Find out what time you were born using hospital records, birth announcements and family keepsakes.

If you're trying to reconnect with friends or relatives, there are a range of resources and organisations that can help you.

Female convicts were predominantly young, single women who had been domestic servants and/or who had come from a semi-skilled background - such as an apprenticeship.

On 1 January 1901, the six existing self-governing British colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, came together in union to create the Commonwealth of Australia.

The Australian and overseas printed collections at the National Library of Australia contain substantial material which can support research into Federation in Australia.

The National Library collects pictorial material in order to document significant people, places and events in Australian history and society.

There are a number of online Australian databases, both current and archival, subscribed to by the Library that provide access to information on Federation and related issues.

Newspapers provide an invaluable resource for researching  Australian Federation, reflecting the opinions of the colonial societies.

Federation provided the opportunity for composers to express their pride in the new nation of Australia. The National Library of Australia holds a rich collection of music from this era.

Our collection of maps and atlases contains some interesting items which can help provide context and background to Federation.