Template:Cite VHD
Usage
This template creates a {{cite web}} citation to Victorian Heritage Register and Victorian Heritage Inventory sites on the Victorian Heritage Database, a searchable reference source on the heritage places of Victoria, Australia.
{{cite VHD
| "database id"
| "title"
| hr = "Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number (optional)"
| ho = "Heritage Overlay number (optional)"
| ho2 = "Second Heritage Overlay number (optional)"
| hi = "Heritage Inventory number (optional)"
| access-date = 2026-07-20
}}
There is no error checking. Specifying an incorrect ID will result in a link to a non-existing record.
Mandatory Parameters
There are two mandatory unnamed parameters
- Place ID number. It is found at the end of the URL.
- A title. If empty it defaults to BASEPAGENAME.
Example
For example, the Former Convent of the Good Shepherd record can be referenced using
{{cite VHD|1|Former Convent of the Good Shepherd}}
resulting in:
"Former Convent of the Good Shepherd". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
Optional Parameters
The optional parameters are:
- The Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number can be specified using the optional
hrfield (omit the "H", using only the number; the template will add the "H" for you) - A Heritage Overlay number, if any, can be specified using the optional
hofield (omit the "HO", using only the number; the template will add the "HO" for you) - A second Heritage Overlay number can be specified using the optional
ho2field - A Heritage Inventory number, if any, can be specified using the optional
hifield - In addition, the access date can be specified using the
access-datefields.
Examples
{{cite VHD|1|Former Convent of the Good Shepherd|hr=0951}}
resulting in:
"Former Convent of the Good Shepherd, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0951". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
{{cite VHD|1|Former Convent of the Good Shepherd|hr=0951|ho=9}}
resulting in:
"Former Convent of the Good Shepherd, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0951, Heritage Overlay HO9". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
More examples
Use of access-date field:
{{cite VHD|99|London Tavern|access-date=2011-03-27}}
result:
"London Tavern". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
Use of ho2 field:
{{cite VHD|2|Dights Mill site|hr=1522|ho=48|ho2=488}}
result:
"Dights Mill site, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1522, Heritage Overlay HO48,HO488". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
Use of hi field:
{{cite VHD|10591|Big and Little Peninsula Tunnels|hi=8022-0044}}
result:
"Big and Little Peninsula Tunnels, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8022-0044". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
Harvard style referencing
This template provides a simple Harvard style reference, using VHD followed by the ID number. For example, to reference the London Tavern use {{sfn|VHD99}} or {{harvnb|VHD99}}, as appropriate. However, year referencing is not supported at this time.
See also
- Template:Cite VHD shipwreck – for shipwrecks in the Victorian Heritage Database