Collection: History Support Collection

First report produced as part of a review of the state of the National Estate and to meet the growing need for well-researched studies on conservation measures.

This book contains ten remarkable people who have been awarded the Nobel Prize.

The life story of Surgeon John Harris and the early history of his main legacy, Experiment Farm Cottage, built in the 1790s.

Presenters at the 2002 population summit included business identities, politicians, community leaders, scientists, writers and social commentators. These leading thinkers tackle some of the biggest dilemmas facing contemporary Australia.

The aim of this report is to increase general awareness of present and likely future population trends and their implications.

This book contains large scale reproduction pictures of stamps depicting Australia's early days -- the early exploration, the excitement of coaching days and gold rushes, the lives of the pioneers, the growth of our rural life, of industry etc.

A first-hand account of the expedition of the First Fleet to Botany Bay an officer recounts his impressions of the journey, arrival and early months of the settlement at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson