J S Battye Library of West Australian History.

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Battye Library of West Australian History.
State Library of Western Australia. J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History.
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The J S Battye of West Australian History is part of the State Library of Western Australia. The Battye Library, as it is more commonly known, has prime responsibility for collecting and preserving published and original materials of relevance to Western Australia. It holds the most comprehensive collection of Western Australian documentary heritage materials in the world.

The collections of the Battye Library include Private Archives which holds original papers documenting the concerns and activities of Western Australia's private sector; the Pictorial collection containing approximately one million images; Oral History which is the largest State Library collection of interviews; the State Film archives of motion picture film dating back to 1907 and published materials collections including maps, monographs, serials and copies of every newspaper published in Western Australia since 1833.

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  1. Government publications received in MB / [J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History]
    J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Periodical : 1981 ]
    At WA State Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 43.478)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 43.478)

  2. Collection development policy and Infolink Database policy / J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Book : 2001-2004 ]
    Possibly online
    At 3 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 29.759)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 29.759)

  3. Legal deposit books : added to stock in the J.S. Battye Library of Western Australian History for the period ... ..
    J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Periodical : 1900-2012 ]
    At 3 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 26.469)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 26.469)

  4. Tracing your ancestors : a guide to genealogical sources in the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian history / compiled by staff of the Library
    J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Book : 1983 ]
    At 29 libraries
    Tracing your ancestors : a guide to genealogical sources in the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian history / compiled by staff of the Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 23.319)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 23.319)

  5. Indexes on microfiche / J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Book : 1985-1986 ]
    At 21 libraries
    Indexes on microfiche / J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.293)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.293)

  6. Select bibliography of the natural history of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia / compiled by the staff of the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    Library Board of Western Australia
    [ Book : 1981 ]
    At 22 libraries
    Select bibliography of the natural history of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia / compiled by the staff of the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.514)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.514)

  7. A brief time line of Aboriginal history in Western Australia since 1829 / J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    Library and Information Service of Western Australia
    [ Book : 1999 ]
    At WA State Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.315)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.315)

  8. Our military ancestors : a guide to sources in the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History and the State Archives of Western Australia / Glenda Oakley
    J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Book : 1991 ]
    At 17 libraries
    Our military ancestors : a guide to sources in the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History and the State Archives of Western Australia / Glenda Oakley
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.772)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.772)

  9. Periodical publications from Western Australian local districts held in the J.S. Battye Library of Western Australian History / J.S. Battye Library of Western Australian History
    J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Periodical : 1900-2012 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.15)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.15)

  10. Legal deposit books, non-government, added to stock in Battye
    J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History
    [ Periodical : 1900-1982 ]
    At WA State Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15.942)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15.942)

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  1. Worth telling, worth keeping : a guide to the collections of the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History / Leigh Hays
    Hays, Leigh
    [ Book : 2002 ]
    At 9 libraries
    Worth telling, worth keeping : a guide to the collections of the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History / Leigh Hays
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 36.6)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 36.6)

  2. A Guide to sources for the history of South Western Australia / compiled by Ronald Richards
    Richards, Ronald
    [ Book : 1993 ]
    At 26 libraries
    A Guide to sources for the history of South Western Australia / compiled by Ronald Richards
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 22.845)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 22.845)

  3. Photographic sources of Aboriginal history in Western Australia: a guide to major collections in the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History [Paper in: Reece, Bob and Stannage, Tom (eds). European-Aboriginal Relations in Western Australian Hi...
    South, Robin
    Studies in Western Australian History
    [ Article : 1984 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.764)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.764)

  4. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander plan : looking at ways to improve service delivery for Aboriginal people from the Battye Library : exposure draft / Library and Information Service of Western Australia, J. S. Battye Library of West Australian Hist...
    Library and Information Service of Western Australia
    [ Book : 1996 ]
    At WA State Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.631)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.631)

  5. Legal deposit publications in Western Australia / State Library Service of Western Australia
    State Library Service of Western Australia
    [ Book : 1985 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.357)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.357)

