This remarkable book was produced by the British Association for the Advancement of Science in preparation for its “Australian Meeting 1914”. Not least of its remarkable features is a reference to The Royal Society of Queensland – on page 596, in the fifth volume – including a record of the number of members and the number of books in its library!
QSN has arranged scanning of the book and has uploaded it in five files because of their size. all have been rendered “searchable” though the search function is imperfect.
Federal Handbook A, pages i-209 – History, Aboriginals, Geology, Climate, Vegetation – 61 MB.
Federal Handbook B, pages 210-390 – Geology, Astronomy, Geodesy – 47 MB.
Federal Handbook C, pages 391-462 – Pastoral, Agricultural, Mining – 19 MB.
Federal Handbook D, pages 463-508 – Commercial – 16 MB.
Federal Handbook E, pages 509-598 – Education, Political, Miscellaneous – 32 MB.