Research Guides
A selection of Government publications and reports that provide a deeper analysis of specific government functions.
The 1910s
Publication Title | WORD | |
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Annual Report of Lands and Surveys Branch - 1913 | PDF 10.0Mb | |
Federal Capital City Designs - 1912 | PDF 918Kb | |
Federal Capital: Documents Necessary to Complete Parliamentary Paper No.153 of Session 1914-15-16 - 16th June 1915 | PDF 12.1Mb | |
Federal Capital: Proposed Site at Yass-Canberra - 1909 | PDF 6.69Mb | |
Federal Capital: Report Explanatory of the Preliminary General Plan - October 1913 | PDF 4.46Mb | |
Laying the Foundation Stones of the Commencement Column & Naming the City - 12th March 1913 | PDF 2.26Mb | |
On the Climate of the Yass-Canberra District - December 1910 | PDF 1.29Mb | |
Physiography of the Proposed Federal Territory at Canberra by Griffith Taylor - December 1910 | PDF 3.57Mb | |
Preparation of Competitive Designs for the Federal Capital City - 1911 | PDF 3.68Mb | |
Report of Board Appointed to Investigate and Report to the Minister for Home Affairs in Regards to Competitive Designs - 1912 | PDF 3.64Mb | |
Report of the Royal Commission : (5) Brick-works at Canberra - 18th June 1917 | PDF 483Kb | |
Reports on the Geology of the Federal Capital Site by E.F. Pittman - April 1911 | PDF 2.71Mb | |
Seat of Government of the Commonwealth - 27th October 1909 | PDF 657Kb | |
Topographical Map of the Federal Territory 1913 | PDF 1.44Mb |
The 1920s
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Canberra City District Place Names - 20th September 1928 | PDF 641Kb | |
Construction of Canberra - First General Report - 29th September 1921 | PDF 15.4Mb | |
Notice of Intention to Vary the Plan of Layout of the City of Canberra and its Environs - 20th September 1927 | PDF 974Kb | |
Proposed Erection of Botanical Laboratories at Canberra - 1929 | PDF 15.2Mb | |
Report in Regard to the Naming of Canberra's Streets and Suburbs - 29th March 1928 | PDF 1.89Mb | |
Report on the Proposed Construction of Public Baths at Canberra - 6th December 1929 | PDF 2.84Mb | |
Report on the Subject of Transport Facilities Within the Federal Capital Territory - 22nd March 1928 | PDF 524Kb | Word 457Kb |
The 1930s
Publication Title | WORD | |
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Botanical Gardens in Canberra by Dr B.T. Dickson - 4th September 1935 | PDF 4.06Mb |
The 1940s
Publication Title | WORD | |
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Architectural Section - Housing - Completed Costs of Residences - Part 1 | PDF 2.64Mb | |
Architectural Section - Housing - Completed Costs of Residences - Part 2 | PDF 3.11Mb | |
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Duntroon Dairy Pty Ltd - 1941 | PDF 5.88Mb | |
Preliminary Report on a Plan for the Development of the ACT & Jervis Bay in Relation to the Surrounding Region - December 1945 | PDF 3.85Mb | |
Zoning - Notes on Interim Development by J.B. Redmond - 3rd February 1947 | PDF 179Kb | Word 32Kb |
The 1950s
Publication Title | WORD | |
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Audit of Canberra Hostels - 17th November 1950 | PDF 1.29Mb | |
Australian Capital Territory - National Memorials Ordinance 1928-1953 - Street Nomenclature 24th May 1956 | PDF 2.58Mb | |
Before School : The Story of the Canberra Pre-School Centres | PDF 4.36Mb | |
Brief History of the Canberra Technical College by R. Bruce Brown - 19th September 1951 | PDF 2.38Mb | |
Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory Annual Report 1953-54 | PDF 4.63Mb | |
Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory Annual Report 1955-56 | PDF 3.25Mb | |
Current Affairs Bulletin Vol.9 No.5 : Your Capital - 3rd December 1951 | PDF 1.98Mb | |
First Lessees of Fyshwick Industrial Estate 1955 | PDF 702Kb | Word 5.00Mb |
Landscape and Trees in Canberra by L.D. Pryor - 8th August 1951 | PDF 4.69Mb | Word 143Kb |
Observations on the Future Development of Canberra, ACT by Sir William Holford - 15th May 1958 | PDF 914Kb | |
Old Narrabundah School by J.F.V. Knight - 1957 | PDF 861Kb | |
Planning and Development of Canberra - August 1951 | PDF 2.39Mb | |
Presenting Kingston Shopping Centre | PDF 1.76Mb | |
Roads & Public Places in the ACT - 14th April 1959 | PDF 6.14Mb |
The 1960s
Publication Title | WORD | |
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ACT Omnibus Service - Woden Valley, Deakin & Yarralumla Timetable - 21st October 1968 | PDF 1.47Mb | |
