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Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - Our History (more info)
Provides a history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), a charitable organisation providing an invaluable medical service to rural and remote Australia.
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...
Royal Historical Society of Queensland (more info)
The Historical Society, founded in 1913, is a cultural organisation which exists for the benefit of its members and the community to: Promote interest in and advance the study of Queensland history; Broaden opportunities for the practice and writing ...
Royal Historical Society of Victoria (more info)
Official site for society, includes society's events, functions and activities. Includes list of publication held by society, and related historical links.
Contains information on the cultural precinct of Salamanca Place in inner Hobart, Tasmania. Includes places to eat, places to stay, thing to do and links to other related sites.
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...
Screening the Past (more info)
An international electronic journal of visual media and history. Contains published material of interest to historians of film and media, to film and media scholars, to social historians interested in the place of film and media within general histor...
Homepage of 1972 Olympic swimmer Shane Gould. Find out about her life, achievements and more online. Site also includes information on swimming development and Shane's autobiography - Tumble Turns.
Simply Australia is an online Magazine which covers Australia's heritage through the reflection of folklore, oral and social history as well as music and song, both traditional and contemporary. The magazine contains articles, yarns, poetry, music an...
Sir Hubert Wilkins (more info)
When Sir Hubert Wilkins died in 1958, he left behind a lifetime collection of films, photographs and writings. This material remained largely unseen for the next 40 years. Now you can be part of the journey of discovery as a documentary team sets ou...
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 Military Vehicle Museum (more info)
Website of the Military Vehicles Collector Society and Museum, which includes information about the museum and other society events. Take a Virtual Tour of the museum online, which includes over 50 historic military vehicle exhibits, Australia's larg...
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...
Sovereign Hill is centrally located in the regional Victorian City of Ballarat, in the heart of Victoria's rich Goldfields Region. The website gives information on school holiday activities, special exhibitions at the gold museum, corporate / media i...
A B Sea Cruises is a manly based cruise company offering dramatised tours to St Helena Island. Enjoy a thirty minute cruise aboard the CAT-'O'-NINE-TAILS from Manly to the colonial prison St Helena Island. On arrival you can experience what life was ...
State Mine Heritage Park & Railway (more info)
Website of the operating mining museum and railway established at the site of the former Lithgow State Mine, New South Wales. The State Mine Heritage Park and Railway is a showcase for the industrial history of the Western Coalfields.
State Records Authority of New South Wales (more info)
State Records Authority of New South Wales provides services, advice and monitoring to help the New South Wales public sector achieve efficient access to its records. On the website you can read media releases, find out how to access the State archiv...
Strathfield District Historical Society (more info)
Website of the Strathfield District Historical Society. Includes information on local history, heritage, biography and local government.
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