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Richmond River Historical Society (more info)
The society collects, preserves, displays and disseminates historical material relevant to Australia's past generally, and to north eastern New South Wales in particular. The society also manages a museum and research centre for local and family hist...
RL1908 - Rugby League History (more info)
RL1908 is the Internet's only web site dedicated solely to the history of Rugby League. Includes extensive articles on the origins of rugby, the birth of rugby league, clubs, players, State of Origin and internationals.
The Romsey Chronicles provide information about Romsey, a small rural village set in the scenic Macedon Ranges, from before European settlement to present day.
Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) (more info)
The Royal Australian Historical Society promotes the interest in study and research of Australian history and broadens the opportunities for participation in historical research. The website provides a calendar of activities, a publications list, mem...
Royal Australian Institute of Architecture RAIA Bookshop (more info)
Site provides information about Architext Bookshop, which has a shopfront in Melbourne and Sydney. Includes titles that are available and general news about events associated with architectural publications in Australia.
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (more info)
Provides a history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), a charitable organisation providing an invaluable medical service to rural and remote Australia.
Royal Geographical Society of South Australia (RGSSA) (more info)
The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, founded in 1885, is a voluntary, not-for-profit organisation for advancing geographical science and promoting public interest in geography and related topics. In addition to the Society's unique coll...
Royal Historical Society of Victoria (more info)
Official site for society, includes society's events, functions and activities. Includes list of publication held by society, and related historical links.
Sandra's Home Page - Australian History (more info)
This website contains information on past and present Governors and Governor-Generals, Prime Ministers and Opposition Leaders of Australia, early Aborigines and the first European contact with Aborigines. It also provides information on the First Fle...
Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service (SETIS): Australian Literature Database (more info)
TheSETIS provides access to a large number of networked and in-house full text databases and primarily source texts within the humanities. Many of these are commercially licensed texts and available only to users at the University of Sydney.
Scholars and Artists in Residence (more info)
The NFSA offers Research Fellowships for established researchers and audiovisual practitioners with a record of significant achievement. Senior academics, scholars, writers, filmmakers, artists and archival professionals from Australia and overseas a...
Official site for world leading aquaculture research centre and breeding farm for Seahorses (Large-bellied Seahorse. View photos and information about this unusual animal on the site, or visit the farm in northern Tasmania.
Secrets of Tall Timber Forests (more info)
Museum Victoria's Environment Program presents Secrets of the Tall Forests in recognition of World Environment Day. This page complements a lecture, to which you can listen, by Dr. Tom Griffiths and Dr. Richard Marchant which was delivered in 1999.
Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) (more info)
The Society of Australian Genealogists was established in 1932 and has one of the largest private genealogical and historical reference collections in the southern hemisphere. The website is comprehensive and has information about membership, resea...
South Australian Military Vehicle Museum (more info)
Website of the Military Vehicles Collector Society and Museum, which includes information about the museum and other society events. Take a Virtual Tour of the museum online, which includes over 50 historic military vehicle exhibits, Australia's larg...
State Library of Queensland Indigenous Library Services (ILS) (more info)
Indigenous Library Services (ILS) operates within the State Library of Queensland to provide information services relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We provide access to information on a range of Indigenous issues. We can help ...
State Library of Western Australia (more info)
The main activities of the State Library of Western Australia are public library services, reference services (State Reference Library), and Western Australian Documentary Heritage Services (J.S. Battye Library).
Strathfield District Historical Society (more info)
Website of the Strathfield District Historical Society. Includes information on local history, heritage, biography and local government.
Strehlow Research Centre (more info)
Theodor G H Strehlow was born in the heart of the Western Arrernte country; his German missionary father was a Lutheran pastor at the Hermannsburg Mission. He documented and studied the Arrernte people, and created a significant collection of materia...
Sydney Jewish Museum (more info)
The Sydney Jewish Museum is dedicated to documenting and teaching the history of the Holocaust so that these events will never be repeated. Since opening in 1992, it has become an integral part of the cultural life of Sydney, winning the 1994 Award o...
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