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  Documenting a Democracy - Australia's story http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/
Through this site you can see some of the documents that helped create the Federation of Australia.
  Australia's Cultural Network http://www.acn.net.au/
Articles and links relevant to Australia's history. Take the history path finder to narrow the items down to ones related to history.
  Australian History on the Internet http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/histsite.html
Part of the National Library of Australia site, this site includes many interesting links, including Australian historical documents online.
  Australia Beyond the Fatal Shore http://www.pbs.org/wnet/australia/
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.
  Australian History http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/history.html
Overview from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with links to cited attractions.
  VL: Australia History http://vlib.iue.it/history/oceania/Australia/index.html
Extensive links to articles and scholarly resources from the WWW Virtual Library History Network, maintained by Philip George of Index NZ.
  The Public History Site http://www.publichistory.uts.edu.au/
A site offering information, contacts and resources for historians working in the public sphere. Includes a wide range of links.
  Australian Medical Pioneers Index http://www.medicalpioneers.com
A biographical database of Australian doctors to 1875. Includes background material on medical history, colonial medical life, medical qualifications and timeline
  Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/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.
  Totalisator history a world's first http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/index.html
The history of the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in Australia in 1913 by George Julius.
  History of Australia http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/index-c.html
General history of Australia, from the World History Archives.
  Rare Maps Digitisation Project http://www.nla.gov.au/rmaps/
A selection of rare maps from the National Library of Australia.
  Australian Explorers http://www.davidreilly.com/australian_explorers/
General information on eleven different explorers for primary school children.
  Convict Creations http://www.convictcreations.com
Historical background on Australian convict culture, information on a selection of artists, and convict-inspired crafts.
  Timeline of Aboriginal Resistance http://users.tpg.com.au/2juls/resistance.html
Short descriptions of incidents of Aboriginal resistance to European invasion.
  Account of a Voyage around the World http://oldwelshbooks.net/hlc/hm/hmc.html
English translation of the nineteenth century Welsh Work "Hanes Mordaith o amgylch y Ddaear". Includes the original Welsh text.
  German-speakers in Australia http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/dnutting/germanaustralia/
History of German-speakers in Australia, of their immigration and of their contribution to Australia.
  Radical Tradition http://www.takver.com/history/index.htm
Articles on "the history of working class struggle and anarchism in Australia".
  SNOWY - The Making of Modern Australia http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/snowy
History of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme covering social, political, cultural and industrial aspects.
  An Anthology of the Discovery of Australia http://kr.cs.ait.ac.th/~radok/discaust/
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.
  Indigenous Peoples: the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia http://www.mythinglinks.org/ip~australia.html
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.
  Australian High Court Judges from Federation http://www.geocities.com/pwdyson/highcourt.html
Timeline of Judges, plus selected verdicts.
  Anne-Maree Whitaker http://www.geocities.com/joseph_foveaux/
Anne-Maree Whitaker is an independent professional historian. She has published widely in Australian Catholic and Irish Australian topics. Her latest book is about Joseph Foveaux.
  History of Morse in Australia http://www.satellite-terminals.com/radio_history/default.htm
A fascinating look into the early days of wireless telegraphy in Australia with photographs from the Overseas Telecommunications Commission archives.
  Australia, Australians & Us. http://australasia.freewebsitehosting.com
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.

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