Welcome to the history section of my site. On this page you will find a directory to the various articles and books archived on my site.
What's On This Page:
INTRODUCTION:
As you will see, I'm very much into history. As you look over the various articles and books archived on my site, you will find that my historical interests are not limited to my own family, my local area or even my own country. I am interested in many areas of history throughout the world.
Not all the articles and books listed have working links. This is because I have not yet posted them on my site. Those not working indicate articles and books that will eventually make their way onto my site. This is a work in progress and will always be so. The directory will only continue to grow as time goes by.
Please feel free to pass on for consideration any article that you think will be of relevance to the site.
ARCHIVE - FAMILY HISTORY:
1881-1920: Samuel Lilley and the Mulwee School 1900s: Samuel Lilley and Ruby White
ARCHIVE - AUSTRALIAN HISTORY:
General:
Autobiography, An: Catherine Helen Spence (1825-1910)
Australian Explorers, The: George Grimm (WORK CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS)
Australian Legendary Tales - Folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies: K. Langloh Parker (1856-1940)
Australian Search Party: Charles Henry Eden
Australia Twice Traversed - The Romance of Exploration: Ernest Giles
Euahlayi Tribe, The - A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia: K. Langloh Parker
Eureka Stockade, The (1855): Carboni Raffaello
History of Australia from 1787 to 1882 - James Allen
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia: Ludwig Leichhardt
Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53, A: Mrs Charles (Ellen) Clacy
Life and Voyages of Captain James Cook, The
Narrative of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Direction of the Late Mr. Assistant Surveyor E. B. Kennedy (1849): William Carron
Oceanic Mythology: Roland B. Dixon
Reminiscences of Australia - James T. Ryan
Short History of Australia, A: Ernest Scott (1868-1939)
William Dampier (1889): W Clark Russell
Antartic:
Home of the Blizzard, The: Sir Douglas Mawson
South: Sir Ernest Shackleton
Christian History:
Illustrated History of Methodism In Great Britain, America and Australia - W. H. Daniels
Local History:
Edgeworth History Speers Point History Warners Bay History
New South Wales:
Epitome of the Official History of New South Wales from the Foundation of the Colony in 1788 to the Close of the First Session of the Eleventh Parliament under Responsible Government in 1883, An. Compiled Chiefly from the Official and Parliamentary Records of the Colony (1883): Thomas Richards
Geography of New South Wales - J. M. Taylor
Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, both as a Penal Settlement and as a British Colony, An - Volume 1 (1837): John Dunmore Land, D.D.
Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, both as a Penal Settlement and as a British Colony, An - Volume 2 (1837): John Dunmore Land, D.D.
History of New South Wales From the Records - Volume 1 Governor Phillip 1783-1789 (1889): G B Barton (WORK CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS)
Journal of Gregory Blaxland, 1813, The: Gregory Blaxland (1778-1853)
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales: John Oxley
Life and Work of Samuel Marsden - Rev J. B. Marsden
Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay, A: Watkin Tench
Northern Territory:
Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia: Baldwin Spencer
Military:
I will be seeking to piece together a military history of Australia on a separate page. To visit the page:
Queensland:
Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine, from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Compiles from the Journals of the Brothers: Edited by Frederick J. Byerley
South Australia:
Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland From Adelaide To King George's Sound In The Years 1840-1: Sent By The Colonists Of South Australia, With The Sanction And Support Of The Government: Including An Account Of The Manners And Customs Of The Aborigines And The State Of Their Relations With Europeans: Edward John Eyre
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia Complete: Charles Sturt
Western Australia:
Spinifex and Sand - Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Australia: David W Carnegie
ARCHIVE - AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE:
An Anthology of Australian Verse: Edited by Bertram Stevens
Australia Felix: Henry Handel Richardson (1870-1946)
Joe Wilson and His Mates: Henry Lawson
Mates at Billabong: Mary Grant Bruce (1878-1958)
Robbery Under Arms - A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields of Australia: Rolf Boldrewood (Pseudonym of Thomas Alexander Browne)
Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses: A. B. Paterson
Seven Little Australians: Ethel Turner
Shearing In The Riverina, New South Wales: Rolf Boldrewood [Thomas Alexander Browne] (1826-1915)
Such is Life: Joseph Furphy
The Man from Snowy River: Andrew Barton `Banjo' Paterson
We of the Never-Never: Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn
ARCHIVE - HISTORY: Areas of Interest (Articles and Links):
General History
British History (United Kingdom):
NAVAL AND MILITARY HEROES
This is an old book dating from about 1855 (the last date mentioned in the various calendars in the book is in 1854 and the preface is dated 1855). The book provides calendars for both the army and navy of England, in which important dates for both are remembered.
Greek History:
ATHENIAN EMPIRE, THE: Rev. Sir George W. Cox
Natural History:
KRAKATOA:
Krakatoa is the best known of the world's volcanoes. The eruption (explosion) of 1883 was the greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history, killing at least 36 000 people.
Roman History:
CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES ON THE GALLIC AND CIVIL WARS
HISTORY OF ROME: Mandell Creighton
HISTORY OF ROME FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPIRE: Henry G. Liddell
HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: Edward Gibbon
Spanish History:
HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF CHARLES V (VOLUMES 1 AND 2): William Robertson
United States History:
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
This link will take you to a growing directory of articles and works concerning the American War of Independence.
CIVIL WAR
This link will take you to a growing directory of articles and works concerning the American Civil War.
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