Western Victoria Collections
Deakin University
Western Victoria Collections
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The Western Victoria Collections contain a rich and diverse range of material relating to Western Victoria, Australia.
The Collections consist of over 5,000 items including local histories, publications relating to business, cultural and sporting organisations, biographies, literature, and annual, economic and developmental reports. Also included are journals and newsletters, almanacs, pamphlets, maps, architectural drawings of Warrock homestead, oral history audio tapes, videos, newspapers and the Wathaurung Territory series, all relating to Western Victoria.
The Western Victoria Collections are housed in the Special Collection at the Geelong Waterfront Campus Library.
Although the collection includes some 19th century Western Victorian newspapers, most are held on microfilm at the Geelong Campus Library at Waurn Ponds.
Warrnambool Collection
This collection contains over 1,000 items relevant to the Warrnambool area. It also includes the Edmund Gill geological collection. The Warrnambool Collection is held in the Special Collection at the Warrnambool Campus Library.Identifying material in the catalogue
Items held in the Western Victoria Collections and the Warrnambool Collection are listed in the Library Catalogue. Material from these Collections has the prefixes:
DU WATERFT SPWV
DU W'BOOL SPC
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The Western Victoria Collections provide an excellent resource for regional studies in:
- Agriculture
- Economics
- Geography
- Immigration
- Literature
- Local business
- Family history
- Regional development
- Archaeology
- Culture
Other Web Sites of Interest
Geelong Heritage Centre (City of Greater Geelong)
Bellarine Peninsula Heritage
Western Victorian Association of Historical Societies Inc.
Western District of Victoria, Genealogical Links and References
Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc.
Trams in Ballarat
You've got Buckleys ...
Mary McKillop in Portland
The Eureka Flag
People in Place: images of Western Victorians
