1003.0 - LEP Newsletter (Issue No. 53), Aug 2005

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/09/2005

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Contents All ABS Publications Now Free on the Web! Editorial Netnews Launch of the LEP Excellence Award a Great Success! Australia's Statistics Through Time Training News Social Trends Unveiled New and Forthcoming Releases Shortcuts - Tips for Using Advanced Search on the ABS Website AusStats Guide About this release	Australia's statistics through time... With the public libraries in New South Wales celebrating History Week in September, and the ABS celebrating its Centenary year, this is a good opportunity for the LEP to feature ABS resources that contain historical information. Perhaps these sources could be used to mount a statistical display painting a historical picture of your local area. Some ABS resources: The popular Yearbook Australia (Cat. no 1301.0) Great for quick facts and figures and informative articles dating back to 1901 to show how Australia has changed. Check out the Yearbook Australia feature articles on our web site as well. Colonial Microfiche Series 1804 to 1901 (Cat. no 1115.0) Index to Historical Microfiche Series 1901 to 1993 (Cat. no 1123.0) Historical Microfiche and ROMs 1991 to 2001 (Cat. no 1124.0) Australian Historical Population Statistics (Cat. no 3105.0.65.001). There is a wide range of demographic data that goes back to 1788. Australian Demographic Trends (Cat. no 3102.0) Australian Social Trends (Cat. no 4102.0) The microfiche and its catalogue are accessible in the State Libraries, National Library and many University Libraries. Or contact your LEP Coordinator by phone or email to library@abs.gov.au with your historical questions. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.