Australian History
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1. Australian History - Portals & Directories :
• new !Australian Studies Network, International
  ‘InASA’s aim is to promote links between the Australian and international Australian studies communities, and to lobby Federal and State governments to support the development of Australian studies internationally.’
• Australian History
  Resource listing from the National Library. Very extensive.
• Australian History Links
  Links for Australian history. Grouped under states, Maritime, museums, genealogy, convicts & bushrangers, Australian Art, Tourism, maps and councils.
• History Pages Australia
  [Hugh Capel’s Australian History Pages : Nothing after 1901]
  ‘Interesting Items/Snippets from Australia’s Colonial Past.’ Covers three directories - pictures, features and controversies.
• Sandra’s Home Page
  Australian history, especially convicts and government.
2. Bushrangers :
• Bushranger
  Origin of the term, a history of bushrangers [different periods], notable bushrangers, public perception, references and other links from Wikipedia.
• Bushrangers [1]
• new !Bushrangers [2]
• Edward “Ned” Kelly
  General information, literature, cultural effect, theses and more from Wikipedia.
• Kelly, Ned
  Links.
3. General Sites & Portals :
• Black Friday
  ‘Explore the worst bushfires in Australia’s history. Watch and read eye-witness accounts from ‘39’ and read what experts have to say. Read newspaper reports and Royal Commission findings.’
• David Atwell - Alternative & Future History
  What Australia might have been like if several scenarios had not gone the way they did. Example : Whitlam had not accepted his sacking.
• History Trust of South Australia
  ‘The History Trust manages museums and encourages the community to enjoy, understand, preserve and benefit from South Australia’s distinctive history.’
• Migration Heritage Centre
  Information regarding migration including personal information from migrants.
• National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame
  Information about their contribution, place and role in Australia’s history.
• new !Occupations in Australia
  An extensive listing of briefly annotated links covering occupations from Colonial Occupations through to teachers, scientists and writers. Some from local areas, others are at state and national level.
• Pine Gap, History of
  Not much is known about this central Australian installation. Provides the installation’s history.
• Story of the Blacks, The
  Online book covering Aboriginal history till the 1920s. Also includes Ned Kelly and Selling the Family Farm. Not necessarily ‘politically correct’.
4. Goldrushes, The
   Including early discoveries, the major goldrushes and more.
• Australian Gold Rushes
  Early discoveries, licenses, references, further reading, other links from Wikipedia.
• Australian Goldrush History
  Images, documents, educational information, links to further information and more from the Culture & Recreation Portal.
• Eureka Stockade
  A first genuine push for democratic involvement. The Southern Cross flag emanated from here :
• Arrests at Eureka
  Lists people arrested.
• Defending Victoria : Eureka Stockade
  Information, photos.
• new !Eureka Flag
  From wikipedia.
• Eureka Stockade …
  ‘Birth of the Australian National Idea.’
• Ross, Henry
  One of the leaders.
• The Eureka Stockade
  Articles.
5. Shipwrecks in Australia :
• Scuttled and Abandoned Ships : Australia
  Definitive listing of all such ships in Australian waters.
• Tasmania
• Victoria