The links below provide access to Australian websites with a different focus:
General Australian Sites
Aboriginal Heritage
Anzac Day
Early Settlers
Australian Animals
Australian Plants
States and Territories
Australian Government          

 

WebIndex South Australia
A web index of early settlement in South Australia. Choose a year or select from the A to Z listing. Includes people, places, industries, occupations, etc
Atlas of South Australia
This atlas lets you choose from The Course of Settlement, Environment and Resources, Production, South Australians or Regional Areas to find out more about South Australia, mainly from 1836 to the present day.
Australian History
Links to websites with information about early explorers, indigenous people, goology, history and much more
German Settlers in South Australia
From the Flinders Ranges website
Background Sheets
Download background sheets about the British Colonisation of Australia, Discovery of Gold and Australian Democracy
Leaving from Liverpool
Explore this site and follow the journey of one family who emigrated in 1858

Who was First?
Explore this web quest and prepare a report about the explorer you think most influenced Australia

Objects Through Time
Australia's migration history timeline (NSW Migration Heritage Museum)
Convicts and the British Colonies in Australia
From the Aust Govt site
Pioneers and Settlers Bound for South Australia
Social history, passenger lists, images from the State Library
An Account of the Sea Coast and Interior of South Australia
An e-book. originally written by Charles Sturt in 1847
Convicts of the First Fleet
A database where you can look up names.
Ships of the First Fleet
Part of the "From whence we came" website. Written by a geneologist, mainly about his family, but has useful information.
Early Settlers' Homes and Bush Huts in Australia
by Romsey Australia. Lots of information and illustrations
 Migrants and Early Migration

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Last checked and updated 4th January 2012