Collection: Reference

Between 1788 and 1850, more than 1500 Jewish men and women were either transported to Australia as convicts or arrived as free settlers. This biographical dictionary presents the details of these earliest generation of Jews to settle in Australia

Narratives of over 70 female convicts who came through the penal settlement of Newcastle and into the Hunter region. Includes a database of over 1400 whose presence here appears in the official records, such as Newcastle gaol, female factory, musters. An introduction covering the development of N...

Compiled from many sources and not claimed to be complete or exhaustive. The names of the Macarthur family members are not included.

Australian horse racing through essays, stories, news and statistics

Traces the origins and development of the agencies of law enforcement from the commencement of the construction of the Western Road. Includes police stations at Emu Plains and the Harley district because of their role in the maintenance of law and order

Written by Dr Chris Clark and originally published in 1991, this explores the story of the RAAF in its formative inter-war years from 1921 to 1939, clearly articulating the challenges confronting the fledgling air force in endeavouring to establish itself as the third Service, at times in the fac...