Belconnen Omnibus Services - 18 March 1968 | PDF 520Kb | |
Belconnen Omnibus Services - 23 December 1968 | PDF 682Kb | |
Building Your Home in Canberra | PDF 2.30Mb | |
Canberra - Australian Capital - February 1966 | PDF 1.69Mb | |
Canberra Botanic Gardens - October 1966 | PDF 852Kb | |
Canberra, Your Capital - 1961 | PDF 882Kb | |
Non-Standard Housing, Hackett by Dirk Bolt | PDF 2.60Mb | |
Planning a National Capital - 1961 | PDF 740Kb | |
Planning a National Capital - May 1968 | PDF 564Kb | |
Short History of the Department of Interior | PDF 957Kb | Word 438Kb |
Ten Trees for Canberra Gardens - 1968 | PDF 1.79Mb |
The 1970s
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ACT Forests - 1972 | PDF 5.70Mb | |
Beare Eleven by Hedley Beare - 1977 | PDF 3.94Mb | |
Behind the Scenes - 1979 | PDF 897Kb | |
Canberra City Centre 1980 - November 1970 | PDF 1.37Mb | |
Canberra Past, Present and Future - 1972 | PDF 5.94Mb | |
Canberra... She's a Beauty But... - 1977 | PDF 1.06Mb | |
Canberra Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - September 1971 | PDF 761Kb | |
Design and Siting Controls : Cottage Blocks (NCDC) - June 1975 | PDF 768Kb | |
Forestry in the ACT | PDF 954Kb | |
Geology of the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve | PDF 840Kb | |
Googong Homestead 1845-1976 | PDF 1.92Mb | |
Growing in Harmony - March 1978 | PDF 0.99Mb | |
Introduction to Courtyard Lots - October 1974 | PDF 368Kb | |
Jervis Bay Nature Reserve : Bird Checklist | PDF 751Kb | |
Jervis Bay Territory - April 1978 | PDF 885Kb | |
Let's Talk : Magpies | PDF 555Kb | |
Leyland National Bus : Operating Instruction Manual for Drivers - November 1975 | PDF 1.39Mb | |
Narrabundah Regeneration - December 1979 | PDF 2.13Mb | |
Narrabundah Regeneration : Sections 104 to 123 - July 1979 | PDF 1.14Mb | |
Narrabundah Sections 104-120 Visual Survey by Anne Moore & Michael Reeves - January 1979 | PDF 6.61Mb | |
National Memorials Committee - Agenda - Meeting of the Committee - April 1975 | PDF 8.40Mb | |
New Towns of Canberra - December 1971 | PDF 2.03Mb | |
Proposed Suburb Names of Tuggeranong (map) - 1975 | PDF 436Kb | |
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve 1936-1970 | PDF 1.29Mb | |
Urban Change in Canberra - c1975 | PDF 732Kb |
The 1980s
Publication Title | WORD | |
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ACT Administration Overview of Committees 1987 | PDF 446Kb | Word 171Kb |
Address of Philip Ruddock MP to the Builders, Owners & Managers Association of Australia Ltd - 28th June 1983 | PDF 966Kb | |
Australian Capital Territory (Electoral) Bill 1988 - Second Reading Speech | PDF 400Kb | |
Australian Capital Territory (Planning & Land Management) Bill 1988 - Second Reading Speech | PDF 496Kb | |
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Bill 1988 - Second Reading Speech | PDF 812Kb | |
Canberra Nature Park : Ainslie-Majura Trail Guide - 1982 | PDF 762Kb | |
Canberra Your Capital - May 1981 | PDF 605Kb | |
Chief Minister Proud of Her First Hundred Days - 18 August 1989 | PDF 404Kb | |
Lost Karst of Canberra by Mark Butz - August 1987 | PDF 40Kb | Word 115Kb |
Population Projections for Canberra 1979-89 - February 1980 | PDF 640Kb | |
A Possible Model for ACT Self Government : A Discussion Paper by Gary Punch - 13th May 1988 | PDF 1.56Mb | |
Some Thoughts on Self Government for the ACT by Senator Austin Lewis - 18th August 1985 | PDF 597Kb | |
Speech to be Delivered to the National Press Club by the Chief Minister Rosemary Follett MLA - 7th June 1989 | PDF 839Kb | |
Summary of Principal Features of the Proposed ACT Government - 7th July 1988 | PDF 851Kb |
The 1990s
Publication Title | WORD | |
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Declared National Land in the ACT (map) - 20th November 1991 | PDF 627Kb | |
Inquiry into Environmental & Heritage Aspects of ACT Rural Leases - July 1991 | PDF 4.38Mb |
2000 & Beyond
Publication Title | WORD | |
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Development of ACTEW's Records Disposal Schedule - 30th October 2004 | PDF 2.28Mb | Word 1.63Mb |
Development of the DHCS Records Disposal Schedule - 11th March 2004 | PDF 1.00Mb | Word 1.49Mb |
History of Australian Federal Police | PDF 160Kb | Word 558Kb |
Pioneers of the ACT Government School System by Barry Price - 20th October 2005 | PDF 2.36Mb | Word 612Kb |
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