Colonial History

Brings together material from within former British colonies and Commonwealth nations, alongside some from former French and Portuguese territories.

The Australian Dictionary of Biography contains biographical information on over 13,000 people. It is a useful source of historical information on notable Australians.
Australian medical pioneers is a database of early Australian doctors. It includes doctors who were resident in Australia up to 1875.
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Navigate through space and time with the OldPerth project created in cooperation with Curtin University HIVE.

BA11411 Perth looking East 1890

Historical Panoramas features panoramic photographs of Perth and Fremantle. These panoramas show how Perth has developed over a period of more than 150 years.

inHerit contains information about heritage places and listings in Western Australia. This includes state and some local government heritage listings.
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Age of Exploration Archive covers five centuries of journeys across the globe, scientific discoveries, the expansion of European colonialism, conflict over territories and trade routes, and decades-lo

Migration to New Worlds collection provides a wide-ranging and in depth look at the emigration of peoples from Great Britain, mainland Europe and Asia during the nineteenth and early twentieth cent