As access to the Internet has evolved from the specialised to the routine, so have students and researchers become less likely to consult works that appear only in print. Numerous scientific reports earlier than about 2000, when digitisation became mainstream, are no longer readily accessible because the entire scholarly and research community has adapted to finding resources online.
On this page we will re-publish scanned works that come our way and dated prior to 1950.
This is My Land
This undated booklet by Apex Clubs of South Australia and Northern Territory is subtitled An Appeal for Conservation of Flora and Fauna in Australia – primary schools. Related Images:
Dedication Ceremony, University of Queensland – 1909
A leaflet published for the dedication ceremony for the University of Queensland in 1909. Related Images:
The Australian Flora – Shirley
The Australian Flora by John Shirley, a leaflet on behalf of the Education Department. Other works by John Shirley are listed in the State Library’s catalogue with dates of about […]
First Studies of Insect Life in Australasia – 1904
First Studies of Insect Life in Australasia dates from 1904. Related Images:
Descriptive Catalogue of Queensland’s Grasses – F. Manson Bailey, 1899
F. Manson Bailey‘s Descriptive Catalogue of Queensland’s Grasses, 1899. Yes, his taxonomy has been superseded by botanists in subsequent decades, but his observations on the ability of the pastoral country […]
Principles of Botany for Australian Farmers – 1938
Principles of Botany for Queensland Farmers, C.T. White Government Botanist, 1938, published by the Department of Agriculture and Stock. (79 MB). Related Images:
Federal Handbook on Australia – 1914
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 […]
Our Birds – 1932
This booklet (34.1 MB), compiled by the Syllabus Notes Committee of the South Coast Inspectoral District of the Education Department, Brisbane, Queensland and published in 1932, was compiled as a […]
Great Barrier Reef – 1926 perspective
The Great Barrier Reef of Australia, 1926. This gem turned up at a garage sale and seems worth preserving as a snapshot of official thinking at the time. Related Images: