Collection: History Support Collection

More than 30,000 Australians have served on peacekeeping operations since 1947, and many have delivered humanitarian aid at home and abroad. In complex and dangerous situations they have provided stability along with commitment and compassion, building hope for the future. The following stories a...

This book brings to life convict work on rural estates by showing the tools they used on the range of jobs they performed. A practical insight of the day to day working lives of convicts in New South Wales, in particular on Belgenny Farm and Tocal Estate.

This book provides a comprehensive history of the Norfolk Island between its discovery by Captain Cook in 1788 to the closure of the Penal settlement in 1853. It details different stages of the colony's history, including settlement, punishments of convicts, the reformation movement, mutiny's car...

This book is about the lives of early rebels and later the hardy settlers who went out beyond the 19 counties to live in the rolling hill country of Monaro.

This book provides a historical account of Coonamble from early settlement to the post war period

The historical story of Burke and Wills expedition of 1860

This publication provides information on copyright for the general public, educational institutions and historians.

These books provide a historical account of the Victorian pioneer John Cotton who immigrated to Australia in 1842