Early Australian History

Term 1 & 3

Students are required to explain and comment on the background to Australian discovery and the settlement of the colonies up to 1813. Students need to address this topic by covering 5 topics from the following list:

Early explorations

First contacts with Aborigines

Arrival of the First Fleet

Farming

Convict Life

Phillip, Hunter, King, Bligh or Macquarie

Whaling and Sealing

A successful convict

Resources

The hyperlinks provide a starting point for most topics. They consist of:

A list of books or other references found in the BPS library and the CALL Number, as well as keywords that you may use for further searches using the Library catalogue.

Internet sites can generally be found by using key words summarising your particular area entered into an Australian Search Engine – make sure you have selected only Australia, and English language.

Starting points for general book references are:

R994 CAN Cannon, M. (1987), The Exploration of Australia

R994 MCE Australian Explorers

R994.02 GAR (2000), A History of Australia – Volumes 1-5

994 AUS (1999). Australia 2000

994 BAR Barnard, M. (1986). History of Australia

994.03 AUS (1983) The Australian Encyclopedia. Check Volume 12 for references

994.1 DUG Dugan, M. (1993), Exploring Australia – 6 Volumes

994 YOU Younger, R. (1982), Australia and the Australians

994.01 AUS (1988), Australians our lives through time

994.01 BOU Bourke, C. (1984), Before the Invasion – Aboriginal Life to 1788

994.02 BER Berzins, B. (1988), The Coming of Strangers – Life in Australia 1788-1822

994.02 DUG Dugan, M. (1992), The Settlers

994.02 DUG Dugan, M. (1998), Exploring Australia

994.02 FLE Fletcher, B. (1986), Colonial Australia before 1950

994.02 GOO Goode, J. (1982), Earliest life in the bush

Each topic has a list of suggestions on the best way to approach searching for information. The resource list also has library keywords, a list of books available from the BPS library, and some URLs of websites that you may find useful to visit.

How useful the references listed will be to your assignment will depend on what you want to focus on.

If you have time, test your knowledge of famous Australians and their contribution to history.



Term 1 & 3

	Students are required to explain and comment on the background to Australian discovery and the settlement of the colonies up to 1813. Students need to address this topic by covering 5 topics from the following list: Early explorations First contacts with Aborigines Arrival of the First Fleet Farming Convict Life Phillip, Hunter, King, Bligh or Macquarie Whaling and Sealing A successful convict Resources The hyperlinks provide a starting point for most topics. They consist of: A list of books or other references found in the BPS library and the CALL Number, as well as keywords that you may use for further searches using the Library catalogue. Internet sites can generally be found by using key words summarising your particular area entered into an Australian Search Engine – make sure you have selected only Australia, and English language. Starting points for general book references are: R994 CAN Cannon, M. (1987), The Exploration of Australia R994 MCE Australian Explorers R994.02 GAR (2000), A History of Australia – Volumes 1-5 994 AUS (1999). Australia 2000 994 BAR Barnard, M. (1986). History of Australia 994.03 AUS (1983) The Australian Encyclopedia. Check Volume 12 for references 994.1 DUG Dugan, M. (1993), Exploring Australia – 6 Volumes 994 YOU Younger, R. (1982), Australia and the Australians 994.01 AUS (1988), Australians our lives through time 994.01 BOU Bourke, C. (1984), Before the Invasion – Aboriginal Life to 1788 994.02 BER Berzins, B. (1988), The Coming of Strangers – Life in Australia 1788-1822 994.02 DUG Dugan, M. (1992), The Settlers 994.02 DUG Dugan, M. (1998), Exploring Australia 994.02 FLE Fletcher, B. (1986), Colonial Australia before 1950 994.02 GOO Goode, J. (1982), Earliest life in the bush Each topic has a list of suggestions on the best way to approach searching for information. The resource list also has library keywords, a list of books available from the BPS library, and some URLs of websites that you may find useful to visit. How useful the references listed will be to your assignment will depend on what you want to focus on. If you have time, test your knowledge of famous Australians and their contribution to history.