An online repository of works printed in English between the 1477 and 1799. Although produced with care and attention, the texts are not represented by the publisher as scholarly editions.
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Research Data Australia helps you find, access, and reuse data for research from over one hundred Australian research organisations, government agencies, and cultural institutions.
Research Data Australia is the data discovery service of the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Program.
Comprehensive site about the historical and Shakespearean Richard III. Contains articles, historical documents, teachers' resources and fictional works about the controversial king.
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The Richmond River Historical Society produces indexes to books on the district's history, including Australia's Fighting Sons, Men and a River, and Sword and Lance. There are also indexes to the society's holdings of local cemetery registers and obituaries and death notices.
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Search for a Grave at Rookwood. Our Deceased Search facility provides information on the interments that have taken place within Rookwood General Cemetery, including the former Jewish, Muslim, Anglican, General and Independent cemeteries.
This site provides information about the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) and its activities. It also contains information about Australian and New South Wales history, historic Sydney landmarks, and lists of contents of the RAHS journal.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects ( RIBA ) is the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession and the RIBA British Architectural Library, established in 1834, is the largest and most comprehensive resource in the UK for research on all aspects of architecture. The Library's online catalogue is fully searchable by keyword, author, title, subject and series and provides: (1) an index to articles in over 300 of the world's architectural periodicals and details of books and audio visual materials acquired by the RIBA Library. (2) the holdings of the RIBA Library Photographs Collection. (3) drawings, manuscripts and archives acquired by the RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collection. (4) a biographical database of architects. The RIBA British Architectural Library holds a wide spectrum of subjects, ranging from prehistory to the present and is international in scope. In addition to architectural theory, practice and history there is material on allied subjects such as building and construction, civil engineering, structural engineering, landscape architecture, interior design and decoration, the decorative arts, town and country planning, and construction law.
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One in every five Sands & McDougall Melbourne and Victoria directories from 1860 to 1974 are available through the State Library Victoria. Keyword searching available.
John Sands Ltd (Printers and Stationers) published their directory most years from 1858-59 to 1932-33. Digitised by the City of Sydney Archives, the household and business information it contains has become a fundamental source for research into Sydney history, especially family history.
The Scanned Card Catalogue contains photographic images of the cards in the State Reference Library's Card Catalogue. It contains published material received by the Library before 1980.
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The Highland and Island Emigration Society was set up by private subscription to alleviate destitution in the Highlands by promoting and assisting the emigration of almost 5000 Highlanders to Australia. Their passenger lists for the years 1852-1857 have survived and are organised by ship and by family and record the name, age and residence of each emigrant (HD4/5) as well as occasional notes on their health and situation.
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The National Library of Scotland lists resources for anyone researching their Scottish family history. The list includes FamilySearch, Records of births, deaths and marriages, Old parish registers, Scottish Parish Records and The McKirdy Index.
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"This brief guide covers: the main records for tracing Scottish ancestors; where and how you can access them; and our guides and services to aid your family history research."
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ScotlandsPeople is the official Scottish Government site for searching government records and archives. Search to apply for copies of official certificates and to research family history, biography, local history and social history. Fees apply for services.
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Search historical Scottish records ranging from prison records to property records, health records and court records and find out more about searching the records in the Scottish Genealogy Learning Zone.
