Here are links to the reading lists we have set up on TROVE (the National Library of Australia’s online resources). Our TROVE reading lists consist of material about ocean pools or relevant to ocean pools already found in certain digitised Australian newspapers. These lists are not yet complete or comprehensive, and anyone with a TROVE account can help them grow and become more useful by adding articles to the lists, sorting them into ascending date order, tagging the articles with the names of any ocean pools mentioned or correcting TROVE’s digitised text for the listed articles:
- de Lacy, Evelyn (material about Evelyn Whillier (nee De Lacy), who swam for Australia at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 and was for many of her later years a regular swimmer at Sydney’s Bronte Baths. For material about her on TROVE, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=72084 Go here for our profile on her
- Evening News (Sydney). For its TROVE material about ocean pools go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=60201 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 9 items, which mention ocean pools at Bondi, Coogee, Freshwater/Harbord and discussion of a possible ocean pool at Maroubra)
- Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 – 1940). For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=62857 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 249 items, which mention ocean pools at Austinmer, Bulli, Coledale, Scarborough, Wollongong, Woonona, and a proposed sea baths at Thirroul
- Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1940 – 1945). For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=63730 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 90 items, which mention ocean pools at Austinmer, Coalcliff, Coledale, Newcastle, Wollongong and Woonona
- The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser (NSW : 1863 – 1947) to 1946. For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=60215 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 282 items, which mention ocean pools at Gerringong, Kiama, Shellharbour, Werri (Ourie) Beach.
- Kiama Independent (NSW : 1947 – 1954) from 1947 onwards. For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=6021 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 2 items, which mention ocean pools at Kiama and Shellharbour
- The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal (NSW : 1899 – 1947). For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=60217 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 225 items, which mention ocean pools at Gerringong, Kiama and Werri (Ourie) Beach
- Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954) to 1939, For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=60204 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 61 items, which mention ocean pools at Newcastle, Merewether and The Entrance.
- Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954)1940-1954. For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=65989 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 247 items, which mention ocean pools at Newcastle and Merewether
- The Northern Champion (Taree, NSW : 1913 – 1954). For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=67445 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 29 items, which mention ocean pools at Black Head and Forster
- South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW : 1900 – 1954). For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=60214 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 80 items, which mention ocean pools at Austinmer, Coledale, Clifton, Port Kembla, Thirroul, Wollongong and Woonona
- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954) to 1939. For its TROVE material about ocean pools, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=60202 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 43 items, which mention ocean pools at Bermagui, Bondi, Collaroy, Coogee, Dee Why, Kiama, Manly (Fairy Bower), Newport, Shellharbour, The Entrance nd Wollongong
- Western Australia’s beaches and sea pools (material from Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954, The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 – 1954). For this TROVE material, go to http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=68458 This list as at 19 March 2017 includes 129 items, which mention bathing machines, efforts to construct a shark-proof pool at Cottesloe, reef pools and ocean pools including the Hamersley Pool at North Beach.