Stuart Bates Memorial Library

Library for Members Research & Reference Materials.

Welcome to the Stuart Bates Memorial Library. The material listed in the index’s below are only available to members of the Heritage Arms Society on request via email heritage.arms.society@gmail.com.

Australian copyright law sets out a series of clear exceptions to copyright infringements known as “fair dealing”. Fair dealing exceptions allow for the use of copyrighted material including for the purposes of teaching, scholarship, or research.

Members are reminded that when accessing and using information please ensure that you reference the original author and publication

So how do I access the Library

You must be a financial member of the Society to access any material stored in the online library. To access material simply email heritage.arms.society@gmail.com and ensure that you include your full name, the Author and Complete Title as listed in the Index. Your request will be uploaded within 24 hours, and you will receive a link to download your files onto your home computer. Documents uploaded will be available for a minimum of 48 hours depending on Google Drive space.

Where did the current content come from?

Library content has been donated by members of the Heritage Arms Society. Most notably our late member Stuart Bates, who was an author and our inhouse expert on British Headdress .

The Society has a dedicated book scanner so if you are prepared to share a valuable reference but are afraid scanning the book might cause damage, let us know. Our book scanner does not put any pressure on the publication and has the latest curve flattening technology.

What about copyright?

The (HAS Stuart Bates Memorial Library) is for Members only Research & Reference purposes.

Available material must under no circumstances be publicly distributed and/or onforwarded to a third party.

Australian law sets out a series of clear exceptions to copyright infringement known as “fair dealing”. Fair dealing exceptions allow use of copyright material including for the purposes of teaching, scholarship, or research. When accessing and using any information from the Library please ensure that you reference the original author and publication.

Can I contribute – Absolutely

If you have research material you are prepared to share, please consider giving your Society access.

Click links below to download

Army Navy lists Index

Heritage Repository Library Index

The Index lists will be revised each month.