On Clickview
Log on to Clickview Online through the Library Online Databases page on the Melbourne High School Portal
- Land kinship and culture - historical and currentThis excellent program explores the role of indigenous culture in both traditional and urban societies.
Individual Aborigines
- PemulwuyDictionary of Sydney
- JandamarraIn the 1890s an Aboriginal man named Jandamarra, led an organised armed rebellion by Western Australia's Kimberley Aboriginal people against European settlers. This page describes the events of Jandamarra's life.
Australia Links
Australian Aboriginal History Timeline is an extensive timeline, beginning with Ancient history and moving right through to the present day. From Creative Spirits website, a personal project of Jens Korff.
- Indigenous AustraliaIncludes information about language, culture, The Dreaming, social structure, land, achievement and food. A good starting point.
- Land issues time linefrom Lore of the Land.
- Aboriginal Historyby Aboriginal Heritage Office. A brief and accessible history of the Aboriginal peoples of Sydney. Look also at the Languages tab.
- Australian Indigenous cultural heritageAustralian Government site with links to other sites
- War and invasionCulture Victoria site
- Reconciliation AustraliaThis Reconciliation Australia website presents a timeline of events in Australia from early Macassan contact with Aboriginal people, British colonisation from 1788 and through the 1800s and the known massacres of Aboriginal people, the legislation of the 1900's, and human rights efforts of the Aboriginal people.
Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Australian Dictionary of Biography"The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of significant and representative persons in Australian history."
