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Australia Beyond the Fatal Shore
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.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/australia/
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SNOWY - The Making of Modern Australia
History of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme covering social, political, cultural and industrial aspects.
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/snowy
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German-speakers in Australia
History of German-speakers in Australia, of their immigration and of their contribution to Australia.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/dnutting/germanaustralia/
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Nineteenth Century Exploration of 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.
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/australia/
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History of Morse in Australia
A fascinating look into the early days of wireless telegraphy in Australia with photographs from the Overseas Telecommunications Commission archives.
http://www.satellite-terminals.com/radio_history/default.htm
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Anne-Maree Whitaker
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.
http://www.geocities.com/joseph_foveaux/
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Australian Medical Pioneers Index
A biographical database of Australian doctors to 1875. Includes background material on medical history, colonial medical life, medical qualifications and timeline
http://www.medicalpioneers.com
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Convict Creations
Historical background on Australian convict culture, information on a selection of artists, and convict-inspired crafts.
http://www.convictcreations.com
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Account of a Voyage around the World
English translation of the nineteenth century Welsh Work "Hanes Mordaith o amgylch y Ddaear". Includes the original Welsh text.
http://oldwelshbooks.net/hlc/hm/hmc.html
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An Anthology of the Discovery of Australia
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.
http://kr.cs.ait.ac.th/~radok/discaust/
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