Collection: Local History Reference

Trade union movement in Australia from the mid 1880s. Discusses the significance of the labour cartoonists in highlighting social and political issues; analyses the activities of the community at Broken Hill and how those actions grew to affect the working conditions of the whole nation; traces t...

"This brochure is an exploration of the complex story of the relationship between Aborigines and European settlers in Australia's history.".

Sportsgirl changed Australia's fashion history. In the 1960s it introduced youth fashion, instantly becoming the 'go to' place for Australian girls loving their first taste of freedom. 'Anything can happen' is the story of the Bardas years of Sportsgirl (1948-1994) when the Bardas family ran the ...

This CD-ROM is a comprehensive compilation of names and primary source material from the First World War, and is compiled as a memorial to the Anzacs, who fought and died in the Great War. This third edition of the book was published as the "peace edition" just after the war ended in 1919. It con...

In this second edition, author Alistair Thomson explores how the Anzac legend has transformed over the past quarter century, how a 'post-memory' of World War I creates new challenges and opportunities for making sense of Australia's national past, and how veterans' war memories can still challeng...