General History Themes

Term 4

Students are required to select and respect an aspect of Australian History. The topics can be grouped into the following sections:

General Australian History - Events in History

This section looks at the early settlement of States, as well as, significant contributions, turning points or events that have shaped the Australia of today.

People in Australian History

Without a doubt, Australian History is shaped around the people of the time. This section allows students to select a person that has made significant contributions to history.

Australian icons

Although a young country, Australia has many icons and establishments that identify it to the rest of the world. This section allows students to research the history of these notable icons.

Resources

The hyperlinks to the right 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. A good Australian search engine to use is http://au.altavista.com/

Starting points for general book references are:

R994.03 AUS The Australian Encyclopedia (1983). Check Volume 12 (Index) for references

994 ONE 1000 Famous Australians

920 ONE 100 Famous Australians

994 POR Fifty Famous Australians

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.



Term 4

	Students are required to select and respect an aspect of Australian History. The topics can be grouped into the following sections: General Australian History - Events in History This section looks at the early settlement of States, as well as, significant contributions, turning points or events that have shaped the Australia of today. People in Australian History Without a doubt, Australian History is shaped around the people of the time. This section allows students to select a person that has made significant contributions to history. Australian icons Although a young country, Australia has many icons and establishments that identify it to the rest of the world. This section allows students to research the history of these notable icons. Resources The hyperlinks to the right 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. A good Australian search engine to use is http://au.altavista.com/ Starting points for general book references are: R994.03 AUS The Australian Encyclopedia (1983). Check Volume 12 (Index) for references 994 ONE 1000 Famous Australians 920 ONE 100 Famous Australians 994 POR Fifty Famous Australians 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.