Australia at a glancean Annotated Web-resources Bibliography
Australia at a glance
an Annotated Web-resources
Bibliography
Here you'll find a list of
interesting sites, even if not exhaustive, as you
can easily
imagine. It is just a starting point. There are some official sites,
some sites for kids but also lists of
links and search
engines. It's a long list, I know,
but there are thousands and thousands of sites about Australia and it's very
difficult to select only a few! The first ones are sites about Australia in
general, followed by sites about each specific topic (but of course, in some
cases they can be useful to other topics, too). We tried to avoid, as much as
possible, any commercial site. All sites have been checked on 20th May 2001.
Australia in brief 2000
Authoritative and introductory site
about different aspects of Australia
(created by the Australian Department
of Foreign Affairs)
( in particular, look at : Australia 2000; Olympic games;
Environment and history; Australia now - education)
Recommended as a starting
point to get an overview of Australia.
http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib2000/index.html
|
Facts & Figures | |
| Fabulous facts | http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/facts.htm |
| Quick facts | http://www.mediafocus.org/reference/quickfacts.htm |
| A brochure | http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/pdf/AnIntroduction.pdf |
| a clickable map | http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/map.htm |
Centenary of
Federation
http://www.centenary.gov.au/
http://www.federation2001.sa.gov.au/index.htm
Trishan's OZ
Simple, but useful site, very well done
by a young boy and his dad;
Excellent photos.
http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/mainpage.htm
http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/austral.htm
Australia Down Under
http://library.thinkquest.org/28994/index.html
All Australian (an
overview of everything)
http://www.australianaustralia.com/index.html
A-Z about Australia
(you can look for a word, find some quick information and links)
http://www.gamesinfo.com.au/az/index.html
|
LINKS | |
| Australian Department of Foreign Affairs | http://www.dfat.gov.au/australia2000/index.html |
| Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C. | http://www.austemb.org/sites.htm |
| National Library of
Australia interesting the section "Images1", in the same site, with old pictures and drawings |
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/ |
| National Library of
Australia - Canberra It suggests trails, for example, "Australians and the Olympics" |
www.pictureaustralia.org |
| Australian Cultural Network | http://www.acn.net.au/ |
| National Museum of
Australia (try: Education and Games) |
http://www.nma.gov.au |
WWW Virtual
Library
http://www.api-network.com/vl/
Virtual Australia
A commercial site, but useful to see
photos (photo tour), listen to radio (live radio), connect to webcams (Live
camera), have information about time, weather, latest news. Have a look at
"Education" to listen to the national anthem and get general
informations.
http://www.virtualaustralia.com/home.htm
Guide to Australia (Charles Sturt University)
A collection of links to all major
on-line information resources about Australia (culture, geography, nation,
science - education, tourism, cities, commerce, etc.)