  6. Cooperation for the future: the manuscripts programme at the Battye Library
    Henderson, Kandy-Jane
    Archives and Manuscripts
    [ Article : 1982 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.366)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.366)

  7. Turjanlinnan Satukirja / Ilmari Kianto
    Kianto, Ilmari
    [ Book : 1900 ]
    Languages: Finnish
    At WA Museum Library
    Turjanlinnan Satukirja / Ilmari Kianto
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.349)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.349)

  8. State Library of Western Australia. -Report on the map sections-
    Whiteford, David
    Globe
    [ Article : 1989 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.349)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.349)

  9. The role of the public library in ancestral research
    Morling, Loreley
    Western Ancestor
    [ Article : 1985 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.348)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.348)

  10. French manuscripts held by Australian libraries
    Nisbet, Anne-Marie; Chaussivert, Jean
    Australian Historical Bibliography: Bulletin
    [ Article : 1983 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 6.724)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 6.724)

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    An online guide to significant manuscripts, pictures and oral histories in the National Library of Australia relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples prior to 2003.

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  1. W.A. Historian And Librarian Dies
    The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Friday 16 July 1954 p 3 Article Illustrated
    ... W.A. Historian And Librarian Dies Dr. J. S. Battye, a leading figure in the fields of literature, ... also secretary of the library, the Perth Museum and the Art Gallery. James Sykes Battye, C.B.E., ... Dr. Battye was appointed Principal Librarian of the Pub Pub- lic Library in Western Australia in 1894 ... 379 words
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.058)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.058)

  2. PEN PICTURES of LEADING PEOPLE No. 22- -Dr. J, S.Battye
    The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Monday 26 February 1934 Edition: LATE CITY p 4 Article Illustrated
    ... authorities on Western Australian history. DR. J. S. BATTY E | Dr. Battye was born at Geeiong, Victoria ... PEN PICTURES of LEADING PEOPLE No. 22- -Dr. J, S.Battye Batty e A colorful career, particularly in the world of letters, distinguishes Dr. J. S. Batty, the chief librarian of the Perth public ... 567 words
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.058)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.058)

  3. OLD MEN'S HOME. New Library Opened.
    The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wednesday 27 February 1935 p 13 Article
    ... Claremont, on Monday morning when the new library was officially Jlcially opened by Dr. J, S. Battye. The ... of Dr. Battye's works, on the history of this State were also in the library and he was certain that ... made for books to form the nucleus of a new library. Al together. 4,300 books had been received, and it ... 448 words
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.054)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.054)

  1. The history of the north west of Australia embracing Kimberley, Gascoyne and Murchison Districts, illustrated / edited by Jas. S. Battye : with descriptive and biographical information compiled by Matt J. Fox
    Battye, J. S. (James Sykes), 1871-1954
    [ Book : 1915-1985 ]
    At 30 libraries
    The history of the north west of Australia embracing Kimberley, Gascoyne and Murchison Districts, illustrated / edited by Jas. S. Battye : with descriptive and biographical information compiled by Matt J. Fox
    This resource is likely to be relevant to your query (score: 1.058)

    This resource is likely to be relevant to your query (score: 1.058)

  2. Western Australia : a history from its discovery to the inauguration of the Commonwealth / with an introduction by B.K. de Garis
    Battye, J. S. (James Skyes), 1871-1954
    [ Book : 1924-1980 ]
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    At 54 libraries
    Western Australia : a history from its discovery to the inauguration of the Commonwealth / with an introduction by B.K. de Garis
    This resource is likely to be relevant to your query (score: 0.863)

    This resource is likely to be relevant to your query (score: 0.863)

  3. J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History : guide to indexes and catalogues / researched & Written by Stephen Howell
    Howell, Steve (Stephen Edward)
    [ Book : 1988 ]
    At WA State Library
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.591)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.591)

