Research Guides

A selection of Government publications and reports that provide a deeper analysis of specific government functions.

The 1910s

Publication Title	PDF	WORD
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

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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

Publication Title	PDF	WORD
Botanical Gardens in Canberra by Dr B.T. Dickson - 4th September 1935	PDF 4.06Mb

Publication Title	PDF	WORD
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

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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

Publication Title	PDF	WORD
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

Publication Title	PDF	WORD
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
Potential Artwork Sites in Canberra's City Centre (NC-76/00639#1)	PDF 5.9Mb
Proposed Suburb Names of Tuggeranong (map) - 1975	PDF 436Kb
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve 1936-1970	PDF 1.29Mb
Urban Change in Canberra - c1975	PDF 732Kb

Publication Title	PDF	WORD
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

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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

Publication Title	PDF	WORD
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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