AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES
https://aiatsis.gov.au/collection
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA ORAL HISTORY AND FOLKLORE
https://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/oral-history-and-folklore
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA
https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search
NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/about/what-we-collect/oral-history
NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AUSTRALIA MEMORY OF THE WORLD brings together links to a wide variety of resources, many of which have folkloric content
https://www.amw.org.au/amw-register
AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S FOLKLORE COLLECTION https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/24
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE ARCHIVE
https://john.curtin.edu.au/folklore/
THE DARDALIA ARCHIVES OF THE HELLENIC DIASPORA - at La Trobe University, this is the extensive collection of the now-defunct National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research
https://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/greek-archives/hdms.htm
GRAINGER MUSEUM – at the University of Melbourne includes information related to Percy Grainger’s close interest in folk music and song
https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au
His fieldwork notes at the EFDSS
https://www.vwml.org/archives-catalogue/PG
ORAL HISTORY AUSTRALIA – national and state bodies
https://oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/resources/links/
STATE AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES – many have oral history collections that might be useful. For example, the State Library of NSW has a handy page of links to more archives around the country and abroad at https://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/oral-history-sound/online_resources
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES – state, national and local, some have archives.
MUSEUMS – apart from the NMA, there are many state, local and regional museums around the country. Any of these may contain folkloric items and information. Some may have an online presence, many do not.
CITY ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS – the City of Sydney has one of these at https://www.sydneyoralhistories.com.au, and other capital and regional cities may also.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND PROJECTS – these are diverse, numerous and, unless they have an online presence of some kind, difficult to find and access. Here are a few examples of many:
· Sydney Bush Music Club http://www.bushmusic.org.au/index.shtml
· Victorian Folk Music Club http://www.vfmc.org.au
· Warren Fahey’s site holds a wealth of information from his extensive collecting and research https://www.warrenfahey.com.au
· Footprints of Italian Prisoners of War in Australia, a community history project by Joanne Tapiolas https://italianprisonersofwar.com/tag/orchestra-prisoners-of-war/
· Germany Downunder – Mark Schuster’s extensive work on German traditions in Australia http://germanydownunder.com/the-ringing-strings-of-the-burnett-lost-german-zither-traditions-of-the-queensland-bush/
· Verandah Music – blog run by Graham Seal and Rob Willis containing information about and links to a variety of Australian traditions https://verandahmusic.blogspot.com
PANDEMIC PLAY PROJECT - Judy McKinty and Ruth Hazleton are running this project,
https://pandemicplayproject.com
AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL DANCE - Heather Blasdale-Clarke and partners run this informative website and associated projects on the history of music and dance in Australia since 1788.
https://www.colonialdance.com.au/dancing-in-police-reports-3021.html
AUSTRALIAN TRADITIONAL AND BUSH DANCE SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Includes overseas links
http://www.atbdsdancesa.com.au/useful-links-2/lesser-known-musical-instruments
http://www.atbdsdancesa.com.au/useful-links-2/a-taste-of-overseas-folk/
BUSH TRADITIONS - Established in 2006, Bush Traditions promotes the playing, the playing and enjoyment of Australia’s cultural heritage in Word, Bush Songs, Tunes and Dances.
https://www.bushtraditions.org/background.htm
CREATIVE CONVICTS - Links to the great variety of cultural (not only folkloric) expressions – art, music, craft, dance, etc. – produced by convicts transported to Australia.
https://creativeconvicts.blogspot.com
BANJO PATERSON CULTURAL CENTRE – AND MORE - An ambitious project involving folk and popular culture as well as Patersonia
https://www.facebook.com/Banjo-Paterson-Cultural-Centre-Project-104006537908401/
AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE JOURNAL ONLINE - Australian Folklore 1987-2017 is available online at https://journals.kvasirpublishing.com/af/index
Australian Folklore is a peer-reviewed journal, maintaining its high quality through the engagement of Australasian research with the global research community. Australian Folklore explores traditional and settler cultures, folklore and cultural change. Submissions may cover the folklore / folklife and traditions of any geographic region in the world.The journal is published online annually and is searchable. Submissions to https://journals.kvasirpublishing.com/af/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions
AUSTRALIAN MAGIC RESEARCH PROJECT - Ian Evans completes his ground breaking work on magic in Australia. After many years of research and fieldwork, Ian and his fellow researchers have unearthed some of the hidden secrets of witches’ marks and other protective signs, as well as concealed objects and cauls, in colonial Australia, evidence of the continuation of British (and European) folk magic traditions.
https://tasmagic.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/hidden-in-plain-sight/.
TALES FROM RAT CITY - Podcast and site ‘Dedicated to uncovering the forgotten stories of Ballarat’s dark and bizarre past…’
FOLKLORISTS OF AUSTRALIA - This is a historical listing of people (not only Australians) who undertook a range of folklore related activities in various parts of the country. All are deceased, but their combined work is an irreplaceable contribution to Australian society, history and culture and this is both a resource and a memorialisation.
https://ozfolklorists.blogspot.com)