… for the future is to transform public access to Australian culture and history by sharing our unique collections online. Over 30 million visitors …
… who was the son of a general, was born in Lisbon. Following the family tradition, he entered the Royal Military Academy, graduating in 1888. … to Goa, Macao and East Timor. The subject range is broad, including history, memoirs, the conquest of Africa, the South African War and World War …
… Burnham, Somerset, the son of the village postmaster and bookseller. The family emigrated to Melbourne in 1852 and Edward grew up in Collingwood, … in 1909. Petherick had a strong interest in maritime exploration and the history of Australia and New Zealand. He was a member of the Royal … he was working in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library. They include family papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, notebooks, addresses, manuscripts, …
… time in the mining and related businesses associated with the Baillieu family. He became managing director of Broken Hill Associated Smelters in … Zealand colonies collected by Robinson are: Bischoff, James, Sketch of the History of Van Diemen’s Land and an Account of the Van Diemen’s Land Company … Memoirs of New South Wales: By Various Hands (1825) Stephens, John, The History of the Rise and Progress of the New British Province of South …
… Bookshop and pick up a board game of your own to take home and play with family and friends.   Deadly Dialogues: Photographers in conversation …
… has a contemporary home in the Antipodes, with Allan Reader keeping the family business alive in a small workshop in Melbourne. When Todd Harrow, a … writing and English literature, with her most recent thesis exploring the history of Australian nature writing.​ ​​Her short stories and essays have …
… celebrate Indigenous Australian stories and language, wherever you are.   History of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation  The Indigenous Literacy … for stories to listen to?  You can access a range of the Library’s oral history and folklore recordings online via Trove. Hear  Sir Neville Bonner , … a member of Parliament, telling interviewer Pat Shaw stories about his family, life experiences, and political career. If the world of music is more …
… Reilly’s The Tournament . This novel presents an interesting twist of history. Described by Library Journal as “the king of action thriller” Reilly … which Australian sisters Ted and Grace seek to navigate secrets, love and family in post-war England. Lisa E. describes Hazzard’s writing as “simple, … how it shapes our lives. Sink your teeth into some Australian political history with Matthew’s favourite, The Brilliant Boy: Doc Evatt and the Great …
… 1976 onward, divorce records are the responsibility of the Commonwealth  Family Court of Australia.   Tags: Family history and genealogy John Sands (Firm).  1886,   Map of South Australia …
… the complexity of imperial relationships during a volatile period of world history and cover and extraordinary range of subjects: politics, … Commission and Consular Archives, Australia. Correspondence, 1931-41 Tags: Family history and genealogy History Military history Pacific Image The AJCP …

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