Collection: History Support Collection

The Plan has the broad goal of identifying ways in which improvements can be made to the well-being of local residents.

This book collates and explains the fascinating elements of Aboriginal culture and religion: the song circles and stories, artefacts, landmarks, characters and customs.

Examines the Aboriginal Land Rights Act of 1983 and the claims made by the NSW Government regarding the Act.

A history of aboriginal people whose sophisticated management of resources, including co-operative labour and new technologies allowed intensive systems of food production capable of supporting an increasing population and alliances with larger groups.

In Australia brickmaking and constructing buildings made of bricks began about March 1788. it was convicts who made the bricks then, as well as convicts doing the bricklaying, and a convict who supervised all this work. they made simple clay bricks, using a wooden mould and of the size stipulated...

Articles and photographs relating to the 50 years of Rozelle School of Visual Arts (RSVA) 57 Nelson Street Rozelle NSW Australia from 1971 to 2021. Erik Cuckson, businessman in St Marys, organised Viennese Expressive Ballet teacher, Gertrud Bodenwieser, now living in Sydney, to set up a ballet sc...

This publication tells the story of the birth of town planning in Australia with reference to Sydney and includes many of the practical schemes originated by Mrs. Taylor. There are sixty-nine illustrations from across Sydney, Canberra and New York.

A history of the school from when it moved to Emerald Street Emu Plains. The school opened in 1877.

"Doukakis draws upon 60 years of NSW parliamentary debates, to investigate early attitudes towards Aborigines, and towards the policies and legislation that affected them."-Back Cover.

Collection of statistical data describing the situation of aboriginal people in the Daruk (Dharuk, Dharug) area.