Australian+History+websites

=** Useful Australian History Websites (by theme) provided by Paul Sendziuk **=


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General

Contains oral history transcripts and excerpts of oral history recordings, and scanned copies of Australian newspapers published between 1803-1950s (and still expanding) - all completely searchable! [|http://www.nla.gov.au] [] (newspapers)
 * National Library of **** Australia **

** Federation **

Contains links to transcripts of proceedings and debates of federation conventions and conferences that were held the 1890s. Also contains links to the accounts of participants in these debates, and photographs of members of the Federal Council of 1890.
 * Federation Debates ** : []

‘South Australia, Federation and the 20th Century’, website related to the ABC TV documentary series of the same name. Provides program transcript, images, further web links etc.
 * Federation ** : []

Traces the development of Australian democracy and the emergence of the Australian state through key historical documents from the 18th – 20th centuries.
 * Documenting a Democracy ** : [|http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au]


 * Women and Politics in **** South Australia **** : ** Short but fascinating articles on aspects of women’s engagement in politics (including gaining voting rights and Federation ) in SA. []

A number of short, illustrated ‘articles’ (such as ‘SA’s contribution to Federation) can be found in the topics listed under the heading ‘History’ on the side-bar.
 * Parliament of **** South Australia **** : ** []

** WW1 / ANZAC **

State Library of South Australia website, with links to online posters, letters, speeches and information regarding South Australian attitudes towards WWI and conscription.
 * South Australians at War ** : []

Information related to Australia’s involvement in the First World War.
 * Australian War Memorial ** : []

An ABC website which recreates the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. []
 * Gallipoli in 3D **

** Depression in the 1930s **

‘Forever Striking Trouble: Political Activism in 1930s Sydney’, ABC Radio National Hindsight (program): []

** WW2 – Women in War **

[] Variety of activities and some information related to the service of women auxiliary services. Also see ** Australian War Memorial ** : []
 * Women’s Services in World War Two **

** Prime Minister Robert Menzies / Menzies Era **

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 * Australia **** ’s Prime Ministers ** : Robert Menzies

A rather biased website celebrating the achievements of Menzies rather than his failures. Contains transcripts of his radio broadcasts, including the ‘Forgotten People’ speech.
 * Menzies ** ** Virtual ** ** Museum ** : [|http://www.menziesvirtualmuseum.org.au]

Online newspaper article: Wayne Errington and Peter Van Onselen, ‘The PM Sings the Tune of His Australian Idol’, // The Age //, 12 July 2006; []

** Communism / The Cold War in Australia / Petrov Affair **

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 * The Petrov Affair ** (Old Parliament House exhibition website)

[] This website contains information concerning the actions and policies of the Menzies Government in the early 1950s in relation to the perceived threat of communism. It deals with the movement to outlaw the Communist Party and the resulting split in the Labor Party. Also contains links to downloadable sections of //Australia's Democracy: A Short History// by John Hirst, which deal with the communist threat and the Labor Split.
 * Discovering Democracy: Movements against Communism 1951–54 **

** Gough Whitlam and ‘the Dismissal’ **

An extremely comprehensive website containing information related to all aspects of the dismissal of the Whitlam Government. The website includes an overview and chronology of events, profiles of the participants, a discussion of the political and constitutional issues and the legacy of November 1975. Also contains copies of key documents and audio-files of speeches made at the time.
 * Whitlam Dismissal: ** []

[] Website contains links to downloadable sections of John Hirst’s book, //Australian Democracy//, that discuss the Whitlam government and the reasons for its dismissal.
 * Discovering Democracy – Dismissal of the Whitlam Government **

** Indigenous Issues: Stolen Generations, 1967 Referendum etc. **


 * Excellent collection of primary source documents related to Aboriginal child removal policies ** (the ‘Stolen Generations’), available as a pdf document: []

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 * ‘The 1967 Aborigines Referendum’ ** by Scott Bennett, Australian Bureau of Statistics,

Key historical documents, particularly Acts of Parliament, related to the governing of indigenous people. See, particularly, the ‘Land’ and ‘Freedom’ pathways.
 * Documenting a Democracy ** : []

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 * Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia and Indigenous Peoples 1901-1967 **

** The History Wars **

Chief protagonists in the current round of the ‘History Wars’ – Keith Windschuttle, Robert Manne and Stuart Macintyre – debated each other a number of times after the publication of Windschuttle’s book //The Fabrication of Aboriginal History//. Transcripts of these debates can be accessed online:

Manne vs Windschuttle (Melbourne Writers Festival, broadcast on ABC radio): [] (Part I, Manne) [] (Part II, Windschuttle)

Macintyre vs Windschuttle (ABC TV, ‘Lateline’ program): [] (transcript) [] (video)

// Quadrant // is Australia’s most renowned journal of conservative and right-wing political and social commentary. It has published numerous articles related to the History Wars, generally criticising the approach of ‘black armband’ historians and the National Museum in Canberra, and championing the ideas of Geoffrey Blainey and Keith Windschuttle. Use the magazine’s online search function to access and print relevant articles.
 * Quadrant: ** [|http://www.quadrant.org.au]

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 * Sydneyline.com ** is Keith Windschuttle’s own website and contains collections of articles and speeches related to //The Fabrication of Aboriginal History// and his critique of the National Museum in Canberra.

Papers on Australian historiography and relating to Manning Clark.
 * Manning Clark ** : []

** Economic Rationalism **

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 * ABC, Money, Markets and the Economy, ‘The Rise of Economic Rationalism’: **