Gazetteers of Australia
Gazetteer - An alphabetical list of place names giving feature identification and geographic and/or grid coordinates.
This list of gazetteers was prepared for both on-site and off-site users. It identifies material held in the National Library Map Reading Room and provides links to gazetteers available on the internet. Off-site users requiring assistance in locating geographic information can send a reference enquiry to reference staff to anwer.
The following symbols are used throughout to identify access points for various gazetteer information.
Web-accessible product freely available
Web-accessible product available in Map Reading Room
only;
Networked CD-ROM title available in reading
rooms only;
Standalone product available only in the Map
Reading Room;
Microfiche, Map Reading Room;
Reference Collection, Map Reading
Room;
Australia
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Aboriginal Place Names, by A. W. Reed, 2000 MAP 919.4003 R323 |
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| Australia 1:250 000 Map Series Gazetteer, prepared by the Division of National Mapping, Department of Minerals and Energy. 1975. MAPq 919.4003 A938 |
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Australia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957 MAPs 910.3 UNI |
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Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Gazetteer Supplement,
US Board of Geographic Names, 1972 MAP 910.3 UNI |
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Australian Heritage Places Inventory, Australian Heritage
Directory |
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Australian National Placenames Survey, Macquarie
University |
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| Australian Place Names, Brian Kennedy, 2006 MAP 919.4003 K35 |
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| Australian Place Name Stories, Ruth Wajnryb, 2006 MAP 919.4003 W146 |
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Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, Richard
& Barbara Appleton, 1992 MAP 919.4003 C178 |
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Commonwealth Map of Australia: Index to Towns,
1918 MAP 919.4003 G656 |
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Federal Electorate and Polling Place Search, Australian Electoral
Commission |
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Gazetteer Map of Australia, Commonwealth of Australia,
1970 MAPq 919.4003 A938 |
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Geographical Dictionary or Gazetteer of the Australian
Colonies 1848, William Henry Wells, Facsimile Edition, 1970 MAP 919.4 WEL |
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Guide to the Pronunciation of Australian Place Names,
compiled for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1957 MAP 929.4 A938 |
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| Maritime Gazetteer of Australia, Australian Hydrographic Service |
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Master Names File {Australia 1:250 000 and 1:100
000 master names gazetteer}, Division of National Mapping, 1992 MAP mcN256 |
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Place Names of Australia, by A.W. Reed, 1973, MAP 919.4 R323P |
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Place Name Search, Geoscience Australia |
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The Royal Atlas and Gazetteer of Australasia, J G.
Bartholomew, 1890 MAP RAA 32 |
Australian Capital Territory
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Canberra's Suburb and Street Names, in 5 volumes, ACT
Department of the Environment, Land and Planning, 1992 MAP 994.71 C214 |
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| Ngambri Ancestral Names for Geographical Places and Features in the Australian Capital Territory and Surrounds, Ann Jackson-Nakano, 2005 MAPq 919.47 J13 |
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| Origins and Meanings of Canberra's Suburb and Street Names, ACT Planning and Land Authority |
New South Wales
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Alphabetical List of Names of Cities, Towns, Villiges, Public
Schools, Localities, ...., by E.C. Gleeson, unpublished 1954 MAP Working Copy |
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Bailliere's New South Wales Gazetteer and Road Guide,
1866 MAP Working Copy |
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| Blue Mountains Geographical Dictionary, Brian Fox, 2006 MAP 919.445005 F791 |
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The Book of Sydney Suburbs, compiled by Frances Pollon,
1988 MAPq 944.41 B724 |
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Index of Place Names in New South Wales, Geographical
