General Resources
Researching in the BRAC collection can be made easier if you have information on hand about your subject before you visit the Reading Room. The following sites offer a range of resources that will help you gather information about a range of research areas.
Genealogy
State Library Victoria Family History Resources
Victoria Births, Deaths & Marriages Family History Search
Australian Cemeteries Index (Victoria)
Family History Connections (formerly AIGS)
These resources are largely by subscription but can be accessed for free at the Goldfield Library branches (either on the library computers or on your own unit logged into the GLC Wi-Fi):
Genealogy Worksheets (from Ancestry)
General History
The British Library Newspapers Archive
Victorian Government Gazette 1836-1997
National Archives of Australia
The National Archives (UK) (use your Goldfields Library library card to log in for free)
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
The State Library of Victoria has an extensive collection of research guides with relevant links for a broad range of topics - exploring their website is time well spent!
Australian War Memorial Research Centre
Directory of Archives in Australia
Australian Lesbian & Gay Archives
Australian Red Cross National Archives
The Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory Heritage Centre
Victorian Police Museum & Archive
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Collection Archives
Australian National Maritime Museum
Australian Centre for Moving Image (ACMI)