Collection: History Support Collection

Australians at the time of federation - Social order and citizenship - Federation and the constitution - Australian identity - Documents - Kanakas - ""White Australia Policy"" - Role of women - Sir Henry Parkes - Labour Party - Alfred Deakin.

Census counts of characteristics of people and dwellings cross-classified by social and demographic characteristics for New South Wales and for the Statistical Division of Sydney.

Presents map displays of social statistics for the indigenous population of Australia. It draws mainly on the results of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey but also uses other important statistics from ABS (eg. 1991 census data) and

This publication presents a range of detailed social and economic statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales and Jervis Bay, produced from the 1996 Census of Population and Housing. Similar publications are available fo

In 2001 across Australia the country marked the Centenary of Federation with events that continued throughout 2001. This book captures some of the highlights and pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of people who made 2001 such a memorable year.

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

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.

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...