searchable, digitised sources on Queensland’s colonial and state history. It features books, journals, theses and … more

Church Point Reserve Association (Sydney)

This site contains detailed local history information including a comprehensive history of Church Point Cemetery detailing those buried there. New more

Fighting the Kaiser: Coburg and the First World War

This blog will have an associated website containing a database of volunteers with Coburg connections added in the next few weeks. New more

Bendigo Family History - Online Indexes

This site offers free searches of a wide variety of local indexes. New indexes are being added on a regular basis. Indexes include:• Sandhurst [Bendigo] Mining Claims and Leases • … more

Historypin

Historypin lets you share historical pictures and stories by pinning them to a location on a world map. Google Street View can be overlaid with the historical photos for a modern comparison. Museums, … more

A Land Fit for Heroes? A History of Soldier Settlement in New South Wales, 1916-1939

This website dedicated to the memory of Soldier Settlement in NSW aims to gather together a rich archival and oral history record that  will:• Assess the relative success and failure of … more

Great Southern Family History Society

This Society covers Broomehill, Cranbrook, Dumbleyung, Gnowangerup, Katanning, Kojonup, Tambellup, Nyabing, Wagin and Woodanilling. There is information available about most of these towns. Online … more