Exploration
Before & After Settlement

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1. Chinese Exploration of Australia
   Did the Chinese actually explore the Australian coast ?
• 1421 - The Year the Chinese Discovered the World
  See what is being presented as background for the claim that Zheng He actually ‘discovered’ Australia among other explorations in 1421.
• 1421 Myth Exposed, The
  A very strong opposing view from a range of international historians.
2. Cook, Captain James :
• Captain Cook Society, The
  ‘For everyone interested in James Cook [1728-1779]’.
• Captain Cook’s Ships
  The Endeavour and the others in which he carried out some most amazing voyages.
• Captain James Cook, The World’s Explorer
  Biography, images and portraits, sources and links, family tree and more.
• James Cook [1]
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia. Also references and external links.
• James Cook [2]
  ‘Links to pages with information about Cook. This page is part of the Discoverers Web.’ A very extensive listing in directories.
• South Seas Project, The
  Maps and online editions of the Journals of James Cook’s First Pacific Voyage, 1768-1771. Includes full text of related journals from people such as Banks, Parkinson and Hawkesworth.
3. Dampier, William :
• William Dampier [1]
  Extensive text article with some maps.
• William Dampier [2]
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia. Also external links.
• William Dampier [3]
  Article.
4. Dutch Explorers :
• They Set Sail from Holland
  ‘Dedicated to the Dutch who sailed and explored the shores of Australia.’ Specific information with expansion through linked pages.
• The Voyagie [VOC]
  Information about the Duyfken and other Dutch voyages. Linked to the events surrounding the building of the replica.
• Tasman, Abel Janzsoon :
• Abel Tasman [1]
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia. Also external links.
• Abel Tasman [2]
  Extensive text article covering the background to, and both voyages.
• The Journal of Abel Jansz Tasman, 1642
  [With Documents Relating to his Exploration of Australia in 1644]
  Online journal.

1. Explorers
   Covering the major explorers in Australia on land.
• Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth :
• Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth
  Links to the Dictionary of Biography for each as well as links to ebooks for Blaxland.
• Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains
  [New South Wales, in the Year 1813]
  Online journal by Gregory Blaxland.
• Burke and Wills
  Information on a major exploration and tragedy.
• Burke & Wills Web, Welcome to
  A site which covers everything you could possibly want to know, see and learn. Includes information, documentation, books, memorials, bibliography, links and even downloads of relevant material in various formats.
  Exceptional.
• Burke and Wills
  The journey from Melbourne to the northern coast.
• Burke & Wills - Terra Incognita
  From the State Library of Victoria. Has background, preparations, the explorers, the expedition, the aftermath and archival information.
  Highly Recommended !
• Eyre, Edward John :
• Edward John Eyre [1]
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia.
• Edward John Eyre [2]
  Downloadable copies of his journals including crossing the Nullarbor.
• Hume & Hovell :
• Dictionary of Australian Biography - Hi-Hu
  Scroll down the page to find biographies of both William Hovell and Hamilton Hume.
• Hume and Hovell’s Journey to Port Phillip
  Taken from Hovell’s diary.
• Kennedy, Edmund :
• Edmund Kennedy [1]
  Link to the Australian Dictionary of Biography and writings about his expedition [ebook].
• Edmund Kennedy [2]
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia. Also external links.
• Leichhardt, Ludwig :
• Leichhardt Online
  From Goettingen State and University Library in Germany. In English and German.
• Ludwig Leichhardt
  General information, his skill as a bushman and his second expedition.
• Mitchell, Major Thomas :
• Major Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia.
• Major Thomas Livingston Mitchell
• Oxley, John :
• John Oxley
  Extensive entry from the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
• Oxley, John - Biography
  An e-history.
• Stuart, John McDouall :
• John McDouall Stuart [1]
  Includes biographical notes, expedition information and more.
• John McDouall Stuart [2]
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia. Also external links.
• Stuart, John McDouall [1815 - 1866]
  The entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography [Online Edition].
• The John McDouall Stuart Society
  Provides extensive detail via a biography, expedition details, illustrations & maps, information about his companions, print documentation and further links. There is also information about the society itself.
• Sturt, Charles :
• Captain Charles Sturt
  Introduction, publications, the Explorer, archives and more.
• Charles Sturt
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia.

1. Explorers
   Covering the major sea explorers in Australia.
• Bass, George :
• George Bass [1]
  Information with embedded links from Wikipedia.
• George Bass [2]
  Extensive entry from the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
• Flinders, Matthew :
• Flinders Papers, The
  ‘Contains transcripts of over 150 documents about Flinders’s life and work.’ Section ‘About Flinders’ is quite good.
• Matthew Flinders
  An electronic archive held at the State Library of New South Wales.
• French Explorers
  In some instances, these explorations overlapped 1788.
• D’Entrecasteaux, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni
  His early career, explorations - especially around Australia and looking for LaPerouse.
• La Pérouse, Comte de
  [Jean-François de Galoup]
  A brief biography, an account of his travels and death and the later discovery of all this information.

1. General Exploration Sites :
• Australian Discovery
  Edited by Ernest Scott and available online. Covers both initial discoveries, as well as land exploration, in 2 volumes.
• Australian Explorers [1]
  For primary students, this site provides information about major explorers and other links.
• Australian Explorers [2]
  From Wikipedia, covering explorers from Batman [John] to Wilkins and Windich.
• Australian Explorers - Links
  Collections of links to information on a variety of explorers from George Bass to Thomas Mitchell. Also a link to clipart that relates to Australian exploration.
• Australia on the Map
  ‘Our focus is particularly on the many Mariners who [whether by accident or design] charted our coasts - and put “Australia on the Map” ’. Journeys, events, conferences, links and more.
• Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia
  Based on a map produced in 1893. Contains information on a range of explorers.
2. Journals
   Access a significant range of original journals, descriptions, etc., in either online or ebook format.
• Australian Explorer’s Journals
  Downloadable versions of journals from Cook to the Jardine Brothers. You can also read them online.
• Land and Sea Explorers and Discoverers
  [Australian Journals]
  ‘At Project Gutenberg of Australia, in ebook form, one of the most comprehensive collections in the world of the journals of Australian explorers.’