~ Australia - useful links ~

ADELAIDE	general information  |  maps & pictures    |    miscellaneous links
SOUTH AUSTRALIA	general information
AUSTRALIA	general information  |  maps & pictures  | aborigines  | environment & wildlife | geography   |  history  | literature & arts |  newspapers & media   |  science & technology  |  sport  |  miscellaneous links

 

Welcome to the City of Adelaide  http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/
Welcome to Adelaide, Australia  http://www.adelaide.com.au
Adelaide City Centre - Australia  http://goaustralia.about.com/library/weekly/aa120298.htm

ADELAIDE - maps & pictures

Take the Virtual Tour of the City of Adelaide  http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/
Adelaide City Map http://www.arta.com.au/samaps/adcity.html
Adelaide City/Suburbs Map  http://www.sa.regional.net.au/information/maps/acmap.asp
Sensational Adelaide Maps  http://www.visit.adelaide.on.net/sensadel/maps/adelaidecitymap.html

ADELAIDE - miscellaneous links

The Port of Adelaide http://www.portscorp.sa.gov.au/
Adelaide Zoo http://www.adelaide-zoo.com.au/
What To See and Do Activities http://www.visit.adelaide.on.net/seeanddo/whattodo/whattodo.html
Adelaide Music   http://bands.webzone.net.au/
A website devoted to music from Adelaide, South Australia, featuring real audio downloads, a gig guide, and much more....
NWS9 Adelaide (Local TV channel)    http://www.nws9.com.au/
Adelaide Force Football Club [soccer club]    http://www.adelaideforce.com.au/
History of Adelaide City [soccer club]    http://ozsoccer.thehub.com.au/ark/NSLclubs/ACHist.html

SOUTH AUSTRALIA  -  general information

South Australia Central   http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/
The global internet gateway to South Australia providing round the clock access to South Australian information and online services.

South Australia!    http://www.about-australia.com/sa.htm
Discover South Australia the easy way. It's the best way to find out about attractions and accommodation in South Australia, SA business, tours, SA culture, SA people and lifestyles.

Primary Industries & Resources, South Australia    http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/dhtml/ss/section.php

Centenary of Federation South Australia  http://www.federation2001.sa.gov.au/
2001 marks the centenary of Federation, meaning there will be festivities in South Australia's capital of Adelaide. See the time-line.

Excite Travel: Destinations: Adelaide    http://www.city.net/countries/australia/south_australia/adelaide/

Guide to Australia - SA  http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/sa/sa.html
     Dates, times, and other valuable information for those wishing to visit the Adelaide Arts Festival Literature State Library of South Australia All the facilities of a library but

South Australia Wine History  http://www.australia-online.com/wines/southed.html
     Find out how South Australia's wine industry got its start, and learn about the influence German immigrants had on it during the 1850s.

Lonely Planet -- Destination: South Australia    http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/aust/sa.htm
     Southern Australia consists of large desert areas and enormous saline lakes. This site provides details on this area through slide shows, articles and a list of main attractions.

Adelaide and South Australia Web and City Guide.    http://www.search-beat.com/adelaide.htm
Search Beat.. covers a variety of topics, including a Adelaide and South Australia Internet Guide with top Adelaide and South Australia travel, business, news, cultural resources and more!
 
 

AUSTRALIA - general information

Welcome to Australia [Australian Tourist Commission]    http://www.aussie.net.au/

Australian libraries Gateway http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/

Pathways to Australian Information http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/path.html
Australian search engines; Australian government; Guides to Australian information online; Australian news & information services; post, email & telephone directories.

Australia's Cultural Network. http://www.acn.net.au/
The online gateway to Australian cultural organisations, websites, resources, events and news. Searchable

Guide to Australia   http://www.csu.edu.au:80/education/australia.html
Useful for Australian Studies

Welcome to Australia Online  http://australia-online.com/
The Australian Magazine on the Internet.

AUSTRALIA  - maps & pictures

Images of Australia   http://www.ctr.columbia.edu/webseek/
A Content-Based Image and Video Search and Catalog Tool for the Web
Click on Travel - Australia category or click on any other category then  use key word Australia to search within categories e.g. Animals > Australia = 45 images.Click on the thumbnails (small pics) to see larger version. COPYRIGHT NOTE: copyrights are held by a large number of different people and/or organizations. If you wish to use any of the images, you must contact the holder of the copyright and inquire about the copyright status of the individual image.

