To find books on a particular subject, try a keyword search in QuickSearch or the Library catalogue.
For example:
Victoria* (finds Victoria, Victorian, Victorians)
"Batman Treaty"
Try these call numbers when browsing the shelves:
266.00899915 | Indigenous Australians and Christian missions |
305. 89915 | Indigenous Australians (social conditions) |
362.849915 | Indigenous Australians (social problems) eg. stolen generation |
641.3 | Food (including bush foods) |
994.01 | Australian early history to 1788 |
994.02 | Period of settlement and growth in Australia (1788-1855) |
994.03 | Period of development of self-government (1851-1901) |
994.031 | Period of gold discovery and consolidation (1851-1891) |
994.04 | Australian history twentieth century |
994.50049915 | History of Aboriginal Victorians |
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These references are a great starting point to clarify concepts or provide bibliographies for further reading.
Use these to find relevant sources including diaries, letters, visual materials, recordings, original digitised works, transcripts, newspapers and much more.