Canberra and District Local History : A select bibliography

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335

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION. Canberra and the Territory for the Seat of Government of the Commonwealth : Brief Review of History, Features and Progress. Melbourne, 1925.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 AUST

336

BARROW, Graeme and Marie SEXTON. (eds.)
The Development of Land Settlement and its Effect on Local History. Papers presented at a weekend seminar held by the Canberra and District Historical Society 5-6 March, 1977. Canberra, 1978.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.4 DEVE

337

BINNS, Kenneth. (ed.)
Handbook for Canberra : Prepared for the Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science on the Occasion of its Meeting held in Canberra, January, 1939. Canberra, 1938.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.471 BINN

338

BURGESS, D. S.
"The History and Significance of the Armorial Bearings of the City of Canberra.”  Ancestor. Vol.4, April 1965.
ACTHL LOCATION: Not held

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339

BUTT, Ric.
"The Rural Heritage of the ACT.”  Chapter 3 of ACT Heritage Seminars. Vol.1. Canberra, 1985.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 363.69 ACTH

340

CLUNE, Frank.
Journey To Canberra by Road from Sydney with deviations in search of History, Geography and Curiosa along the Canberra Highway. Sydney, 1960.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.4 CLUN

341

COUNCIL ON THE AGEING, ACT Memories of Canberra. [Canberra, 1992?]
This collection of stories from the older residents of Canberra was broadcast on ABC Radio 2CN during Seniors Weeks in 1991 and 1992. 
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7104 MEMO

342

DAVIES, E. V., J. E. HOFFMAN and B. J. PRICE.
A History of Australia's Capital, Canberra. Canberra, 1990.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 DAVI

343

DENNING, Warren.
Capital City : Canberra Today and Tomorrow. Sydney, 1938.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.47 DENN

344

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Canberra Past and Future. Canberra, 1972.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 AUST

345

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Historical and Descriptive Notes on Canberra and the Territory for the Seat of Government. Canberra, 1936.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 HIST

346

ELSE-MITCHELL, R. (ed.)
Canberra, a People's Capital?  A Book for the National Capital's 75th Birthday. Canberra, 1988.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 CANB

347

FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION.
Canberra and the Territory for the Seat of Government of the Commonwealth : Brief Review of History, Features and Progress. Melbourne, 1925.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 AUST

348

FISCHER, K. F.
Canberra : Myths and Models : Forces at Work in the Formation of the Australian Capital. Hamburg, 1984.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 711.409947 FISC

349

FREELAND, Guy.
Canberra Cosmos : The Pilgrim's Guidebook to Sacred Sites and Symbols of Australia's Capital. Leichhardt, NSW, 1995.
Although basically a guidebook this publication contains considerable local history information about Canberra buildings and places.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 FREE

350

GALE, John.
Canberra : History of and Legends Relating to the Federal Capital Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. Queanbeyan, NSW, 1927.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 GALE

351

GALE, John.
"Nomenclature of Canberra and the Federal Capital Territories Environments.”  The Federal Capital Pioneer Magazine. 24 May 1926.
ACTHL LOCATION: Microfilm

352

GIBBNEY, J. H. (compiled by)
Historical Records of the Australian Capital Territory : A Guide. Canberra, 1990.
A bibliography of documentary and archival items including government reports
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 GIBB

353

GIBBNEY, J. H.
"Old Canberra : Workers Camp City.”  Canberra Times. 6 October 1985.
ACTHL LOCATION:  Microfilm

354

GILLESPIE, Lyall.
Canberra 1820-1913. Canberra, 1991.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 CANB

355

GROOM, Littleton E.
Work at the Federal Capital. Address by Littleton Groom at the National Club Luncheon on Monday 29th August 1921. [Canberra] 1921
ACTHL LOCATION: Not held

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356

HANCOCK, W. K.
Discovering Monaro : A Study of Man's Impact on His Environment. Cambridge, 1972.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.447 HANC

357

HEWITT, Hope.
"Lady Callers, Canberra Daughters and the Barrier of Convention.”  Canberra Historical Journal. NS, No.8, September 1981.
Impressions of Canberra in the 1920s and 1930s.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 CANB

