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In particular check out their on line catalogues on picman.
A great site for a great library. The La Trobe collection is fabulous.Their Australiana indexes have Theatre Magazine fully indexed.
National Archives of Australia
The National Archives provides wonderful service both on line and off. Their staff are extremely helpful and the provision of electronic documentation on line is just great. Not particularly theatre related but good for general historical research.
National Library of Australia has an extensive collection of pictures and their catalogue is huge on the Arts in Australia.
Fisher Library, University of Sydney
Fisher has a great on line catalogue
Cora Num's web site is a must visit for Australian Genealogists.
Fabulous site which includes a database of people associated with Australian Radio history. Very well laid out and it includes several fascinating articles on the subject. Well worth a look if you have ancestors who were in radio or if you are generally interested in the subject
It's Behind You dot com- The Magic of Pantomime
Wonderful site which has everything you need to know about pantomime. I've used it a lot for research on my pantomime articles.
Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat
A lovely site that includes information about the history of this wonderful theatre. Anybody interested in Victorian Theatre History, should take a look.
A handy reference page for everything associated with the performing arts in Australia
Gilbert and Sullivan Down Under
A fantastic resource for 19th century Australian and New Zealand theatre. Mel has created a goldmine of information especially in relation to Gilbert and Sullivan productions in the two countries. Well worth a visit!
Footlight Notes. John Hulme's excellent site on the English Theatre. It has amazing information about people and performances in England .
Australia Theatre News and Information
Information and a forum for current theatrical news in Australia.
Australian travelling entertainers.
Dr Mark St Leon is Australia's pre-eminent circus historian. The site is developing but will become a wonderful resource for genealogical and theatre research
The Australian Cinema and Theatre Historical Society
A society devoted to the preservation of Theatre and Cinema History. They Publish a quarterly journal called KINO which is a useful resource.
The following links were suggested by reference librarian Nick..Thanks Nick!
Papers of the Tate Family
Has heaps of references on Theatre History and a database of names from theatre programmes. This is not yet complete but once done will be a fantastic resource
The Best site on Edwardian actresses on the net. Has superb pictures from the author's collection. Particularly useful if you are interested in postcard collecting.
Circus, entertainer,and magic family research
An international site that specialises in these areas of genealogical research.
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