Electronic resources beginning with ‘D’

A German telephone directory for individuals and businesses. An English version is available.

The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 20,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, childrens, and manuscript maps. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history.

Dawn and New dawn magazines were published between 1952 and 1975 by the NSW Aborigines Welfare Board. They include family history information such as births, deaths, and marriages, as well as hundreds of photographs. They also contain articles about conditions and activities on reserves, stations, homes and schools in NSW. The full text of Dawn and New dawn are available at this site. Biographical information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Dawn, New dawn and other magazines is also indexed by the INFOKOORI Database.

Information about daylight saving times in NSW and other states. It provides dates of daylight savings in NSW from 1917 onwards, including projected dates based on current legislation.

Full text of Australian De Facto Relationship Cases 1985+

Deaths in South Australia and the Northern Territory were published in the South Australian Government Gazettes from the early days of settlement. The majority of names in the list have been compiled from police returns, including Police Mortuary Returns. The returns were stated to include all persons without relations, known or resident in SA or NT, who died, or were found dead in any public place and about which the police could furnish any information. The reports also include references to inquests.

Created by the Division of Law at Macquarie University, this site currently contains a searchable database of decisions from the Supreme court of NSW handed down between 1824 and 1841 as well as cases concerning aborigines from later years.

Created by the Division of Law at Macquarie University, this site currently contains a searchable database of decisions from the Supreme court of NSW handed down between 1824 and 1841 as well as cases concerning aborigines from later years.

This site is useful for people wanting to find out what has happened to companies that are no longer listed on the ASX, and especially shareholders in failed companies who need to establish if they can claim a capital loss against their income tax.

Practice questions for the RTA learner drivers test. Available in English and 9 other languages.

The Dewey Decimal Classification system is the world's most widely used library classification system. The publisher's site provides a summary of the subjects from 000-999.

The Dictionary of Australian Artists Online ( DAAO ) provides biographical data, contextual information, commentary and links to images on the topic of Australian artists.

The foundation data focuses predominantly on colonial artists; women artists to 1950; black and white artists; Aboriginal artists of the Western Desert and the Sydney region. However, the database is constantly being added to and currently there are about 7,659 biographies.

Set up by NSW University Library with the support of the Australian Research Council, this database also has the support of a number of public art galleries, universities and national/state libraries around Australia.

Published by Angus & Robertson in 1949, the Dictionary of Australian biography by Percival Serle contains 1030 biographies of Australians, or people closely connected with Australia, who died before the end of 1942.

More than 3000 biographies of New Zealanders of historical note, originally published in the printed Dictionary of New Zealand biography series and in the parallel Maori-language series, Nga Tangata Taumata Rau. The editorial policy aims to include not only figures of national importance but also those who were representative in a regional, tribal, ethnic or occupational context. The site does not include people who are alive.

The Dictionary of Sydney is an online encyclopaedia which aims to cover every aspect of the history of the Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains) - from the earliest human habitation to the present. It includes people, places, buildings, events, cultural groups, natural features, organisations, other structures, artefacts and thematic essays. It contains images, sound, film, documents and maps, as well as new scholarship, research and bibliographies. The Dictionary also aims to be accessible through other technologies including mobile delivery, print-on-demand and others yet to be developed.

Essays are being commissioned on many themes regarding Sydney's history. From 2004 to 2006, the emphasis has been on selecting over 90 authors for entries on over 650 Sydney suburbs. A range of content commissioned for the Dictionary is also showcased in the online Sydney Journal. You can also subscribe to the Project’s quarterly eNewsletter which will update you on all Project news items over the previous 3 months.

This project was initiated by the City of Sydney's History Program and subsequent sponsors include the Australian Research Council, University of Sydney, University of Technology (Sydney), State Library of NSW, 39 Sydney council local studies departments, State Records NSW etc

Use this global dictionary to search in 275 dictionaries on the Internet. Translate from 69 source languages into 73 target languages - 400 language combinations.

Miscellaneous information about Australian and New Zealand army history. Includes biographical information about those who served including aboriginal servicemen, nurses, military leaders. Also provides information and images of badges, equipment, uniforms, posters, flags etc. Webmaster: Ted Harris

A collection of images and information about the history and archaeology of ancient Egypt.

DIOTIMA serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean.