Map of Australia    http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/map.htm

AUSTRALIA  - Aborigines

EdNA - Top / General References / Australia's Current Debates / Native Title Act /
[info. on Aboriginal Land Rights issue]

Australian Aborigines   http://www.bloorstreet.com/300block/aborintl.htm#4

Action for Aboriginal Rights page  http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aar/welcome.htm
It provides stories, frequently asked questions, links to issues and a response to Pauline Hanson.

AIATSIS - HOME    http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies information on issues relevant to aboriginal people.

Australian Aboriginal Information    http://www.vicnet.net.au/vicnet/koorie/aus.htm
Useful for Australian Studies.

The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation  http://www.austlii.edu.au/car/
This site includes information about :The Council, The People's Movement for Reconciliation, The Australian Reconciliation Convention, What's New , the Council Library and Social Justice Library which includes the Report into Deaths in Custody.

Bringing them Home - Home Page  http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/
Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families.

AUSTRALIA  - environment & wildlife

Australian A to Z Animal Archive..    http://aaa.com.au/A_Z/
Brief descriptions of Australian animals. Pictures and map included with some descriptions. More suitable for primary school students.

Australian Animal Information at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
http://www.koala.net/animals/animals.htm
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Aussie Animal information centre has facts about koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, and other marsupials like, the Tasmanian Devil, dingo, echidna, reptiles and amphibians.

Australian Koala Foundation   http://www.akfkoala.gil.com.au/
Information about koalas and their management and conservation.

Australian Mammal Society   http://www.tesag.jcu.edu.au:80/mammal/
This site has a very useful list of Australian and international sites relating to mammals.

Birds Australia / RAOU Home Page   http://home.vicnet.net.au/~birdsaus/
Information for students interested in Australian birds. A section of the site includes conservation of threatened species, mimicry, research and publications.

Environment Australia On-Line   http://www.erin.gov.au/
A very large site with many useful pages of information and related links for environmental issues. The site is divided into Priorities, Heritage, Protection, Biodiversity, Marine, Government, Education Corporate Information and State of the Environment.

Australian Conservation Foundation: ACF    http://www.peg.apc.org/~acfenv/
Information about the ACF and key areas of its concern including: Forests, World Heritage Area, Healthy Rivers, Save The Bush (biodiversity incentives), Greenhouse Sustainable Cities (urban transport and planning), Clean Industry (clean production), Trade and the Environment, Cape York Peninsula, and The Kimberley.

Greenpeace Australia   http://www.greenpeace.org.au/
Greenpeace Australia has information related to Australian issues. The site has links arranged under the following headings: Toxics, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Special Events, Olympics, Archives and related Links.
 

AUSTRALIA  - geography

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia  http://www.bom.gov.au/
Weather and climate information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

Michael Thompson's Australian Weather   http://www.ozemail.aust.com/~michaelt/weather.htm

geog Addresses    http://www.stmic.tas.edu.au/academic/bookmarks/geog.html
A geography reference site which is divided into human rights, population, natural disaster, poverty, Asia and the Pacific, weather, countries of the world, Africa, Australian resources and population. It has many useful links.

QUAKES Home Page    http://shake2.earthsciences.uq.edu.au/~quakes/home_page.html
General information about earthquakes in Australia and throughout the world.

Minerals Council of Australia    http://www.minerals.org.au/industry/industry.htm#a1
Australia's mineral industry fact sheets on minerals eg aluminium, coal, gold, silver, iron, uranium, zinc and links to issues and events, schools area with Ok Tedi case study.

Australian Bureau of Statistics   http://www.statistics.gov.au/
Click on Statistics to get latest data on Australia.
 

AUSTRALIA  - history

Australian War Memorial   http://www.awm.gov.au/
This site has information about the War Memorial, the Anzac tradition and an excellent searchable data base of photographs and records related to Australians at War.

Bushrangers    http://wwwcream.une.edu.au/WhatsNew/Bushrangers/home.htm
History of Kelly Gang, Ben Hall, Frank Gardiner and Fred Ward, links to poetry and songs about bushrangers and other activities.

Explorers of Australia   http://werner.ira.uka.de/~maier/australia/explore/index.html
Short information about explorers and their major voyages. A map is included.

FOCUS on ANZACS - Gallipoli battle   http://www.focusmm.com.au/%7Efocus/anzacmn2.htm
Information about the Anzacs at Gallipoli.