Names Board, 1998 MAP 919.44003 N532 |
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The Gazetteer of New South Wales, 1866 MAP mcN394 |
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Gazetter of Sydney Shipping 1788-1840, Ian Hawkins
Nicholoson, 1981 MAP 387.5099441 N625 |
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| Geographical Encyclopaedia of New South Wales, William Hanson, 1892, Facsimile Edition 2004 MAP 994.4003 H251 |
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Geographical Names Register, Geographical Names Board of
NSW |
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An Historical Gazetteer of Old Yamba Town, Stuart Lee,
1997 MAPq 994.43 L481 |
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Naming North Sydney, North Sydney Council Historical
Services Department, 1996 MAP 994.41 N174-2 |
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Origins of Names of Suburbs, Streets and Localities In and
About the Parramatta Area, compiled by J. A. Wickham and P. J. Yeend,
1978 MAP 919.441 W637 |
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Pastoral Possessions of New South Wales, by William
Hanson, 1889 MAP Working Copy |
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Place Names of New South Wales their Origins and
Meanings, by A.W. Reed, 1969 MAP 919.44003 R323 |
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Place Names of Northern New South Wales, 1976 MAPp 919.444 A863 |
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Register of County Sub-Divisions New South
Wales MAPq 352/094402 R337 |
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Station Names: Date of Opening, Closing and/or Change of
Name, Public Transport Commission of NSW, 1979 MAPpf 385.31409944 N532-3 |
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The Street Names of Wagga Wagga, compiled by William R.
Ellis, 1990 MAPsq 994.48 E48 |
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500 Place Names of Shoalhaven, edited by Alan Clark,
1990 MAPp 919.447 F565 |
Northern Territory
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History of Alice Springs through Street Names, Jose
Petrick, 1989 MAPq 994.291 P495 |
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Index to Robinson's Pastoral and Quad Crown Series Map of
Northern Territory, to accompany map, H. E. C. Robinson, 1933 MAP G9041.G46 [1933] |
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Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities, to accompany
map, N.T. Department of Lands, Planning and Environment, 1998 and
2001 MAP G9041.E1 1998 and 2001 |
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Northern Territory Rivers and Creeks in Alphabetical
Order, H.W.K Baethke, 1974 MAPpf 919.429 B142 |
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NT Place Names Register, Northern Territory Department
of Planning and Infrastructure |
Queensland
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Index to and Statistics to Accompany Robinson's Quad Crown
Series Map of Queensland, to accompany map, H. E. C. Robinson,
1936 MAP G9001.F7 1936 |
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| Place Names Online
Search, Queensland Natural Resources and Water |
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| Baillieres Queesnland Gazetteer and Road Guide ..., compiled by Robt. P. Whitworth, 1876 MAP mcN 461 |
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Queensland General Purpose Map: Index to Feature Names,
to accompany map, Department of Mapping and Surveying, 1986 MAP G9000 1985 |
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Queensland Town Map Directory: list of towns and localities
, Survey Office, Department of Lands, 1974 MAPq 912.94303 Q3 |
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Queensland Place Names Gazetteer, Research and
Development Branch, Department of Mapping and Surveying for National Parks and
Wildlife, 1984 MAP mcN 284 |
South Australia
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Baillieres South Australian Gazetteer and Road Guide
..., compiled by Robt. P. Whitworth, 1866 MAP Microfiche Cabinet |
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Index to Robinson's Quad Crown Series Map of South
Australia, to accompany map, H. E. C. Robinson, 1926 MAP G9010 [1926] |
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Mannings Place Names of South Australia, Geoffrey
H. Manning, 1990 MAP 919.423003 M284 |
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| Mannings Place Names of South Australia: From Aaron Creek to Zion Hill , Geoffrey H. Manning, 2006 MAP 919.423003 M283 |
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Place Names of South Australia, by R. Praite & J.C.
