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21. LicencedBaker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990

Thomson Gale: This biographical reference includes more than 550 entries focusing on artists active from 1990-2003. Individual artists and groups in all popular styles are covered, including those in rock, rhythm and blues, rap, country, electronica, jazz, vocal and crossover classical. Features include select discographies, bibliographies, a glossary of music terms, a table of best-selling music since 1990 and more. This online book is part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Also available in print (2001 edition) at RFq 780.922 B167-10 in the Main Reading Room Reference Collection.

22. FreeBiographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States Congress: Includes biographical entries, guides to research collections, bibliographies and links to the House of Representatives and Senate history web pages.

23. LicencedBiography Resource Center

Gale Group: This resource combines biographies from over 880 volumes of more than 135 Gale Group sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Newsmakers, Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, Contemporary Musicians, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America, International Dictionary of Art and Artists, and Writers Directory, with full-text articles from magazines such as American History, The Christian Century, Saturday Night, and U.S. News & World Report.

24. Onsite(CDROM)Births in Australia 1788-1828

J.S. Shaw North Publishing: This online database records details of 27, 500 births in the Australian colonies, representing approximately 15,000 pioneer families. The breakdown of the records are: 23,648 in New South Wales, 2,600 in Tasmania, 885 on Norfolk Island, 330 Aborigines or part-Aborigines, 1 on Kangaroo Island (S. Aust.), 1 on Melville Island (N.T.) and 9 on King Island (Tas.). This CD-ROM is the online version of the 2nd ed. of the print "Births in Australia 1788-1828" compiled by James Hugh Donohoe. Print editions can requested online from the catalogue for use in the Main Reading Room.

25. Onsite(CDROM)Bound for South Australia : births and deaths on government-assisted immigrant ships 1848-1885

Robin Haines: A complete listing of 323 voyages to South Australia between 1848 and 1885 under the auspices of the South Australian Government. Information for each ship includes the port and date of departure, date of arrival, number of emigrants, and their age-class and regions of origin. Includes a list of births and deaths at sea for these ships.

26. Onsite(CDROM)Bounty Immigration New South Wales 1828 to 1842

Macbeth Genealogical Services: Contains nearly 60,000 records of immigrants arriving in new South Wales from 1828 to 1842.

27. OnsiteBurke's Peerage & Gentry : The Authentic Guide to the UK and Ireland's Titled and Untitled Families

Burke's Peerage & Gentry (UK): More than 5,000 family records have been gathered from Burkes Peerage & Baronetage; Burkes Landed Gentry Scotland; Burkes Landed Gentry England & Wales, Burke's Landed Gentry Ireland , American families with British ancestry 19th Edition , American Presidential Families , British Prime Ministers , The Atavus Library. DUE TO LICENCING RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE VENDOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY REGRETS WE CAN NO LONGER PROVIDE OFF SITE ACCESS TO THIS DATABASE. ACCESS IS NOW ONLY AVAILABLE FROM WITHIN THE LIBRARY BUILDING.

28. LicencedBusiness Who's Who of Australia

Dun & Bradstreet: Directory of Australian public and private companies, and details of company directors.

29. FreeCanberra's Public Cemeteries

Canberra Public Cemeteries Trust: Search Canberra's Public Cemeteries.

30. Onsite(CDROM)Canberra Times Index 1926-1970

Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra: An index of the death, funeral and in memoriam notices published in the Canberra Times from 3 September 1926 to 31 December 1970.

Our subject guides

"Australian biography: print resources"

The Library holds a large range of biographical material on Australians. This guide contains selected print works only.

"Cemetery records: print resources"

The National Library has a large collection of cemetery records for regions throughout Australia.

"Australian family history and genealogy: selected websites"

This resource contains links to a variety of information relating to family history and genealogy including guides, indexes and digitised images of documents. It also provides links to other informative sites and contact with other family historians via indexed family trees, mailing lists and bulletin boards.

"Australian birth, marriage and death records at the National Library of Australia"

This is a listing of indexes held at the National Library of Australia.

"Family history sources in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room"

A guide to Australian and selected overseas genealogy resources, including births, deaths and marriages registers, electoral rolls, government records, and shipping records. Arranged by subject within a State or Country.

"Ship and passenger records: print resources"

Ship and passenger records are found throughout the National Library in books, journals, newspapers, manuscripts, microform, pictures, maps and electronic media. Material includes information on ships, voyages, shipping companies, shipping and passenger lists and registers, shipwrecks, whaling, shipping arrivals and departures in Australian ports, logs, journals, diaries and voyage narratives, and ships' illustrations.