The Society of Australian Genealogists has an Activity Programme and online bookings can be made for Family History Lectures & Demonstrations, Special Interest Group meetings, 'Hands on' Computer Sessions, Orientation Tours at 379 Kent Street (members only), Software sessions and Bus Trips and Walks at SAG Course Bookings.

SAG also offers a Diploma in Family Historical Studies (Dip FHS) which it first instituted in 1974. The Diploma is undertaken over 2-3 years with a minimum study time of 2 years and a maximum of 3.

The Diploma is awarded to candidates who show a high degree of proficiency in the study of family history based on a written thesis, essay, case study and examination. There is an 18-page bibliography of past submissions at list of theses & essays submitted. There are no structured lessons, regular assignments to complete or lectures to attend (other than the elective Archives Option which is only open to Sydney-based candidates). Candidates can live anywhere in Australia (or overseas).

Applications for admission to the Diploma course are accepted from 1 January - 31 March each year. All applications must be accompanied by the prescribed fee and provide a synopsis of the proposed thesis and essay topic to be studied. A short explanation of the reasons an applicant wishes to undertake the course must also be provided. Applicants will be notified of their successful admission to the course by 30 May. Candidates must be financial members of the Society of Australian Genealogists and they must remain members for the period of their candidature.

There is an online Diploma Application Form and Brochure. For further information or advice, intending candidates should consult the Executive Officer of the Society of Australian Genealogists, Richmond Villa, 120 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000. The Diploma is administered by a Committee appointed by the SAG Council ( See Diploma Regulations ).

The St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami, Florida, USA) utilizes specially developed proprietary software to monitor the global output of communiquis, official statements, press briefings, position papers, interview transcripts and news releases from hundreds of diplomacy-related websites in near real-time and channel it into synthesized information streams within Diplomacy Monitor for scholars, diplomats, journalists, researchers, students and others interested in the interaction among nations.

This site, produced by the Australian Society of Archivists, provides details about archival and historical organisations in Australia.

(NSW Breast Cancer Institute, Australia)

A list of specialists and a basic explanation of what happens.

This site provides links to a range of United Kingdom government sites, including those of local government authorities, town and parish councils as well as interactive maps, healthcare information including postal addresses for NHS hospitals and British university sites.

A Directory and Report of 99 New South Wales public library local history collections and local history digitising projects.

Links, lesson plans, games and puzzles for history students and teachers.

Produced by the Department of History & Politics and the Centre for Educational Development & Interactive Resources, University of Wollongong, in 1997, this CDROM is designed for first year university or upper secondary school students with little or no knowledge of Australian history. The authors are Jim Hagan, Helen E. Carter and John McQuilton.

Dispossessed, Diggers and Democrats introduces nineteenth century Australian history in an interactive format. From the arrival of Governor Phillip to the bushrangers, it covers key themes using timelines, original documents and period illustrations. Features include mapping excercise, quizzes, the selector game and school room exercises from the period.

The 16 topics, covering various aspects of the first century of European settlement in Australia, are: Why Botany Bay?; Early NSW; Macquarie and Bigge; Convicts; The Squatters; Wakefield; Aboriginal Australia; Gold; Eureka Rebellion; Economy; Constitutions; Selection; Education; Migration and Ethnicity; The Great White Walls; and Australia's Errant Sons.

A detailed review of this CDROM is at Review from the Australian Journal of Teacher Education and an overview at Overview by author John McQuilton.

Documenting a Democracy is a National Archives of Australia website - developed in partnership with Australia's eight state and territory government archives and the National Council for the Centenary of Federation - that provides 110 key documents, in both digital and transcription format, relating to the foundation of Australia.

Key documents include nine sets of original legal and constitutional instruments for the creation and evolution of the Commonwealth, states and territories governments, accessed by either a place or map search tool. There is a Picture Album of people and places behind the documents; information on how Australia's constitutional boundaries were formed at Places; and an Australian history Timeline which shows what was happening when each document was written.

There are also Pathways to documents on the themes of Foundation, Building, Freedoms and Land. This webpage includes a digital map of Aboriginal Australia before the advent of Europeans.

Very useful information about doing business in different countries published by the World Bank. Select information by country or topic Explore Economies section provides a snapshot of each country's aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business and on each of the ten topics that comprise the overall ranking. Data is also provided for each country for all the 10 topics covered in the database.

(NSW State Library & NSW Health, Australia)

Provides accurate and credible information on a range of drug-related issues, such as A–Z information on specific drugs, tips on how to talk to your family about drugs, case studies, statistics and policy documents.