Short descriptions of incidents of aboriginal resistance to European invasion.
Companion website to the PBS series written and hosted by Robert Hughes. The website introduces you to some of the individuals Robert Hughes talk with and about about as he explores the history and culture of Australia.
History of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme covering social, political, cultural and industrial aspects.
History of German-speakers in Australia, of their immigration and of their contribution to Australia.
An award winning Australian on-line documentary based on a camel expedition to Central Australia in January 1933. Contains cinefilm, photographs, journals, Aboriginal objects and on-line discussion.
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.
A fascinating look into the early days of wireless telegraphy in Australia with photographs from the Overseas Telecommunications Commission archives.
Site detailing the history and restoration of Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson's huts.
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.
A comprehensive biographical database of Australian doctors to 1875. Includes background material on medical history, colonial medical life, medical qualifications and timeline
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