Collection
Women's Museum of Australia Research Library
You’ll be amazed at the stories we hold…
The Women’s Museum of Australia has a reference library of books, videos and audio cassettes relating to Australian women’s history.
We welcome research projects and encourage research proposals.
For access, please contact the curator at curator@pioneerwomen.com.au for an appointment.

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Australian Colonial Medicine (1979)
Author: Jennifer Hagger
Published: in 1979 by Rigby
Subject: Medicine-Australia-History
Format: Book
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Australian Directory of Corporate Community Involvement (2003)
Author: Louise Arkles (ed)
Published: in 2003 by Philanthropy Australia Inc.
Dewey No.: 001.440
Subject: Philanthropy. Corporate sponsorship. Australia. Directories. Charitable uses, trusts and foundations
Format: Book
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Australian Enquiry Book (1985)
Author: Lance Mrs Rawson
Published: in 1985 by Kangroo Press
Subject: Household & general information
Format: Book
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Australian Film, 1900-1977 : A Guide To Feature Film Production (1998)
Author: Andrew Pike
Published: in 1998 by Oxford University Press
Dewey No.: 791.430
Subject: Motion pictures. Australia. Plots, themes, etc. Motion pictures. Catalogs. Motion pictures. History.
Format: Book
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Australian Heritage Needlework: Victoriana (1993)
Author: Jennifer Sanders editor
Published: in 1993 by Lothian Publishing Co
Dewey No.: 74644041
Subject: Ausrtralian Heritage Needlework, needlework
Format: Book
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Australian Memories in Black and White: Fashion (2005)
Author: Felicity Robinson
Published: in 2005 by Murdoch Books
Dewey No.: 39100 994
Subject: Australian Memories In Black & White fashion, costumes, Aust. History, Fashion
Format: Book
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Australian Motion Picture Year Book 1981/82 (1982)
Author: Peter Beilby (ed)
Published: in 1982 by Cinema Papers
Dewey No.: 791.430
Subject: Cinema, Film, Television, Motion pictures. Australia. Motion picture industry. Periodicals.
Format: Book
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Australian Museums Directory (1972)
Author: Aust. National Comm. for Internat. Cncl of Museums
Published: in 1972 by Aust.Govt Publishing Service
Subject: Museums in Australia
Format: Book
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Australian Nurses Since Nightingale 1860-1990 (1992)
Author: Elizabeth Burchill
Published: in 1992 by Spectrum Publications
Subject: Nursing-Australia-History
Format: Book
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Australian Pioneer Women (1976)
Author: Eve Pownall
Published: in 1976 by Currey O'Neil
Dewey No.: 994
Subject: Pioneers. Australia. Women. History. Women pioneers
Format: Book
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Australian Pioneers (1976)
Author: Jane Barnaby (ed)
Published: in 1976 by Cassell Australia
Dewey No.: 994
Subject: Pioneers. History. Australia. Juvenile literature. Frontier and pioneer life, Biography
Format: Book
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Australian Pokerwork: A Guide (1992)
Author: Helena Walsh
Published: in 1992 by Kangaroo Press
Format: Book
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Australian Quilt Heritage (1998)
Author: Margaret Roolfe
Published: in 1998 by JB Fairfax Press
Subject: quilting
Format: Book
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Australian Stories for Women: 40 Stories to Inspire Your Heart (2008)
Author: David and Rachel Dixon ( ed )
Published: in 2008 by Strand Publishing
Dewey No.: 248.843
Subject: women, Australia, Christian, spiritual life, anecdotes, conduct of life
Format: Book
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Australian Story 1837-1907 (1962)
Author: Maie Casey
Published: in 1962 by Sun Books
Dewey No.: 012.CAS
Subject: autobiography of Lady Casey wife of GG of Australia.
Format: Book
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Australian Story: Off the Record (2007)
Author: Caroline Jones
Published: in 2007 by ABC Books
Dewey No.: 994.060
Subject: behind the scenes of 12 most compelling stories. Australian story Television program Interviews Television Production and direction. Australia Biography.
Format: Book
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Australian Transport In The War Years (2007)
Author: Liz Martin
Published: in 2007 by Liz Martin
Subject: No 11 in series TRANSPORT
Format: Book
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Australian True Life: A Hermannsburg Love Story: Dora's 1935 Journal (1996)
Author: Eric & Ruth Fiebig (ed)
Published: in 1996 by E R & R M Fiebig
Dewey No.: 994.291
Subject: Dora Pech's journal in 1935 about her travel to Hemannsburg mission, life there and consequent marriage to Art Latz
Format: Book
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Australian Walkabout (1968)
Author: Brian McArdle (ed)
Published: in 1968 by Lansdowne Press
Dewey No.: 919.4
Subject: Australia. Description and travel. Social life and customs. Collected works. Land and people. Northern Territory
Format: Book
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Australian Women - VHS 83
Author:
Subject: Nancy Bird, Caroline Chisholm,Dawn Fraser, Mary Mac Killop, Oodgeroo Noonuccal,Pat O,Shane
Format: VHS
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Australian Women and Careers (1997)
Author: Millicent & Janice Poole & Langan-Fox
Published: in 1997 by Cambridge Univ.Press
Dewey No.: 33140994
Subject: Women-Employment-Australia
Format: Book
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Australian Women At The Wheel (2007)
Author: Liz Martin
Published: in 2007 by Liz Martin
Subject: Women Drivers
Format: Book
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Australian Women At War (1996)
Author: Patsy Adam-Smith
Published: in 1996 by Australia: Penguin Books Australia Ltd. ; New York, N.Y., USA : Viking Penguin
Dewey No.: 305.420
Subject: Women in war. Australia. Social conditions. Employment. 20th century. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1939-1945. Social conditions. Armed Forces
Format: Book
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Australian Women in Papua New Guinea: Colonial Passages 1920-1960 (1992)
Author: Chilla Bulbeck
Published: in 1992 by Cambridge University Press
Dewey No.: 305.48803
Subject: colonists-white women-sex role
Format: Book
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Australian Women Pilots (1995)
Author: Mollie Dinham
Published: in 1995 by Australian Women Pilots Assn
Dewey No.: 629.13092
Subject: aviation
Format: Book