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A historical atlas focusing on Queensland history. I'm into historical atlases at the moment.

Has links to some example course documents from universities and a high school in America and Australia. I'm always interested in checking out how other people organise their courses; I'm redoing our Modern History Program at the moment. I prefer the chronological rather than thematic approach, although it seems it's going out of fashion these days.

- The home of the Australian Social and Political Observatory - A reliable source of public information on population and society - The official repository for Australian social science data collections

Has links to archives with information on Australian demography, society, politics, etc. You need to register to be able to access some of the data.

Digitised images of selected original war diaries recording the daily activities of Australian Army units are available for the following conflicts: * First World War * Second World War * Korean War * South East Asian Conflicts

Only selected war diaries are included.

A searchable database of Australian newspapers from 1802 - 1954.

Also includes links to pictures and photos, diaries and letters, maps and audio.

Trove: Find and get Australian resources. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more.

"Our Page in History collects Western Australian history and also captures what life looks like today for future generations. We will also provide supportive assistance and information orientated towards assisting you in understanding how to protect and conserve your historical content. There are many useful links below and our e newsletters will be full of valuable information."

This one is for those wanting to assist in preserving Australian history. Could be an interesting project for a middle school history class???

Definitely a big problem where I live in Australia.

Your gateway to the teaching and learning of history in Australia's schools

This is the first edition of the 1948 book written by C E W Bean about the 1915 Gallipoli campaign. 

Clips on the Great Depression in Australia with teachers' notes

This is more for archaeology than history, but looked so useful I added it. I think it's kind of a database of archaeological sites and news maintained by archaeologists.

"The heart of Mapping our Anzacs is a tool to browse 375,971 records of service in the Australian Army during World War I according to the person's place of birth or enlistment."

Materials that might be useful for geography and foreign language instruction as much as historical research.