Web Directory

» An Anthology of the Discovery of Australia
   What the first visitors saw and why they attached names to coastal features. Includes quotes, with comments in italics, from their diaries, especially from Matthew Flinders.
   http://kr.cs.ait.ac.th/~radok/discaust/

» Australia Beyond the Fatal Shore
   Companion website to the PBS series written and hosted by Robert Hughes. An introduction to some of the individuals Robert Hughes talks with and about as he explores the history and culture of Australia.
   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/australia/

» Australia, Australians & Us.
   A lighthearted, Historical, Geographical and Cultural look at Australia and events that shaped Australia into what it is today, designed for non Australians and those foreign to our shores.
   http://australasia.freewebsitehosting.com

» Australian Explorers
   General information on eleven different explorers for primary school children.
   http://www.davidreilly.com/australian_explorers/

» Australian History
   Overview from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with links to cited attractions.
   http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/history.html

» Australian History on the Internet
   Part of the National Library of Australia site, this site includes many interesting links, including Australian historical documents online.
   http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/histsite.html

» Australian Medical Pioneers Index
   A biographical database of Australian doctors to 1875. Includes background material on medical history, colonial medical life, medical qualifications and timeline
   http://www.medicalpioneers.com

» Convict Creations
   Historical background on Australian convict culture, information on a selection of artists, and convict-inspired crafts.
   http://www.convictcreations.com/

» Documenting a Democracy - Australia's story
   Through this site you can see some of the documents that helped create the Federation of Australia.
   http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/

» German-speakers in Australia
   History of German-speakers in Australia, of their immigration and of their contribution to Australia.
   http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/dnutting/germanaustralia/

» History of Australia
   General history of Australia, from the World History Archives.
   http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/index-c.html

» Indigenous Peoples: the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia
   Illustrated and carefully annotated guide to links focused specifically on the history, lore, sacred traditions, arts, and beliefs of the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D.
   http://www.mythinglinks.org/ip~australia.html

» Lassereria
   Encyclopedia and commentary on the search for Harold Lasseter and his lost gold reef.
   http://www.lasseteria.com/home-old.htm

» Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia
   Features an 1893 map of explorers' routes, plus links to online biographies of the explorers, and the text of a book chapter on Australian exploration by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.
   http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/australia/

» Radical Tradition
   Articles on "the history of working class struggle and anarchism in Australia".
   http://www.takver.com/history/index.htm

» Rare Maps Digitisation Project
   A selection of rare maps from the National Library of Australia.
   http://www.nla.gov.au/rmaps/

» Timeline of Aboriginal Resistance
   Short descriptions of incidents of Aboriginal resistance to European invasion.
   http://users.tpg.com.au/2juls/resistance.html

» Totalisator history a world's first
   The history of the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in Australia in 1913 by George Julius.
   http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/index.html

» VL: Australia History
   Extensive links to articles and scholarly resources from the WWW Virtual Library History Network, maintained by Philip George of Index NZ.
   http://vlib.iue.it/history/oceania/Australia/index.html