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Historical Societies |
Heritage Information |
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Royal Australian Historical Society
[RAHS] - website containing information on events, journals, library
and collection holdings, links to affiliated societies. |
NSW Heritage Office -
website includes heritage inventory registers, grant programs, download
fact sheets. |
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Ashfield
& District Historical Society - website contains information on
activities, contacts, photographs and details of library collection. |
Australian Heritage Directory
- Commonwealth Government website includes Heritage Inventory Register -
National Heritage List, links to legislation, resources and grant
programs. |
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Burwood & District Historical Society |
National Trust NSW -
website contains information on upcoming events,campaigns, shop. |
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Concord Heritage Society
- website contains back copies of Newsletters, upcoming events,
information on Yaralla Estate including tours. |
Historic Houses Trust
- website
contains information on events, sites, shop.
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Haberfield Association - website contains information on Haberfield
[Sydney's heritage listed Federation suburb], origins of street names,
heritage information & membership details. |
Twentieth
Century Society of NSW - Association committed to protection and
promotion of 20th Century architecture in NSW, with particular emphasis
on Art Deco. Society conducts regular events including heritage walks. |
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Canterbury & District Historical Society - website contains
information on contacts and opening hours of 'Beulah Vista'. |
Friends of Rookwood Cemetery - PO
Box 66, Lidcombe NSW 1825.
Phone: 9499 2415. Rookwood Cemetery is one of the largest burial grounds
in the world and is located on Strathfield's boundary. Friends
group organises regular tours and events. Contact Robyn Hawes on 9499
2415 for more details. |
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Family History |
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Family Search - Site contains a billion names from over 110
countries and territories including United States Census, Canadian
Census and British Census etc. |
Ancestry - Ancestry allows search of worldwide records |
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Find My
Past - UK based family history website. |
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Historical Research Sources & Services |
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NSW State Library
- website
include access to catalogues, photographic collection [PICMAN],
newspaper collections, information on exhibitions, training courses
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Registry of Birth, Deaths & Marriages [NSW] - searches of historical
indexes available |
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National Library of Australia -
website includes access to catalogues, photographic collection [Picture
Australia]. |
ScreenSound Australia - former National Film & Sound Archives
includes collection catalogue, shop & preservation & conservation
information. |
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State Records - NSW State
Archives includes collection search, photographs & information on record
keeping. |
Royal Australian Institute of Architects [RAIA]
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Art Deco Society of NSW -
promote Art Deco period [1915-1950], events, building register, links
pages & campaigns. |
Australian Cinema & Theatre
Society - Australian cinema & theatre history. |
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Government Contacts |
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Strathfield Council
- PO Box
120 Strathfield. Phone: 9748 9999. Website:
www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au |
NSW Parliament House
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biographical information on members and former members. |