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1. FreeDART Europe E-Theses portal

Association of European Research Libraries: The DART consortia of European research libraries provides researchers with a single European Portal for the discovery of electronic theses and dissertations. Theses originate from 300 universitities in 19 European countries. Theses are available in full text.

2. FreeDawn and New Dawn

AIATSIS: Dawn and New Dawn were magazines published between 1952-1975 by the New South Wales Aborigines Welfare Board, with the aim of providing interesting information and an exchange of news and views. The Dawn and New Dawn also served as a way for people to keep in contact. Today the magazines are a valuable source of family history information as they include details of births, deaths, marriages and baptisms, as well as hundreds of photographs. They also contain articles about the conditions and activities on reserves, stations, homes and schools throughout New South Wales. During its time of publication the magazines were also used to highlight the work of the Aboriginal Welfare Board. An index to biographical information contained within the newspapers is available on the Australian Indigenous Index produced by the State Library of New South Wales.

3. FreeDebt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

This Register provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First or Second World Wars. A record some 60,000 civilian casualties of the Second World War is provided without details of burial location. The cemeteries and memorials where these names are commemorated, in perpetuity, are located in around 150 countries This database makes it possible to identify the exact location, by cemetery plot or memorial panel, where any given name is commemorated. These places of commemoration are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

4. FreeDesign and Art Australia Online

University of New South Wales: Design and Art Australia Online (DAAO) is a collaborative e-Research tool built upon the foundations of the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online. Design and Art Australia Online is an open source freely accessible scholarly e-Research tool that presents biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.

5. FreeDictionary of Australian Biography

Project Gutenberg of Australia: This resource is the online version of the Dictionary of Australian Biography by Percival Serle published in 1949. It contain 1030 biographies of Australians who were closely connected with Australia and who died before the end of 1942. The average length of the biographies is about 640 words, and they are roughly classified into the following groups: Army and Navy; Artists, including architects, actors, and musicians; Governors and administrators; Lawyers; Literary men and Notorieties; Pioneers, explorers, pastoralists, men of business; Politicians; Scholars, philosophers, clergymen; Scientists, including physicians, surgeons, and engineers; Social reformers, philanthropists, educationists; and Sporting men (cricketers and athletes). The number of women included is 42. Also available in print in the Main Reading Room at RF 920.094 S485.

6. FreeDictionary of New Zealand Biography

This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It includes the collected biographies originally published in the printed Dictionary of New Zealand Biography series between 1990 and 2000, and in the parallel Maori-language series, Nga Tangata Taumata Rau. It does not include people who are alive.

7. FreeDictionary of Sydney

: An online dictionary of the history of the city of Sydney, Australia, from the earliest times to the present. It includes information from all areas of history including engineering history, social and cultural history and economic history, as well as related didsciplines such as archaeology, sociology, literary studies, historical geography and cultural studies. As well as historical writings, the Dictionary includes images, maps, sound, music, oral history, film, documents and pointers to important objects in Sydney collections.

8. FreeDigger History : An Unofficial History of the Australian & New Zealand Armed Services

Ted Harris: This site covers all conflicts with details of Australian and New Zealand soldiers as well as enemy soldiers. It includes information about uniforms, medals, posters and signs, badges, armour, military history, colours and flags, planes, tanks, weapons, food, nurses, poetry, and humour.

9. FreeDigitalNZ

DigitalNZ: DigitalNZ is an initiative that aims to make New Zealand digital content easy to find, share and use. This includes content from government departments, publicly funded organisations, the private sector, and community groups. Includes access to Matapihi, a window onto the online collections of a number of New Zealand cultural organisations, as well as other sites containing large amounts of digital content.

10. FreeDirectory of Archives in Australia

Australian Society of Archivists Inc: Searchable directory of archives in Australia

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