Collection: History Support Collection

On January 1901, the six Australian colonies of Great Britain combined to form the new independent nation of Australia.

Australia and New Zealand have a proud record of sending troops overseas to fight for Great Britain when conflicts have arisen over the years. This book chronicles the transporting of these troops by ship to overseas destinations.

This publication contains a list of educational records held by the Archives Authority of New South Wales.

Continues the story from the 5th to the 8th Sydney Corporations, through the development of metropolitan government - Greater Sydney and Greater Newcastle. Concludes with a survey of the general development of local government from 1906.

An Australian classic about the life of an educated man transported for petty crime, and his experiences as a convict in the Australian colony.

This book brings alive the stories of children sent to Australia under the Barnado scheme, by personal reminiscences, official reports, letters, speeches and photographs.

A booklet based on the television series 'Against the Wind'. The television series follows the story of Mary Mulvane, a young Irish girl who was transported to New South Wales as a convict, and so this booklet details the making of this series including the historical research undertaken by the P...

This book describes the part played by Australians in the first four years of the air war in Europe and the Middle East