Collection: Reference

The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a period of tumultuous social change for the Batak of North Sumatra. That change was registered in their clothing and handwoven textiles.

Covers a broad range of New Zealand subjects. Over 2500 entries maps and photographs. Presented alphabetically.

Taken from NSW State Records [5/1093] Reel 2320 and NSW State Records [4/8490a] Reel 2320. Indexed by surname

Conflicts from classical times to the present day, pinpoint the causes, events and consequences of each war. The generals - the pre-eminent military leaders of each age. The weapons from chariots to laser guided missiles.

More than a regimental history, 'The battle history of the Royal New South Wales Regiment : volume I' is a meticulously researched record of the momentous events which in three wars - the Soudan War, the Boer War and the Great War - saw Australians forge their unique reputation as soldiers. Perso...

A record of the lives and deaths of some of the people who were transported to Australia at the beginning of settlement in NSW for crimes large and small. Many were Irish political prisoners some soldiers of the King's Army, others settlers..

After Napoleon's defeat and exile on Elba in 1814, it looked as if his military career had come to an end. But then he escaped and made a last stand, which climaxed on June 18, 1815, when Prussian, British, and French soldiers clashed at Waterloo.