Newspapers - National Library of Australia
WEBOct 8, 1990 · Our Library cooperates with the state and territory libraries through the Australian Newspaper Plan to collect, preserve and provide access to Australian newspapers, with each library taking responsibility for newspapers published in their jurisdiction. Overseas newspapers—we have the largest collection of …
Federation of Australia - National Library of Australia
WEBFederation of Australia. The idea of a federation of the six Australian colonies was occasionally debated among Australian politicians, officials and others from about 1850 onwards. There was support for the idea in official circles in Britain, especially after the Canadian colonies federated in 1867. The first practical step towards federation ...
Frontier Conflict: First Australians Resistance to Colonial Expansion ...
WEBAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that these resources contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, websites, film, audio recordings or printed material. Some words or descriptions in these resources may reflect the attitudes of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or derogatory.
First Fleet - National Library of Australia
WEBFirst Fleet. Transportation to the Australian colonies began in 1788 when the First Fleet, carrying between 750 and 780 convicts plus 550 crew, soldiers and family members, landed at Sydney Cove after an eight-month voyage. Over the next 80 years, British courts sentenced more than 160,000 convicts to transportation to Australia.
Australian Web Archive - National Library of Australia
WEBThe PANDORA Archive – this was the first web archiving program and was opened by the Library in 1996. It is selective in what it gathers, usually collecting by theme or event, like an election campaign. The Australian Government Web Archive – a collection of Commonwealth Government websites which are gathered multiple times each year.
Life Under the Shoguns - National Library of Australia
WEBLife under the shoguns was highly stratified, with the population falling into distinct classes based primarily on their economic or political functions. The system can be described as having three distinct classes: the ruling elite, the warrior classes, and the peasant classes. As a feudal system, each class gave allegiance, in theory, to ...
James Cook's Endeavour Journal - National Library of Australia
WEBLieutenant James Cook’s 753-page account of the voyage of His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour (also known as HMS Endeavour) from 1768 to 1771 is the story of one of history’s greatest journeys of discovery. By the end of the epic voyage, Cook had charted the coastlines of New Zealand and eastern Australia. His gifted botanists Joseph Banks and ...
Who was the first European to land on 'Terra Australis'?
WEBJames Cook was the first recorded explorer to land on the east coast in 1770. He had with him maps showing the north, west and south coasts based on the earlier Dutch exploration. A timeline of significant landings can be found at the Australia on the Map 1606-2006 website, along with early maps, excerpts from journals, pictures and a ...
Victoria - National Library of Australia
WEBThis page lists Victorian-related online, networked and microform resources as well as print publications available for use within the National Library of Australia. Online Ancestry (Library Edition) You can find Ancestry by visiting our eResources portal and searching for this database under the Browse eResources tab. Currently, Ancestry has the following Victoria-related BDM records available:.
What is fake news, misinformation, and disinformation?
WEBThe Cambridge Dictionary defines fake news as “false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke.” Dictionary.com defines misinformation and disinformation as: Misinformation: “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.”