  4. The cyclopedia of Western Australia : an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical facts, figures and illustrations : an epitome of progress / edited by J.S. Battye
    Battye, J. S. (James Sykes), 1871-1954
    [ Book : 1912-1985 ]
    Languages: English, Slave
    At 25 libraries
    The cyclopedia of Western Australia : an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical facts, figures and illustrations : an epitome of progress / edited by J.S. Battye
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.59)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.59)

  1. Peter Cowan interviewed by Stuart Reid
    Cowan, Peter, 1914-2002
    [ Sound : 1991-1992 ]
    View online
    At National Library
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  2. Elizabeth Durack interviewed by Helene Charlesworth
    Durack, Elizabeth, 1915-2000
    [ Sound : 1997-1998 ]
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    At National Library
    This resource may only be vaguely related to your query: matching terms may only have been found in the full text contents of the resource (score: 0.071)

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  3. Mary Durack Miller interviewed by Stuart Reid
    Durack, Mary, 1913-1994
    [ Sound : 1990-1991 ]
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    At National Library
    This resource may only be vaguely related to your query: matching terms may only have been found in the full text contents of the resource (score: 0.065)

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  4. Shirley de la Hunty interviewed by Stuart Reid
    De la Hunty, Shirley Strickland, 1925-2004
    [ Sound : 1993 ]
    View online
    At National Library
    This resource may only be vaguely related to your query: matching terms may only have been found in the full text contents of the resource (score: 0.062)

    This resource may only be vaguely related to your query: matching terms may only have been found in the full text contents of the resource (score: 0.062)

  1. Papers
    Battye, J. S. (James Sykes), 1871-1954
    [ Unpublished : 1891-1956 ]
    Possibly online
    At WA State Library
    This resource may be of limited relevance to your query (score: 0.328)

    This resource may be of limited relevance to your query (score: 0.328)

  2. Papers
    Battye family
    [ Unpublished : 1919-1985 ]
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    At WA State Library
    This resource may be of limited relevance to your query (score: 0.315)

    This resource may be of limited relevance to your query (score: 0.315)

  3. Records
    Friends of Battye Library
    [ Unpublished : 1979-2002 ]
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    At WA State Library
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    This resource may be of limited relevance to your query (score: 0.276)

  1. J.S. Battye Library March 1965 / J. S. Battye Library
    Library Board of Western Australia
    [ Art work, Map : 1965 ]
    At WA State Library
    This resource may be of limited relevance to your query (score: 0.441)

    This resource may be of limited relevance to your query (score: 0.441)

  2. Chart of Swan River from a survey by Captn. James Stirling, R.N., 1827 / J. Basire, lithog
    Stirling, James Sir, 1791-1865
    [ Map : 1829-1930 ]
    At WA State Library
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  3. `I reckon they should keep that hut': reflections on Aboriginal tracking in the Kimberley
    Balme, J; Toussaint, Sandy
    Australian Aboriginal Studies
    [ Article, Map : 1999 ]
    View online (conditions apply)
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  1. Website: Australian Tales
    www.collectionsaustralia.net
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    This resource is likely to be relevant to your query (score: 0.196)

  2. Website: State Library of Western Australia
    www.slwa.wa.gov.au
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  3. Website: The Sunday Times Big Book Club
    www.slwa.wa.gov.au
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  1. J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History: news notes
    Honniball, Jack
    Archives and Manuscripts
    [ Article : 1983 ]
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.448)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.448)

  2. Sesquicentenary's impact on the Battye Library
    Medcalf, Margaret
    Australian Library Journal
    [ Article : 1979 ]
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.35)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.35)

  3. Photographic sources on religious history in the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History [Paper in: Tonkin, John (ed.). Religion and Society in Western Australia]
    South, Robin
    Studies in Western Australian History
    [ Article : 1987 ]
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.331)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.331)

  4. J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History. -along with the other library services run by the Library Board of Western Australia has moved into the new Alexander Library Building which was officially opened on 18 June, 1985-
    Archives and Manuscripts
    [ Article : 1986 ]
    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.28)

    This resource may have relevance to your query (score: 0.28)