Gold 150- Exhibit   http://www.ballarat.edu.au/external/sovhill/gold150/exhibit.HTM
Gold rush in Australia. Museum, Library and Magazine. Links to Sovereign Hill Gold Museum : Before the rush, gold fever, diggings life, conflictand after the rush.

History of Australia - The First Fleet 1788
http://www.effect.net.au/cuddlyk/myworld/history/firstfleet/fleet.html
This site gives information about the background to transportation of convicts, the voyage to Australia, the first year and ships of the First Fleet. Author's identity and authority not given.

Life on the goldfields Virtual Exhibition State Library of Victoria
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/exhibitions/goldfields/
Information from the Victorian State Library's records and art works related to life on the Victorian goldfields in the early 1850's.

Australian Heritage Commission   http://www.erin.gov.au/portfolio/ahc/ahc.html
At this site information about the Commission, education resources,indigeneous,historic, and natural heritage properties, as well as the Register of the National Estate database.
 

Australia - literature & the arts

OzKidz Literature   http://www.ozkidz.gil.com.au/ozlit.html
Links to Australian children's literature sites.

OzLit@ Vicnet- Australian Aboriginal Writers    http://www.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/aborigwr.html
Includes authors like Sally Morgan, Jack Davis.

OzLit@Vicnet - Australian Literature, Australian Books    http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/
Author lists which are arranged in alphabetical order. Scroll to the C for Peter Carey and use the other links for further information.

National Gallery of Australia    http://www.nga.gov.au/
National Gallery of Victoria   http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/
Tandanya Aboriginal Art   http://www.webmedia.com.au/tandanya/
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney   http://www.mca.com.au/

Australian Music World Wide Web Site   http://www.amws.com.au/
The pages on this site contain: discographies, biographies, links and news for many Australian artists.

Australia - Newspapers & media
Australian Daily News   http://www.aaa.com.au/
Links to Australian sites including poetry, news, sport travel and animals. This site is the home of the Matilda search engine.

Australian News    http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gillespi/
Selected news, from the Australian and overseas newspapers and agencies, which is updated each day. The news headlines can be sent to your e-mail address each morning free of charge.

Age    http://www.theage.com.au/
Australian Newspaper   http://www.australian.aust.com
Sydney Morning Herald   http://www.smh.com.au/index.html

Sunset Radio - Australia   http://www.sunsetradio.com/
Listen to live Internet radio broadcasts, latest news and mp3 links from Australia

ABC Online    http://www.abc.net.au/

Australia - Science & technology
Australian Academy of Science   http://www.science.org.au/
The site which has links to science education, international activities, science policy, science and industry, awards and research conferences.

Australian Museum Online    http://www.austmus.gov
The Australian Museum's site which has some interesting exhibitions, eg one on spiders, a search and discover section which leads to links to pamphlets, links to Lizard Isand Research Station and indigenous peoples.

CSIRO Australia    http://www.csiro.au/csiro.html
The nation's largest government scientific research agency. Information about various areas of the organisation eg agribusiness, environment, and information technology.

Bright Sparcs    http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/
A register of over 3,000 people involved in the development of science, technology and medicine Australia, including references to their archival materials and bibliographic resources.

NOVA-Science in the News   http://www.science.org.au/nova/index.htm
Nova has been judged the best science site in the 1997 Australian Internet Awards. Information and learning activities are located under subject headings:biology, chemistry, environment, geology, health and physics. The site features topical and relevant science issues.

Australia - Sport
Australian Institute of Sport   http://www.ausport.gov.au/aissport.html
Australian Sports Commission   http://www.ausport.gov.au/home.html
Ozsports- The Home of Australian Sport   http://www.ozsports.com.au/
 

Australia - miscellaneous

Australian Parliamentary Education Office   http://www.peo.gov.au/
This site has recently been revamped. It includes information about Parliament and Australia's political system.

EdNA - Top / General References / Australia's Current Debates / Australian Constitution/
[info. on the Monarchy or Republic? debate]
Australian Republican Movement    http://www.republic.org.au/home.html
Monarchist League in Australia   http://www.monarchist.org.au/

Australian Stock Exchange   http://www.asx.com.au/
Information about the Australian Stock Exchange, shares and share trading. The site includes information on how to invest in shares, a glossary and a simulated trading opportunity.

ImmigrationAustralia - Fact Sheets index   http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/index.htm
Fact sheets produced by the Department of Immigration and Multi-cultural Affairs to provide a basic background on aspects of immigration. Updated regularly.