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Australian history is almost always picturesque; indeed, it is also so curious and strange, that it is itself the chiefest novelty the country has to offer and so it pushes the other novelties into second and third place. It does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies; and all of a fresh new sort, no mouldy old stale ones. It is full of surprises and adventures, the incongruities, and contradictions, and incredibilities; but they are all true, they all happened." ( Mark Twain, 1897 )

"First Fleet Online consists of information about the convicts who were transported to Australia in 1787."

Convict Queenslands - Qld State Library 

QLS Qld History resources

Teachers notes from Film Australia

Available at the CES Resource Centre

Founders & Survivors is a partnership between historians, genealogists, demographers and population health researchers. It seeks to record and study the founding population of 73,000 men women and children who were transported to Tasmania. Many survived their convict experience and went on to help build a new society.

The People Make a Nation At a glance Focus question 1: Was Australia always organised in states and territories? Teaching and learning activities Focus question 2: What were the arguments for and against Federation? Teaching and learning activities Focus question 3: How did the people make the nation?