John Batman - 0 views
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Peter Beckwith on 24 Jan 13Not sure on this source but some of the content will give students plenty to debate
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John Batman - 1 views
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Reserch source for John Batman
William Buckley - 0 views
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This is a Culture Victoria web page about William Buckley. It contains sources from the State Library of Victoria and the Koorie Heritage Trust
The Hentys at Portland - 0 views
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This page is part of the Ergo website produced by the State Library of Victoria for secondary students. It provides a couple of primary sources as well as a desription of the Hentys
The Henty Family settle at Portland Bay - 0 views
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I can't quite work out who published this but it contains some interesting primary sources in a diary entry and a letter by Edward Henty
Trove Newspapers - 0 views
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This site is provided by the National Library of Australia who are digitising most of Australia's newspapers. Type in the name of the person you are researching to see if there are any newspaper articles about them. Hopefully you will find reports from the time they were alive (a contemporary source). Be careful! - there may be too many articles. Your job will be to use the titles to decide which articles might be the most relevant to your research.
The Extraordinary Story of William Buckley - 0 views
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This is the official ABC website for the telemovie of the same name.
William Buckley article - 0 views
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This is an 1856 newspaper article from the Argus in Melbourne telling the story of William Buckley. It comes from Trove.
Australian Dictionary of Biography - 1 views
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This site is managed by the Australian National University and provides biographical information on important Australians. It is sometimes very adult language but may be a good place to start your research. It also provides ideas of other references.
Biography - William Howitt - Australian Dictionary of Biography - 0 views
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Biography of William Howitt. English Author who came to the Victorian Goldfields and wrote about his experiences
William Strutt - 0 views
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Another great White Hat page, have a go at the White Hat Quiz at the bottom. Great way to start questions about famous Victorians
Biography - William Strutt - Australian Dictionary of Biography - 0 views
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Bio of William Strutt
Robert O'Hara Burke (1820/1 - 1861) - 0 views
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Slightly ambiguous page about Robert O'Hara Burkes grave
Biography - Hugh Victor McKay - Australian Dictionary of Biography - 0 views
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Bio of Hugh McKay
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project - Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne - 0 views
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A collection of correspondence of Frederick Von Mueller
Who was Tom Wills? - Australian Football 150 Years - 0 views
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Short article on Tom Wills, created for the 150th anniversary of Australian Rules Football
The Navigators - Captains - Matthew Flinders - 0 views
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Nicely written article on Mathew Flinders, including references to his travels and cat, that could be explored more deeply
Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) - 0 views
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Bio on Matthew Flinders and his exploration, internment and early death.
Clacy, Mrs Charles (Ellen) - Biographical entry - Electronic Encyclopedia of Gold in Au... - 0 views
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Short Bio on Ellen Clacy, leading to more questions than answers
Thomas Wentworth Wills - ABC Western Victoria - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 0 views
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Audio file of interview with Dr Greg De Moore on "Tom Wills, his spectacular rise and tragic fall" There are some portions of the transcript on the website, but most of the information is on the audio file if students are willing to listen.