Internet Family History Association of Australia IFHAA (more info)

A central repository and home site for people interested and actively researching Australian Family and Local History. The site includes biographies, local histories, essays on Australian history, Military Roll of Honour and military register.

National Shipwreck Database Australia (more info)

The Australian National Shipwreck Database is a joint project between the Commonwealth, States and Territories, and the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology. Search the database which includes all known shipwrecks in Australian waters. Als...

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (more info)

The National Trust's aim is to conserve Australia's built and natural heritage for future generations. On the website you can search the National Trust Register, find information on the latest news, upcoming events, how to become a member of the Trus...

Ned Kelly: Australian Ironoutlaw (more info)

This site lists all the major events that have gone into making the era of the Kelly Gang one of the most infamous events in Australian history.

Noel Butlin Archives Centre (NBAC) (more info)

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre is a nationally significant collection of primary source material relating to business and labour. The NBAC holds archives of industrial organisations, businesses, professional associations, industry bodies and the lab...

Northern Territory Library Cyclone Tracy Website (more info)

Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin, Australia on the night of Christmas Eve 1974. The website has three main areas: Cyclone Tracy - covers the history of Darwin, Meteorological information - includes general information about cyclones and Oral histories...

Picture Australia (more info)

The PictureAustralia service has been provided for use by all Australians, to discover our heritage as documented in pictures. Through a single access point it is possible to search the distributed image collections of many significant cultural insti...

Polish Historical Institute in Australia (more info)

The Polish Historical Institute in Australia is aiming to collect, preserve and make available to the public archival materials pertaining to Polish immigration to Australia and the settlement of Poles in Australia since 1940.

Project Gutenberg Australia (more info)

Project Gutenberg Australia offers free ebooks or etexts which may be read on a computer using a simple text editor or viewer. The books are in the 'public domain' in Australia. The website includes an 'Australian History' page which compiles a compr...

Richmond River Historical Society (more info)

The society collects, preserves, displays and disseminates historical material relevant to Australia's past generally, and to north eastern New South Wales in particular. The society also manages a museum and research centre for local and family hist...

Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) (more info)

The Royal Australian Historical Society promotes the interest in study and research of Australian history and broadens the opportunities for participation in historical research. The website provides a calendar of activities, a publications list, mem...

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia (RGSSA) (more info)

The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, founded in 1885, is a voluntary, not-for-profit organisation for advancing geographical science and promoting public interest in geography and related topics. In addition to the Society's unique coll...

Sandra's Home Page - Australian History (more info)

This website contains information on past and present Governors and Governor-Generals, Prime Ministers and Opposition Leaders of Australia, early Aborigines and the first European contact with Aborigines. It also provides information on the First Fle...

Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) (more info)

The Society of Australian Genealogists was established in 1932 and has one of the largest private genealogical and historical reference collections in the southern hemisphere. The website is comprehensive and has information about membership, resea...

South Australian Museum Archives Collections (more info)

The South Australian Museum Archives contain documents relating to the StateÆs cultural and natural heritage including expedition journals, papers, maps, films, sound recordings, photographs, drawings, and information collected by scientists, collect...

South Australians at War (more info)

A selection of stories of South Australian contributions to international conflicts, from the South African War through to the present. Find out about the horror and devastation of war through the stories contained in the State Library Collection.

South Seas: Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific (1760-1800) (more info)

South Seas is an online information resource for the history of European voyaging and cross-cultural encounters in the Pacific between 1760 and 1800. South Seas offers manuscript of James CookÆs Endeavour Journal, together with journals kept by Josep...

Sydney Jewish Museum (more info)

The Sydney Jewish Museum is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust so that these events will never be repeated. Since opening in 1992, it has become an integral part of the cultural life of Sydney, winning the 1994 Award o...

The Diary of William John Wills (more info)

An online exhibition providing a transcript of the diary kept by William John Wills from 23 April to 28 June 1861. The Burke and Wills Expedition was significant because it was the first to cross the continent from south to north. It was also notorio...

The George Raper collection (more info)

This online exhibition presents 9 maps, 9 paintings and a manuscript notebook from the first fleet collection acquired by the National Library in 2000.