358

HOLFORD, William Graham.
A Review by Lord Holford on the growth of Canberra 1958-1965 and 1965-1972. Review by Lord Holford Presented to the Commission, 1965. Canberra, 1966.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 711.4099471 HOLF

359

MILDENHALL, William James.
Images of Early Canberra : Photographs from the Mildenhall Collection in the custody of Australian Archives. Canberra, 1993.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.710420222 MILD

360

JERVIS, James.
"Note on the Name 'Canberry'.”  Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society. Vol.20, Part 4, 1934.
ACTHL LOCATION: Not held

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361

JONES, W. H. ( compiled by)
Canberra : Capital City of Australia. Sydney, 1926.
Issued under the authority of the Executive Committee appointed by the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australia of 1926.  
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.47 SCHO

362

LEA-SCARLETT, E. and Tim ROBINSON.
First Light on the Limestone Plains. Historic Photographs of Canberra and Queanbeyan. Sydney, 1986.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.703 LEAS

363

LINGE, G. J. R.
"Canberra After Fifty Years.”  Geographical Review. October, 1961.
ACTHL LOCATION: Not held

364

LOUDON, R. J. E.
"The History of the Canberra District in Maps.”  Canberra and District Historical Society Papers. 1961.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 CANB

365

McDONALD, Donald Ian.
"Canberra : The National Capital. A Select Bibliography.”  Canberra Historical Journal. Part 3. 1969.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 CANB

366

NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
"The Development of Canberra's Historical Outline : A Brief Outline of the sequence of events and thinking that led to the establishment of the National Capital Development Commission. Australian Planning Institute Journal. December 1959.
ACTHL LOCATION: Not held

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367

NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
Canberra : From Limestone Plains to Garden City. The Story of the National Capital's Landscape. Canberra, 1985.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 712.09947 CANB

368

PEGRUM, Roger.
The Bush capital. How Australia Chose Canberra as its Federal City. Sydney, 1983.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 PEGR

369

RAGATZ, Janet Evans.
Canberra ACT. Melbourne, 1956.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.471 RAGA

370

RAWSON, D.W. and Susan M. HOLTZINGER.
Politics in Eden-Monaro. London, 1958.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 329.994 RAWS

371

ROBINSON, Frederick W.
Canberra's First Hundred Years and After. Sydney, 1927, 2nd ed.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 ROBI

372

ROBINSON, F. W.
"Canberra Revisited.”  The Federal Capital Pioneer Magazine. Vol.1, No. 6. (new series) 21 March 1927.
ACTHL LOCATION: Microfilm

373

ROTARY CLUB OF CANBERRA.
The National Capital of the Commonwealth of Australia : Its Origins and Purpose. Sydney, [1933]
ACTHL LOCATION: Not held

374

RUEDIGER, Wynnis.
Over The Limestone Plains : Canberra. Adelaide, 1995..
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 RUED

375

SELTH, P. A. (ed.)
Canberra Collection. Kilmore, 1976.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 CANB

376

SPARKE, Eric.
Canberra 1954-1980. Canberra, 1988.
One of the most comprehensive general references published on this time period.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 CANB

377

WARDLE, Patience.
"The National Capital, 1928-31.”  Canberra Historical Journal. NS, No.4, September 1979.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 CANB

378

WATERHOUSE, Diana Jill.
History Tours in and Around Canberra. Canberra, 1980.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.47 WATE

379

WATSON, Frederick.
"History of the Australian Capital Territory to the Proclamation of the Seat of Government Act 1910.”  in K. Binns (ed.) Handbook for Canberra. Canberra, 1939.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.471 BINN

380

WATSON, Frederick.
A Brief History of Canberra the Capital City of Australia. Canberra, 1927.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.47 WATS

381

WHITE, H. L. (ed.)
Canberra : A Nation's Capital. Prepared for the Thirtieth Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. Sydney, 1954.
Includes chapters on old Canberra and the history of the city.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 919.47 WHIT

382

WIGMORE, Lionel.
The Long View. A History of Canberra, Australia's National Capital. Melbourne, 1963.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 WIGM

383

WRIGHT, W. Davis.
Canberra. Sydney, 1923.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.71 WRIG

384

YORK, Barry.
"The Story of Canberra : Official History in the Bicentennial Year.”  Canberra Historical Journal. NS, No.23, March 1989.
ACTHL LOCATION: H 994.7 CANB