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The first settlers are thought to have arrived around 50,000 years ago. This would have most likely been at a time when the sea levels were low, the land was more humid and animals larger. Although much of Australia became populated, the central dry areas didn't attract settlers until around 25,000 years ago. The population grew proportionately quicker around 10,000 years ago as the climate improved. At the time of British settlement at Sydney Cove it is estimated that 300,000 aboriginal people, speaking around 250 languages inhabited Australia. On arrival, finding no obvious political structure, the Europeans took the land as their own.
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY, INFORMATION ABOUT AUSTRALIAS PAST, ABORIGINAL HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA, THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN AUSTRALIA, KEY DATES IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
Science assists us to understand the world. Art assists us to understand ourselves. The two forms of expression have a common foundation in creative exploration, interrogation, research, development, and documentation. In this story we look at where science becomes art, where art comments on and utilizes science, and at how scientific processes have changed over the years, often becoming increasingly specialized.
Culture Victoria - Burke and Wills: The Art of Science
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Australian History
Picture Australia This useful resource has been produced by the National Library of Australia. It consists of links to images of all types related to Australia. You can search for people, places and events using the Search option. An advanced search allows you to specify a date or place. For date ranges, use an asteric (eg 193* will find images from the 1930s)
Australian History
Mapping our Anzacs lets you search the 375,951 records of service in the Australian Army during World War I. Find diggers from your family or community – and also pay tribute to them. http://australia.gov.au/service/anzacs-mapping-our-anzacs The Australia's Prime Ministers website contains information about the life and times of Australia's Prime Ministers from 1901 to the present; and is a portal to Australian and overseas institutions with archives on these prime ministers.
Australian History - australia.gov.au
Australia's history traces back to the ancient times of Gwondaland, the dinosaurs, the Aborigines right through to the colonisation of the country by the English, the World Wars and the modern era. The past is preserved through the interpretation of those who tell the story. Through the understanding of the past we begin to understand the present and possibly the future. AustralianHistory.org aims to document Australia's history through our own interpreted stories and research from historical facts, to promote open dialogue on current issues and to provide a quality educational website.
Australian History
In 1861, Burke and Wills buried their last messages under a tree marked ‘DIG’. Now those messages and the rest of their story can be found here.
Welcome | Dig - The Burke & Wills Research Gateway
A Place Called Victoria - People, Places and Events
The State Library of Victoria is uniquely placed to tell the story of Victoria and its changing face. From its earliest days to the present, the Library has collected key items, documents and images that record the history and development of Victoria, and inform our understanding of who we are. These sites draw on materials from the State Library's rich and diverse collections to tell a series of tales about the people, places and events that have shaped a place called Victoria.
