Frontier Conflict: First Australians Resistance to Colonial Expansion ...
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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 ...
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.
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 …
The legal system - National Library of Australia
WEBLegislation, also known as statutes or Acts of Parliament, is the written law made by Parliament. In any year the Parliament may vote on new Acts of Parliament to create new laws or vote to change, or amend, older Acts of Parliament. Consequently, legislation often changes over time and is occasionally repealed altogether.
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:.
Social Change of the 20th Century - National Library of Australia
WEBIn literature and the arts, new themes emerged that propelled and deepened feminist discourse. Germaine Greer’s The Female Eunuch, published in in 1970, sought to reclaim women’s sexuality and release them from the consumerist suburban homes that, she argued, were their prisons.Despite much criticism, the book became a flagship text for change as women began to consider their own sexuality.
Queensland - National Library of Australia
WEBThe Queensland Pioneers Index 1829-1889 CD-ROM includes church records of baptisms and burials from 1829 and marriages from 1839. It also includes births, deaths and marriages recorded under the compulsory registration system introduced in March 1856 whilst Queensland was still part of the colony of New South Wales.
Forbidden - National Library of Australia
WEBAcknowledgement of Country. The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Commonwealth - National Library of Australia
WEBUse the online catalogue to find and retrieve material using your library login. Key resources include: The acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia – the Library holds the complete set of this series. The series comprises the Commonwealth numbered acts, i.e. acts as first passed by the Parliament, in chronological order.