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History

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General

A Source Book of Australian History Swinburne, Gwendolen H.
The History of Tasmania by West, John

Vol 2

Le Tour du Monde; Australie: Journal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2. sem. 1860 (French) Charton, Édouard

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Discovery and Exploration

The European exploration of Australia encompasses several waves of seafarers and land explorers. Although Australia is often said to have been discovered by Royal Navy Lt. (later Captain) James Cook in 1770, he was merely one of a number of European explorers to have sighted and landed on the continent prior to English settlement, and he did so 164 years after the first such documented encounter. Nor did the exploration of Australia end with Cook; explorers by land and sea continued to survey the continent for many years after settlement. [Wikipedia]

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Pre European Settlement

Although it is possible that the Portuguese Luis Vaez de Torres and Pedro Fernandes de Queirós could have sighted Australia in 1605, the first documented and undisputed European sighting (and landing) of Australia was in 1606, by the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon aboard the Duyfken ... The most significant exploration of Australia in the 1600s was by the Dutch. [Wikipedia]

The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts Collingridge, George, 1847-1931
Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World Cook, James, 1728-1779
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King.

Volume 1

; Volume 2

A Voyage to New Holland Dampier, William, 1652-1715
A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland Dampier, William, 1652-1715
The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 Heeres, J. E. (Jan Ernst), 1858-1932
Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826
Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Scott, Ernest, 1867-1939
Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America Wentworth, William Charles

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Post European Settlement/Colonial Era

The Naval Pioneers of Australia Becke, Louis, 1855-1913
The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) Mann, David Dickinson
The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work Favenc, Ernest, 1845-1908
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Favenc, Ernest, 1845-1908
An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island Hunter, John
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson Tench, Watkin, 1759-1833

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Explorers Journals & Other Primary Sources

The opening up of the interior to European settlement occurred gradually throughout the colonial period, and a number of these explorers are very well known. Burke and Wills are the best known for their failed attempt to cross the interior of Australia, but such men as Hamilton Hume and Charles Sturt are also notable -- if only because major geographical features, landmarks, and institutions have been named after them. [Wikipedia]

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Land

Australian Search Party Eden, Charles Henry
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901
Explorations in Australia, Illustrated Forrest, John, 1847-1918
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated Giles, Ernest, 1835-1897
Journals of Australian Explorations Gregory, Augustus Charles, 1819-1905 and Gregory, Francis Thomas, 1821-1888
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia by Grey, George, 1812-1898

Vol 1

, Vol 2

Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Jardine, Frank, 1841-1919
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia; Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 by King, Phillip Parker, 1793?-1856

Vol 1

, Vol 2

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Leichhardt, Ludwig, 1813-1848
McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia McKinlay, John
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia Mitchell, Thomas, 1792-1855
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia by Mitchell, Thomas, 1792-1855

Vol 1

, Vol 2

Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales Oxley, John, 1781-1828
Explorations in Australia; The Journals of John McDouall Stuart Stuart, John McDouall, 1815-1866
Expedition into Central Australia Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Wills, William John, 1834-1861
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria. In search of Burke and Wills Landsborough, William, -1886

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Ocean

Discoveries in Australia, With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.}}

Vol 1

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A Voyage to Terra Australis. Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814

Volume 1

; Volume 2

The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson. With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant Lee, Ida, 1865-1943
The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay Phillip, Arthur
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay Tench, Watkin, 1759-1833

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Gold Rush

The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. During this decade, Victoria produced more than one third of the world's gold output. [Wikipedia]

The Eureka Stockade was a gold miners' revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, against the officials supervising the mining of gold in the region of Ballarat ... The Eureka Stockade (or more accurately, the driving force of public opinion that followed) has been characterised as the "Birth of Democracy" within Australia ... The Eureka Stockade was certainly the most prominent rebellion in Australia's history and, depending on how one defines rebellion, can be regarded as the only such event. [Wikipedia]

Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Boldrewood, Rolf, 1826-1915
The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia Thomes, William H.
A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 Clacy, Ellen
The Eureka Stockade Carboni, Raffaello, 1817-1885
Spinifex and Sand Carnegie, David Wynford, 1871-1900

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The Great War

When World War I broke out in 1914, all of the Commonwealth nations, including Australia, were called to defend Great Britain. Like most of the Commonwealth nations, Australians' sacrifices and contributions to the war would change many facets in Australian history. Australians fought in German New Guinea, Turkey, Palestine and on the Western Front. The landing of Australian troops at Gallipoli is recognized as one of the defining points in modern Australian history. [Wikipedia]

Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force Beeston, Joseph Lievesley, 1859-1921
Over the Top With the Third Australian Division Cuttriss, G. P.
Digger Smith Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James), 1876-1938

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Native Peoples

Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. The term includes both the Torres Strait Islanders and the Aboriginal People, who together make up about 2.5% of Australia's population ... The general consensus among scholars for the arrival of humans in Australia is placed at 40,000 to 50,000 years ago with a possible range of up to 70,000 years ago though not as widely supported. At the time of first European contact, it has been estimated the absolute minimum pre-1788 population was 315,000, while recent archaeological finds suggest that a population of 750,000 could have been sustained.[Wikipedia]

The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Frazer, Sir James George
Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh), 1856-1940
The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh), 1856-1940
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868-1936

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People

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Biographies, etc.

Cook, James---------(Explorer)........The Life of Captain James Cook Kitson, Arthur
Flinders, Matthew---(Explorer)........The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Scott, Ernest, 1867-1939

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Noteworthy Authors and their Works

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Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)

Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis, better known as C. J. Dennis, (7 September 1876 - 22 June 1938) was an Australian poet famous for his humorous poems, especially "The Sentimental Bloke", published in the early 20th century. [Wikipedia]

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Lawson, Henry

Henry Lawson (17 June 1867 - 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period.[Wikipedia]

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Lindsay, Norman

Norman Lindsay (22 February 1879 - 21 November 1969), Australian artist, sculptor, cartoonist and writer.

The Magic Pudding, 1918

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Patterson, A. B (Andrew Barton) 'Banjo'

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (February 17, 1864 – February 5, 1941) was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include "Waltzing Matilda", "The Man from Snowy River" and "Clancy of the Overflow". [Wikipedia]