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Links for Historians
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 * [|State Records NSW]
 * [|National Archives of Australia]
 * [|Public Records Office of Victoria]
 * [|Noel Butlin Archives, ANU Canberra]
 * [|Directory of Archives in Australia]
 * ===[|Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts] ===
 * [|Australian Dictionary of Biography]
 * [|Dictionary of Sydney]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Foundation Documents of Australia and its States]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Gazetteer of Australia - Place Name Search]
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Studies] ===
 * Brisbane Heritage trails
 * Heritage register | Brisbane City Council
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|National Trust of Australian (NSW Branch)]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|National Trust's HeritageSpace web portal]
 * Queensland Heritage Register
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|State Heritage Inventory - NSW Heritage Office]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Register of the National Estate]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|The Rocks]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Cockatoo Island]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Historic Houses Trust]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Australian Heritage Council]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Australian Heritage Council]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|State Library of NSW]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|National Library of Australia]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|State Library of Victoria]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Australian Libraries Gateway]
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Australian Heritage ====
 * [|Australian Heritage Council]
 * Brisbane's Living Heritage Network
 * [|Federation of Australian Historical Societies]
 * GlebeNet
 * Hornsby Heritage Register
 * Radical Terrace archive
 * <span style="font-family: helvetica,arial,verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Randwick & District Historical Society
 * [|Royal Australian Institute of Architects]
 * St. Kilda Historical Society Inc
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Wahroonga Conservation Group
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Powerhouse Museum, Sydney]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|National Museum of Australia]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Migration Heritage Centre, NSW]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Australian Museum, Sydney]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Australian National Maritime Museum]
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Museum of Australian Democracy] ===
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|History Council of NSW]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Royal Australian Historical Society]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Randwick City Council]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Nursing Museum, Little Bay]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Centennial Parklands]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|University of NSW]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Botany Bay National Park]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Federation of Australian Historical Societies]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Picture Australia]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Corbis Photographs]

from: Radical Terrace:
 * What House Is That? Truly one of the best resources available. A fantastic primer on the evolution of residential architecture over the course of Australia’s built history.
 * NSW Heritage The online database is mostly complete; the search function is superior that to that of Heritage Victoria, but you’ll likely have to try a host of different keywords to find the information most pertinent.
 * Heritage Victoria Unfortunately, for all of Heritage Victoria’s strong points, its online database is not one of them. That said, plenty of good information exists here.
 * ‘Federation House’ This Wiki-group possesses a treasure trove of information about Federation home construction throughout Australia, with particular detail toward the architecture of Sydney’s North Shore. They fastidiously cite their sources, which proves invaluable to any historic researcher.
 * Miles Lewis Lewis is undoubtedly the foremost urban historian for Melbourne. His site possesses some kick-ass presentations that include many a historic image and map, most of which can also be accessed through the State Library of Victoria. He also hosts a database of prominent Melbourne Mansions, but unfortunately I’ve never been able to access it. Two of his published works - //Suburban Backlash// and //Melbourne: The City’s History and Development (Vols 1 & 2)// - proved to be invaluable resources for me in understanding the growth of the built fabric of Melbourne. In particular, Lewis’ attention to parcel and road sizes and planning principles through the last century and a half is definitive and explains why Melbourne today looks the way it does.
 * MMBW Maps c1900 Map enthusiasts, rejoice: this is as good as it gets.