Collection: History Support Collection

A historical account of Van Dieman's land from 1824 to 1835 during the administration of Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur

Series of essays exploring the history of the Fairfield district by the Honorary Archivist, Fairfield Council.

Commemorating the Centenary of the Railway Station 1884 - 1984

Today the Dust Diseases Board of New South Wales is a world-class organisation, this book provides a history of the Dust Diseases Board from 1927-2007. The Board's story is about delivery of justice.

This book covers over 120 eye-witness acounts of the Australian gold rush days of the colourful, turbulent years between 1851 and the late 1890s. It provides first-hand accounts of 'finds', diggers' camps, police brutality and anti-Chinese riots

Traces the development of the environment movement in Australia from the first visionaries who pressed for preservation of native fauna & for sanitation in cities, to a mass social movement that challenges the most powerful interests in society.

A history of the parish of Prospect incorporating Toongabbie, Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Girraween, Smithfield, Prospect, Greystanes, Eastern Creek, Doonside, Schofields, Marayong, Blacktown, Seven Hills and Lalor Park.