Archive for the ‘Modern hiistory’ Category
The Kokoda Track
Author: Manly Library
Coming soon in 2010 is a new website developed for students
The Kokoda Track 1942 – In 1942, along a narrow track over the rugged mountains of Papua New Guinea, 625 Australians were killed and over 1000 wounded…
The fighting there, against a Japanese invasion force, was perhaps the most significant battle fought by Australians in World War II.
This site will help students to understand about this extraordinary event: Why it occurred, who was involved and what it was like to face death in the jungled mountains along the Kokoda track.
Visit http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/ to register your interest.
Louise McMorland, Youth Librarian, Manly Library
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Looking for Primary Source materials for your history assignment?
Author: Manly Library
The Australia Post website “Letters of a Nation” has hundreds of original letters, by Australians. They can be searched by CATEGORY eg migration, politics, war, milestone events, or by TIME PERIOD eg 1850-1899, 1940-1949. The letters also have transcripts – so you don’t have to read the difficult older handwritings.
- One of the letters on the Australia Post site
The “Letters of a Nation Archive” is at https://200years.auspost.com.au/html/loan/archive/
War Resources on the Web
Author: Manly Library
http://www.dva.gov.au/ – has pdf versions of educational resources about Anzac to Kokoda, Australians on the Western front, Australia and the Vietnam War there is also a commemorations section about the history of Anzac Day and its services. Take a virtual walk at Gallipoli at http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/
Find hundreds of stories of Australians who served in wars at http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/ and Australia during WWII at http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/ . The WWII nominal roll has 1 million records of servicemen and women at http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ and there are transcripts of interviews from Australian veterans at http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/
Louise, Youth Librarian, Manly Library (from DVA education resources sheet)