Local history rooms
Specialist rooms dedicated to local history research and collections.
Neighbourhood histories
Curated booklists about the history of your neighbourhood.
Digital resources
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Research
City of Melbourne Libraries can connect you with a wide range of research resources.
View our interactive maps, access thousands of historical images and a huge range of digital resources.
- City of Melbourne Rate Books External link
- Burchett Index : index of East Melbourne properties from the 1970s External link
- Sands and McDougall Directories : Full set available on Local History PCs External link
- Vertical Files : Browse auction notices, newspaper clippings, letters and more External link
- City of Melbourne maps : Explore the City of Melbourne’s history using interactive maps.
- Maps of Melbourne : Historical maps digitised by the University of Melbourne. External link
- Melbourne street directories : Full-colour scans of the Melway street directory 1966 – 1987 (most years). External link
- State Library of Victoria: Auction plans, fire insurance plans, and plans from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW). External link
If you’re interested in the history of the suburbs, citizens or buildings of the City of Melbourne, there are historical societies you can contact or join:
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