Australian birth, death and marriage records | National Library of ...
WEBThis guide to Australian birth, death and marriage (BDM) records provides: Most Australian States and Territories publish indexes to 'historic' births, deaths and marriages registered in their respective jurisdictions. Use these indexes to locate official registrations of life events and obtain registration numbers.
Newspapers and Gazettes advanced search - Trove
WEBSelect Newspapers & Gazettes from the Advanced Search drop-down menu underneath the green magnifying glass button. Trove will generate filter options, followed by a list of search results containing your keyword. 3. Add or change keyword/s in the filter options to modify your search. You need to enter a keyword into at least one of these ...
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WEBAustralia’s free online research portal. Trove is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia.
Searching - Trove
WEBChoose a search option below from the menu to suit your needs: from a basic search through to an advanced or customised search, and searching for First Australian content. Search across millions of newspapers, journals, books, pictures, maps, and many other items from cultural, community and research collections around Australia.
Catalogue | National Library of Australia
WEBBy collecting today what is important tomorrow, the Library’s collection aims to better tell the stories and history of all Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this catalogue may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons. Some words or descriptions in the catalogue may reflect the ...
Newspapers - National Library of Australia
WEBOct 8, 1990 · Our Library cooperates with the state and territory libraries through the Australian Newspaper Plan to collect, preserve and provide access to Australian newspapers, with each library taking responsibility for newspapers published in their jurisdiction. Overseas newspapers—we have the largest collection of …
Frontier Conflict: First Australians Resistance to Colonial Expansion ...
WEBAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that these resources contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, websites, film, audio recordings or printed material. Some words or descriptions in these resources may reflect the attitudes of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or derogatory.
Convicts - National Library of Australia
WEBBackhouse, Edward, A chain gang, convicts going to work near Sidney [i.e. Sydney], New South Wales, from A narrative of a visit to the Australian colonies, 1843; nla.obj-138467394 From January 1788, when the First Fleet of convicts arrived at Botany Bay, to the end of convict transportation 80 years later, over 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia.
First Fleet - National Library of Australia
WEBFirst Fleet. Transportation to the Australian colonies began in 1788 when the First Fleet, carrying between 750 and 780 convicts plus 550 crew, soldiers and family members, landed at Sydney Cove after an eight-month voyage. Over the next 80 years, British courts sentenced more than 160,000 convicts to transportation to Australia.
Life Under the Shoguns - National Library of Australia
WEBLife under the shoguns was highly stratified, with the population falling into distinct classes based primarily on their economic or political functions. The system can be described as having three distinct classes: the ruling elite, the warrior classes, and the peasant classes. As a feudal system, each class gave allegiance, in theory, to ...