Websites
100 years of ANZAC (Australian Government)
anzacportal.dva.gov.au
News and information about the 100 years of ANZAC commemorations.
ANZAC Portal (Department of Veterans’ Affairs)
www.anzacportal.dva.gov.au
Designed to provide an educative focus for the Anzac Centenary.
Australian War Memorial Education (Australian War Memorial)
www.awm.gov.au/education
Access a range of classroom resources as well as background information about Australia’s war history.
AWM Digitised Records
www.awm.gov.au/
Discover official records, private records and published collections that tell the story of the Australian experience of war.
British Army WWI Trench maps
www.greatwar.co.uk/research/maps/british-army-ww1-trench-maps.htm
British Library dedicated World War I website
www.bl.uk/world-war-one
Over 50 articles about World War One, written by leading experts
Centenary of World War I Commemorative Program
ww1.sl.nsw.gov.au
A collection of diaries and letters written by Australian men and women who served in the First World War.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.cwgc.org/
Search casualty name or cemetery name. The cemetery name will be listed in Canterbury’s Boys.
Discovering ANZACS site
www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/defence-and-war-service-records
Explore a growing selection of government records about Australians and New Zealanders in World War I and the Boer War.
Find a Grave website
www.findagrave.com
Find a Grave’s mission is to find, record and present final disposition information from around the world as a virtual cemetery experience.
First World War centenary in New Zealand
ww100.govt.nz/life-100-years-ago
Gallipoli and the Anzacs (Department of Veterans’ Affairs)
anzacportal.dva.gov.au/
Access a wealth of information about the ANZACs at Gallipoli and Australia at war.
Imperial War Museum Digital Centenary Project of World War I
www.iwm.org.uk/
IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day.
National Archives of Australia
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
Use the Record Search and Name Search tab and enter family name and select World War One from the drop-down menu.
NSW ANZAC Centenary (State Archives & Records)
nswanzaccentenary.records.nsw.gov.au
Browse stories and records relating to the war, military service, and life on the home-front in NSW during World War I.
Register of War Memorials in NSW
www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au
An information and locator service for War Memorials in New South Wales.
The Sands Directories (1858-1932)
www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/search-our-collections/sands-directory
We hold hard copies of the Canterbury area at LH 919.441 SAN (every two years).
State Library of NSW (SLNSW)
ww1.sl.nsw.gov.au
The SLNSW holds a rich collection of resources on the Great War including diaries, letters, maps, photographs, artworks, posters and newspapers.
State Library of Victoria
guides.slv.vic.gov.au/wwone_soldiers
Find information about how to trace a World War I soldier.
Stories, films and historical material about the First World War
www.europeana.eu/portal/en/collections/world-war-I
Trove
trove.nla.gov.au
Search digitised newspapers that contain casualty lists and Australians killed in action lists.
The University of Sydney and the Great War
www.sydney.edu.au/beyond1914
An extensive, searchable database of biographies and archival information about members of the University community involved in the First World War.
The War Graves Photographic Project
www.twgpp.org/
The aim of the Project is to record and make available photographs of as many war graves and memorials as possible. Use the search facility to see if a photograph is held and available.
WWI Trench Maps and Air Photos – Evolution of mapping on the Western Front
library.mcmaster.ca/
Photograph collections
Pictorial Canterbury
pictorialcanterbury.imagegallery.me/
The library local history photograph collection is a unique visual record of our City from the mid-1800s to the present day.
The Anzac Spirit
www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/galleries/anzac-spirit
Enjoy a selection of images from Rev Bennett’s collection of hand-coloured and black-and-white glass slides.
Living the War
www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/galleries/living-war
An online gallery presenting a sample of the WWI stories held by the State Library Victoria.
Museums Victoria Collections
collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2960
Photographers on the home front recorded important events such as farewells, family parties and celebrations to welcome soldiers home.
Pinterest
www.pinterest.com/citycanterbury/wwi-and-anzac-day/
The library has a Pinterest page, including a WWI board. This is a board where we have been pinning anything related to WWI and the Canterbury area, to make resources accessible in one place.
South Australians of World War 1
www.flickr.com/groups/slsaww1
A showcase of some of the many First World War portraits from the State Library of South Australia and State Records of South Australia archival collections.
World War 1 in photos
www.theatlantic.com/projects/world-war-i-in-photos
A quality collection of photos relating to World War 1.
Documents
Canterbury’s Boys book
This book should be the first option when researching local WWI servicemen. It contains the names of over 1900 men and 5 women associated with the Canterbury District who enlisted in WWI. It is the result of 12 years research and biographies and photographs, Roll of Honour and what Canterbury was like at the time.
Sands Directories
- Sands Directory 1914
- Sands Directory 1915
- Sands Directory 1916
- Sands Directory 1917
- Sands Directory 1918
Robert Noble records
- Robert Noble Record – Australian War Memorial
- Robert Noble Record – Canterbury’s Boys
- Robert Noble Record – Remembered with Honour
- Robert Noble Record – Australian Military Forces
- Robert Noble Record – Newspaper clipping
- Robert Noble Record – Valuation
- Robert Noble Record – Sands Directory
Electoral Rolls
Electoral Roll – Division of Lang – 1915
- Lang 1915 – Part 1
- Lang 1915 – Part 2
- Lang 1915 – Part 3
- Lang 1915 – Part 4
- Lang 1915 – Part 5
- Lang 1915 – Part 6
- Lang 1915 – Part 7
Electoral Roll – Division of Lang – 1916
- Lang 1916 – Part 1
- Lang 1916 – Part 2
- Lang 1916 – Part 3
- Lang 1916 – Part 4
- Lang 1916 – Part 5
- Lang 1916 – Part 6
- Lang 1916 – Part 7
- Lang 1916 – Part 8
Electoral Roll – Division of Lang – 1917
- Lang 1917 – Part 1
- Lang 1917 – Part 2
- Lang 1917 – Part 3
- Lang 1917 – Part 4
- Lang 1917 – Part 5
- Lang 1917 – Part 6
- Lang 1917 – Part 7
- Lang 1917 – Part 8
Electoral Roll – Division of Parkes – 1915
- Parkes 1915 – Part 1
- Parkes 1915 – Part 2
- Parkes 1915 – Part 3
- Parkes 1915 – Part 4
- Parkes 1915 – Part 5
- Parkes 1915 – Part 6
- Parkes 1915 – Part 7
- Parkes 1915 – Part 8
Electoral Roll – Division of Parkes – 1916
- Parkes 1916 – Part 1
- Parkes 1916 – Part 2
- Parkes 1916 – Part 3
- Parkes 1916 – Part 4
- Parkes 1916 – Part 5
- Parkes 1916 – Part 6
- Parkes 1916 – Part 7
- Parkes 1916 – Part 8
- Parkes 1916 – Part 9
Electoral Roll – Division of Parkes – 1917
- Parkes 1917 – Part 1
- Parkes 1917 – Part 2
- Parkes 1917 – Part 3
- Parkes 1917 – Part 4
- Parkes 1917 – Part 5
- Parkes 1917 – Part 6
- Parkes 1917 – Part 7
- Parkes 1917 – Part 8
- Parkes 1917 – Part 9
Council Minutes
- Municipality of Canterbury – Minutes January 1913 to December 1916
- Municipality of Canterbury – Minutes January 1917 to December 1919