Tolley, 1970 MAP 919.423003 P898 |
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Romance of Place Names of South Australia, Geoffrey H
Manning, 1986 MAP 994.23003 M283 |
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| South Australia Gazetteer of Place Names , Lands Department, 1990 MAP Microfiche Cabinet |
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South Australia State Gazetteer, SA Environment and
Geographic Information |
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State Gazetteer-South Australia, Geographical Names Board
of South Australia, 1999 MAP Nmt 3208 |
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What's in a Name? Nomenclature of South Australia, by
Rodney Cockburn, 1984 MAP 994.23003 C665 |
Tasmania
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Baillieres Tasmanian Gazetteer and Road Guide
containing the most recent and accurate information as to every place in the
colony, compiled by Robert P. Whitworth. 1877. N+ 919.46 BAI |
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Index of Towns, Localities and Standard Area Codes,
Tasmania, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Tasmania, 1985 MAP 919.46 AUS |
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Index to Robinson's Quad Crown Series Map of Tasmania, to
accompany map, H. E. C. Robinson, 1932 MAP G9061.F7 [1932?] |
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Nomenclature Board Register of Names, Department of
Lands, Parks and Wildlife, 1990 MAP Microfiche Cabinet |
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Nomenclature Board of Tasmania, Department of Primary
Industies and Water [contact information only] |
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Place Names in Victoria and Tasmania, by A.E. Martin.
1944 MAP 929.4 MAR |
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Place Names, by N.J.B. Plomley,
c1992 MAPq 919.46003 P729 |
Victoria
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Alphabetical Index of Victorian Streams, State Rivers and
Water Supply Commission, 1960 MAPq 551.48309945 J79 |
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Alphabetical Lists of Townships proclaimed under the Land
Acts, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, 1955 MAPf 919.45 VIC |
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Baillieres Victorian Gazetteer, in 3 editions -
1865, 1870, 1879 MAP mcN 376 |
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Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria, Ian D.
Clark and Toby Heydon, 2002 MAP 919.45003 C593 |
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Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria, compiled
by Ian D. Clark and Toby Heydon |
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Gazetteer of Victoria Place Names, Department of Crown
Lands and Survey, Edition 8, 1973 MAP 919.45 V645-8 |
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House Names of South Melbourne, Talbot R. Hill,
1988 MAPq 929.39451 H648 |
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Index to Robinson's Quad Crown Series Map of Victoria, to
accompany map, H.E.C. Robinson, 1924 and 1948 MAP G8990 [1924] and [1948] |
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Naming Horsham Streets 1849-1998, by E. Vivian Reynolds,
2003 MAPq 994.58 R462 |
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Place Names of Victoria, by Les Blake, 1977 MAP 919.45 B636 |
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Place Names in Victoria and Tasmania, by A.E. Martin,
1944 MAP 929.4 MAR |
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Register of Place Names in Victoria, Place Names
Committee, 4th ed. 1983 MAP 919.45003 REG |
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VICNAMES,
Victoria Registrar of Geographic Names |
Western Australia
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Araluen to Zanthus: A Gazetteer of Perth Suburbs and Western
Australian Towns, Ian Murray and Brian Goodchild, 2003 MAPq 919.41003 M982 |
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Gazetteer of Names Contained by the 30 Mile Map of Western
Australia, to accompany map, Department of Lands and Surveys,
1970 MAP G9020 1970 |
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| French Napoleonic Placenames of the South West Coast, Leslie R. Marchant, 2004 MAP 919.4140463 M315 |
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Index and Statistics to Accompany Robinson's Quad Crown
Series Map of Western Australia, to accompany map, H.E.C. Robinson,
1935 MAP G9020 [1935] |
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| Lost Your Block? The Origins of WA's Forest Block Names, by John B Sclater, 2001 MAPq 919.410014 L881 |
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Western Australian Place Names and Addressing, Landgate |
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Western Australia Gazetteer, Department of Land
Administration, 1985 MAP Microfiche Cabinet |
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| Where on the Coast is That? Ian Murray and Marion Hercock, 2008 MAP 919.41003 M982 |
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Where Was That? - an Historical Gazetteer of Western
Australia, Geoffrey Higham, 2006 MAPq 919.41003 H638-2 |
