Collection: History Support Collection

This book contains information on Australia's involvement in eleven wars from the conflicts with the Maori in the 1860s in New Zealand to the Gulf War of 1990-91.

On Thursday February 19 1942 at 9.58 am 188 Japanese fighters, bombers and dive bombers launched the first of more than 60 air raids on Darwin. Although most Australians know there were bombing raids, the impact and devastation is not always realised. Many of the injured and killed were civilians...

Personal narratives of the discovery and exploration of Moreton Bay and Brisbane River during 1799-1823, sourced from original documents

Examines the heritage issues which pertain to Development Application No 4 for the Penrith Lakes Scheme

A guide to dollars and cents to coincide with the change over from pounds, shillings and pence due on 14th February 1966.

These photographs in this book taken along the Darling River are an important visual landmark in the history of water management in New South Wales.