http://www.csu.edu.au/australia
| Wildlife & Nature | |
| Environment
Australia online (try "search" or "site index") |
www.environment.gov.au |
| Australian
Institute of Marine Science |
www.environment.gov.au www.aims.gov.au |
| National parks in NSW | http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Great
Barrier Reef (an overview) |
http://www2.eis.net.au/~nqtds/infocomm/1overv1.html http://www.wri.org/wri/indictrs/australi.htm |
| Aussie Animals | http://home.mira.net/~areadman/aussie.htm http://www.aaa.com.au/A_Z/K.shtml |
| Fact sheets about koala (and not only) | http://www.koala.net/ed/default.htm |
| Links about kangaroo | http://members.aol.com/richbrant/kangaroo.html |
|
Tourist attractions | |
| Sydney (to start with) | http://www.gamesinfo.com.au/sy/LC/SYGR/index.html www.sydneylink.com |
| Sydney Opera
House |
http://www.acn.net.au/articles/1998/10/soh.htm www.soh.nsw.gov.au |
| Historical Sydney | http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/historical_sydney.asp |
| Bondi Beach | http://www.voyeurmagic.com.au/ |
| Webcam in Sydney | http://www.viewsydney.com/index3.htm |
| Uluru | www.acn.net.au/articles/1999/06/uluru.htm http://www.northernterritory.com/3-2a.html http://www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas/data/wh/uluru.html |
| Coober Pedy Opal Festivals & Mines |
http://www.oac.schools.sa.edu.au/courses/r-10/dibben/k&s/home.htm http://www.opalcapitaloftheworld.com.au/ |
| Tourism New South Wales | http://www.tourism.nsw.gov.au/ |
| National parks in NSW | http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Guide to South Australia | http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/tourism/ http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/ |
| Queensland | http://www.bomis.com/rings/Mqueensland-culture-regional/1 |
| Australian Tourist Commission (official site) | http://www.australia.com/ |
|
History & Population | |
| Australian history outline | www.austemb.org/history.htm http://www.acn.net.au/articles/1999/01/australia.htm |
| Australian History on the
Internet Published by the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C., it's a brief account of the history of Australia. |
www.nla.gov.au/oz/histsite.html |
| Indigenous Australian (the Aborigines) | http://www.mediafocus.org/reference.htm http://www.dfat.gov.au/australia2000/arts_culture.html http://cf.vicnet.net.au/aboriginal/ http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com/ |
| A quiz about Aborigines | http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/athw/test.htm |
| Aboriginal art and culture ( a bit more commercial) | http://aboriginalart.com.au/ |
| Australia as a multicultural society | http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm#Question |
|
Education | |
| Netdays Australia 2000 | http://netdays.edna.edu.au/2000/ |
| Open Access College - School of the Air | http://oac.schools.sa.edu.au/index2.htm |
| Oz Education (an overview) | http://www.effect.net.au/lukastan/oz/Educate.htm |
| Australian Education System | http://aei.deetya.gov.au/students/education/education.htm |
| Department of Education | http://www.detya.gov.au/ |
| Education Network of Australia | http://www.edna.edu.au/EdNA |
| The Royal Flying Doctor Service | http://www.rfds.org.au/ |
|
Language & Traditions | |
| Australian English | http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/strine/a.htm http://www.effect.net.au/lukastan/oz/Language.htm |
| Click on G'Day (you can listen to the Aussie accent) |
http://www.australia-online.com/dictionaussie.html |
| Australian folk
songs |
http://crixa.com/muse/songnet/ |
| Waltzing Matilda | http://www.waltzingmatilda.com/HTB_Welcome.html http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/waltz.htm http://www.aaa.com.au/Waltzing.html (+ audio) http://ingeb.org/songs/walzingm.html (+ audio) |
| Chrissie (Xmas) Down Under | http://www.ozkidz.gil.com.au/Christmas/
http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/christmas/page28.html http://www.acn.net.au/articles/1998/11/xmas.htm#oz |
|
Just for fun!! | |
| Webcams from Sydney to koalas, from beaches to Antartic |
http://www.nadc.com.au/aboutaust/webcams.html |
| Compare Dublin to
Sydney |
http://www.magna.com.au/~gb1/public_html/index.htm |
| Just view (absolutely DON't copy) amazing photos of Australia | http://www.pwp.com.au/search.asp?refresh=2%2F20%2F01+3%3A10%3A33+PM http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorer/australia/abell/2.html |
From A to Z
(About.com)
http://goaustralia.about.com/travel/goaustralia/library/weekly/blausa.htm?rnk=r8&terms=australia
More links
http://www.ozkidz.gil.com.au/AustraliaDay
http://www.austmus.gov.au/scripts/bookmark/booksearch.asp
Useful search engines:
www.studyweb.com
www.yahooligans.com
Two Australian search
engines:
Matilda search engine
http://www.aaa.com.au/
http://www.webwombat.com.au/
Have a nice surfing!!!