Original items

• 7 Lessons from Australian History [2.1M PDF]
• Supplementary material: 7 Lessons from Australian History [2.2M PDF]
• 7 More Lessons from Australian History [2.0M PDF]
• Creepy Australiana WARNING: SPIDERS

Recommended reading

• Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987. Collins Harvill, London.
• John Birmingham, Leviathan, 1999. Knopf, Sydney.
• Jared Diamond, "Mining Australia", in Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, 2005. Viking, New York.
• Patrick White, Voss (Novel), 1957. Eyre & Spottiswoode, London.

Selected historical literature
All texts are available at Project Gutenberg of Australia.

• James Cook (1728-1779), Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World made in H.M. bark "Endeavour".
• Arthur Phillip (1738-1814), The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay.
• Watkin Tench (1759-1833), A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay.
• Watkin Tench (1759-1833), A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson.
• David Collins (1754-1810), An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volumes 1 & 2.
• Matthew Flinders (1774-1814), A Voyage to Terra Australis.

Selected external links

• Australia (Wikipedia - "The Free Encyclopedia")
• Australia (BBC h2g2 - "The Guide to Life, The Universe and Everything")

Selected modern artworks

Brett Whiteley, The Balcony 2, 1975.
Oil on canvas, 203.5 x 364.5 cm. Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Fred Williams, Upwey Landscape II, 1965.
Oil on canvas, 182.0 x 146.0 cm. National Gallery of Australia.

Russell Drysdale, The Cricketers, 1948.
Oil on composition board, 76.2 x 101.6 cm. Private collection (Melbourne).

Sidney Nolan, Ned Kelly, 1946.
Enamel on composition board, 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia.