World Heritage SItes

Some hints for finding information about

World Heritage Sites

1. Search our online catalogue, use terms such as:“World heritage areas"”, or "Conservation of natural resources - Australia"

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list This site provides information on World Heritage sites across the world

www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/index.html Good for World Heritage sites Australia wide

www.environment.nsw.gov.au/parktypes/WorldHeritageListedAreas.htm This site covers World Heritage Sites in NSW

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the

Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia

Science Reference Center

Good luck!

World War I

Some hints for finding information about

World War I

1. Search our online catalogue, use terms such as:“World War, 1914-1918” or "World War, 1914-1918-Australia"

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/ An excellent site. Australian involvement in World War 1.

http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/ One hundred years of Australians in wars and conflicts.

http://www.awm.gov.au/ The website of The Australian War Memorial.

http://john.curtin.edu.au/manofpeace/homefront.html Information about the homefront.

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the

Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia

World Book Online

The Times Digital Archive

Good luck!

Endangered Species of Australia

Some hints for finding information about

Endangered Species of Australia

1.Search our online catalogue, use terms such as:“endangered species of Australia”, “endangered animals of Australia”and “wildlife conservation”

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/ An excellent site provided by the Department of Environment & Climate Change NSW.

http://www.science.org.au/nova/010/010key.htm

http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/science/endangered.htm This site belongs to Trinity College in WA, has some helpful information.

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia

World Book Online

Good luck!

Great Barrier Reef

Some hints for finding information about the

Great Barrier Reef

1.Search our online catalogue, use terms

such as:“Great Barrier Reef”, “coral reef biology”

or “conservation of natural resources”

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://www.wri.org/project/coral-reefs

http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ An excellent site by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority includes climate change, conservation and tourism.

http://culture.gov.au/articles/greatbarrierreef

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the

Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia

World Book Online

Good luck!

Explorers of Australia

Some hints for finding information about

Explorers of Australia

1. Search our online catalogue, use terms such as:“Explorers”, “Explorers Australia”, “Australia discovery” and "Exploration"

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://davidreilly.com/australian_explorers A great site that belongs to Roma Reilly a teacher from Benowa State School

http://trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/sose/austhist/austexp.htm Try this site that belongs to Trinity College in WA for some useful informaion about Australian explorers.

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the

Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia

World Book Online

Good luck!

Antarctica

Some hints for finding information about

Antarctica

1. Search our online catalogue, use terms such as: “Antarctic” or “Antarctica”

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://www.aad.gov.au/ This Australian Antarctic division website provides useful information about Antarctica - the wildlife and environmental issues.

http://classroomantarctica.aad.gov.au/ This site has a good section for kids, with a number of interesting pages on the wildlife and food chain.

http://www.culture.gov.au/articles/mawson

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the

Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia

Lands & People

World Book Online

Science Resource Center

Good luck!

Bushrangers

Some hints for finding information about

Bushrangers

1. Search our online catalogue, use terms such as:“Bushrangers”, or use the name of the specific bushranger eg. Ned Kelly etc

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/home.htm An excellent site. Contains bushranger profiles, poetry and songs.

http://www.nedkellysworld.com.au/ A good site for information on Ned Kelly, with an excellent section on other Australian Bushrangers.

http://www.culture.gov.au/articles/benhall

http://www.culture.gov.au/articles/bushrangers

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the

Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia

Good luck!

ANZACs

Some hints for finding information about the

ANZACs

1. Search our online catalogue, use terms such as:

"ANZAC", "Australian and New Zealand Army Corps", "Gallipoli"

2. Some links to get you started on the internet:

http://www.anzacday.org.au/ A great site about ANZAC day and the ANZAC’s

http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/ A site developed by the Board of Studies NSW and Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs, contains a wealth of information for students.

http://culture.gov.au/articles/anzac/

http://www.awm.gov.au/research/family.asp This Australian War Memorial site allows you to access Service records, Family History sources, Biographical databases and Collection databases

3. Try the databases available through the library's website on the Web Resources Page:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia
The Times Digital Archives (great primary source information)
World Book Online

Good Luck!