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  Web-accessible product freely available
Networked title  Web-accessible product available in Map Reading Room only;
CD-ROM title  Networked CD-ROM title available in reading rooms only;
Standalone  Standalone product available only in the Map Reading Room;
Microfiche  Microfiche, Map Reading Room;
Reference Collection  Reference Collection, Map Reading Room;

Australia

Reference Collection Aboriginal Place Names, by A. W. Reed, 2000
MAP 919.4003 R323
Reference Collection Australia 1:250 000 Map Series Gazetteer, prepared by the Division of National Mapping, Department of Minerals and Energy. 1975.
MAPq 919.4003 A938
Reference Collection Australia, US Board on Geographic Names, 1957
MAPs 910.3 UNI
Reference Collection Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Gazetteer Supplement, US Board of Geographic Names, 1972
MAP 910.3 UNI
Web-accessible Australian Heritage Places Inventory, Australian Heritage Directory
Web-accessible Australian National Placenames Survey, Macquarie University
Reference Collection Australian Place Names, Brian Kennedy, 2006
MAP 919.4003 K35
Reference Collection Australian Place Name Stories, Ruth Wajnryb, 2006
MAP 919.4003 W146
Reference Collection Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, Richard & Barbara Appleton, 1992
MAP 919.4003 C178
Reference Collection Commonwealth Map of Australia: Index to Towns, 1918
MAP 919.4003 G656
Web-accessible Federal Electorate and Polling Place Search, Australian Electoral Commission
Reference Collection Gazetteer Map of Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 1970
MAPq 919.4003 A938
Reference Collection Geographical Dictionary or Gazetteer of the Australian Colonies 1848, William Henry Wells, Facsimile Edition, 1970
MAP 919.4 WEL
Reference Collection Guide to the Pronunciation of Australian Place Names, compiled for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1957
MAP 929.4 A938
Web-accessible Maritime Gazetteer of Australia, Australian Hydrographic Service
Microfiche Master Names File {Australia 1:250 000 and 1:100 000 master names gazetteer}, Division of National Mapping, 1992
MAP mcN256
Reference Collection Place Names of Australia, by A.W. Reed, 1973,
MAP 919.4 R323P
Web-accessible Place Name Search, Geoscience Australia
Reference Collection The Royal Atlas and Gazetteer of Australasia, J G. Bartholomew, 1890
MAP RAA 32
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Australian Capital Territory

Reference Collection Canberra's Suburb and Street Names, in 5 volumes, ACT Department of the Environment, Land and Planning, 1992
MAP 994.71 C214
Reference Collection Ngambri Ancestral Names for Geographical Places and Features in the Australian Capital Territory and Surrounds, Ann Jackson-Nakano, 2005
MAPq 919.47 J13
Web-accessible Origins and Meanings of Canberra's Suburb and Street Names, ACT Planning and Land Authority
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New South Wales

Reference Collection Alphabetical List of Names of Cities, Towns, Villiges, Public Schools, Localities, ...., by E.C. Gleeson, unpublished 1954
MAP Working Copy
Reference Collection Bailliere's New South Wales Gazetteer and Road Guide, 1866
MAP Working Copy
Reference Collection Blue Mountains Geographical Dictionary, Brian Fox, 2006
MAP 919.445005 F791
Reference Collection The Book of Sydney Suburbs, compiled by Frances Pollon, 1988
MAPq 944.41 B724
Reference Collection Index of Place Names in New South Wales, Geographical Names Board, 1998
MAP 919.44003 N532
Microfiche The Gazetteer of New South Wales, 1866
MAP mcN394
Reference Collection Gazetter of Sydney Shipping 1788-1840, Ian Hawkins Nicholoson, 1981
MAP 387.5099441 N625
Reference Collection Geographical Encyclopaedia of New South Wales, William Hanson, 1892, Facsimile Edition 2004
MAP 994.4003 H251
Web-accessible Geographical Names Register, Geographical Names Board of NSW
Reference Collection An Historical Gazetteer of Old Yamba Town, Stuart Lee, 1997
MAPq 994.43 L481
Reference Collection Naming North Sydney, North Sydney Council Historical Services Department, 1996
MAP 994.41 N174-2
Reference Collection 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
Reference Collection Pastoral Possessions of New South Wales, by William Hanson, 1889
MAP Working Copy
Reference Collection Place Names of New South Wales their Origins and Meanings, by A.W. Reed, 1969
MAP 919.44003 R323
Reference Collection Place Names of Northern New South Wales, 1976
MAPp 919.444 A863
Reference Collection Register of County Sub-Divisions New South Wales
MAPq 352/094402 R337
Reference Collection Station Names: Date of Opening, Closing and/or Change of Name, Public Transport Commission of NSW, 1979
MAPpf 385.31409944 N532-3
Reference Collection The Street Names of Wagga Wagga, compiled by William R. Ellis, 1990
MAPsq 994.48 E48
Reference Collection 500 Place Names of Shoalhaven, edited by Alan Clark, 1990
MAPp 919.447 F565
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Northern Territory

Reference Collection History of Alice Springs through Street Names, Jose Petrick, 1989
MAPq 994.291 P495
Reference Collection 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]
Reference Collection Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities, to accompany map, N.T. Department of Lands, Planning and Environment, 1998 and 2001
MAP G9041.E1 1998 and 2001
Reference Collection Northern Territory Rivers and Creeks in Alphabetical Order, H.W.K Baethke, 1974
MAPpf 919.429 B142
Web-accessible NT Place Names Register, Northern Territory Department of Planning and Infrastructure
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Queensland

Reference Collection 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
Web-accessible Place Names Online Search, Queensland Natural Resources and Water
Microfiche Bailliere’s Queesnland Gazetteer and Road Guide ..., compiled by Robt. P. Whitworth, 1876
MAP mcN 461
Reference Collection Queensland General Purpose Map: Index to Feature Names, to accompany map, Department of Mapping and Surveying, 1986
MAP G9000 1985
Reference Collection Queensland Town Map Directory: list of towns and localities , Survey Office, Department of Lands, 1974
MAPq 912.94303 Q3
Microfiche Queensland Place Names Gazetteer, Research and Development Branch, Department of Mapping and Surveying for National Parks and Wildlife, 1984
MAP mcN 284
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South Australia

Microfiche Bailliere’s South Australian Gazetteer and Road Guide ..., compiled by Robt. P. Whitworth, 1866
MAP Microfiche Cabinet
Reference Collection Index to Robinson's Quad Crown Series Map of South Australia, to accompany map, H. E. C. Robinson, 1926
MAP G9010 [1926]
Reference Collection Manning’s Place Names of South Australia, Geoffrey H. Manning, 1990
MAP 919.423003 M284
Reference Collection Manning’s Place Names of South Australia: From Aaron Creek to Zion Hill , Geoffrey H. Manning, 2006
MAP 919.423003 M283
Reference Collection Place Names of South Australia, by R. Praite & J.C. Tolley, 1970
MAP 919.423003 P898
Reference Collection Romance of Place Names of South Australia, Geoffrey H Manning, 1986
MAP 994.23003 M283
Microfiche South Australia Gazetteer of Place Names , Lands Department, 1990
MAP Microfiche Cabinet
Web-accessible South Australia State Gazetteer, SA Environment and Geographic Information
Standalone State Gazetteer-South Australia, Geographical Names Board of South Australia, 1999
MAP Nmt 3208
Reference Collection What's in a Name? Nomenclature of South Australia, by Rodney Cockburn, 1984
MAP 994.23003 C665
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Tasmania

Reference Collection Bailliere’s 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
Reference Collection Index of Towns, Localities and Standard Area Codes, Tasmania, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Tasmania, 1985
MAP 919.46 AUS
Reference Collection Index to Robinson's Quad Crown Series Map of Tasmania, to accompany map, H. E. C. Robinson, 1932
MAP G9061.F7 [1932?]
Microfiche Nomenclature Board Register of Names, Department of Lands, Parks and Wildlife, 1990
MAP Microfiche Cabinet
Web-accessible Nomenclature Board of Tasmania, Department of Primary Industies and Water [contact information only]
Reference Collection Place Names in Victoria and Tasmania, by A.E. Martin. 1944
MAP 929.4 MAR
Reference Collection Tasmanian Aboriginal Place Names, by N.J.B. Plomley, c1992
MAPq 919.46003 P729
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Victoria

Reference Collection Alphabetical Index of Victorian Streams, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, 1960
MAPq 551.48309945 J79
Reference Collection Alphabetical Lists of Townships proclaimed under the Land Acts, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, 1955
MAPf 919.45 VIC
Microfiche Bailliere’s Victorian Gazetteer, in 3 editions - 1865, 1870, 1879
MAP mcN 376
Reference Collection Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria, Ian D. Clark and Toby Heydon, 2002
MAP 919.45003 C593
Web-accessible Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria, compiled by Ian D. Clark and Toby Heydon
Reference Collection Gazetteer of Victoria Place Names, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Edition 8, 1973
MAP 919.45 V645-8
Reference Collection House Names of South Melbourne, Talbot R. Hill, 1988
MAPq 929.39451 H648
Reference Collection 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]
Reference Collection Naming Horsham Streets 1849-1998, by E. Vivian Reynolds, 2003
MAPq 994.58 R462
Reference Collection Place Names of Victoria, by Les Blake, 1977
MAP 919.45 B636
Reference Collection Place Names in Victoria and Tasmania, by A.E. Martin, 1944
MAP 929.4 MAR
Reference Collection Register of Place Names in Victoria, Place Names Committee, 4th ed. 1983
MAP 919.45003 REG
Web-accessible VICNAMES, Victoria Registrar of Geographic Names
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Western Australia

Reference Collection Araluen to Zanthus: A Gazetteer of Perth Suburbs and Western Australian Towns, Ian Murray and Brian Goodchild, 2003
MAPq 919.41003 M982
Reference Collection Gazetteer of Names Contained by the 30 Mile Map of Western Australia, to accompany map, Department of Lands and Surveys, 1970
MAP G9020 1970
Reference Collection French Napoleonic Placenames of the South West Coast, Leslie R. Marchant, 2004
MAP 919.4140463 M315
Reference Collection 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]
Reference Collection Lost Your Block? The Origins of WA's Forest Block Names, by John B Sclater, 2001
MAPq 919.410014 L881
Web-accessible Western Australian Place Names and Addressing, Landgate
Microfiche Western Australia Gazetteer, Department of Land Administration, 1985
MAP Microfiche Cabinet
Reference Collection Where on the Coast is That? Ian Murray and Marion Hercock, 2008
MAP 919.41003 M982
Reference Collection Where Was That? - an Historical Gazetteer of Western Australia, Geoffrey Higham, 2006
MAPq 919.41003 H638-2

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