History: Australia

Suffrage source book Suffrage a Source Book contains primary sources related to suffrage in Australia. Note : The Primary sources in this document have been abridged or adapted to make them more suitable for use by school students.

Investigating Australian history : using evidence by David Stewart This book is about both the historical method and the content of Australian history. It offers an insight into how historians use evidence in building up a picture of the past. The book begins with a chapter that seeks to answer the question 'What is history?' through an examination of the nature and types of historical evidence. Each of the following six chapters is a detailed investigation of a major aspect of Australian history, each focusing on a different type of historical evidence - photographs, newspapers, official records, maps, posters, historical geography, archaeology and secondary sources. The student is expected to use the evidence provided to answer questions posed throughout the book. There is an 'Activities' section at the back of the book that gives suggestions on how the material in the book can be followed up. A glossary of words no longer in popular usage or whose meaning is changed is also provided.

Investigating Australia's 20th century history by Kate Cameron et al. This book puts the human back into the story of Australian history through clear narrative structure. Written by well-known and respected history teachers, this text adopts an inquiry approach and clearly addresses the syllabus outcomes, placing them in an understandable historical context.

The Menzies era by Marjorie Johnston The Menzies Era provides an important new approach to the study of Australian history and politics in the period 1949-66. The book presents a unique collection of documents which examine the key social, economic and political issues of the Menzies era. The documents are supported by stimulating commentary, focus questions, research exercises and a variety of photographs and cartoons. Students are encouraged to evaluate the material presented in the documents and cartoons to draw their own conclusions, In doing, they will develop an understanding and feeling for the Menzies era; of the people who shaped it and of those who were shaped by it. This collection is essential reading for senior students of this period of Australian history

Australian history and citizenship by Mark Anderson & Paul Ashton This book has been written specifically for the revised New South Wales Stage 5 History syllabus. This book specifically adressed each of the mandatory inquiry questions, which are clearly identified in the text. Additional inquiry questions are also included to cater for the needs of advanced students. The text is structured so that the course can be studied either chronologically or thematically.

Discovering Australian History by Ken Webb Everything you need for a comprehensive study of history. The multi-level approach allows for individual learning abilities in the classroom. The student CD contains textbook questions in Word format, and additional wordsearches and crosswords.

Experience of nationhood : modern Australia since 1901 by K.J. Mason This book has been revised and updated for the new Stage 5 History Syllabus. Packed with detailed and unique images of Australian life dating from 1901, Experience of Nationhood offers a compelling glimpse into what life was really like for ordinary Australians. Covering all inquiry questions from the Stage 5 NSW History Syllabus, the text features a wealth of primary and secondary source material which is accompanied by an extensive range of activities to engage students in the skills of interpretation, analysis communication and further research.

Experience of nationhood : modern Australia since 1901 by K.J. Mason The new edition of this well established and popular text has been written to meet the requirements of the Stage 5 Syllabus in New South Wales.

The constitution : source book The Constitution: Source Book contains primary sources related to the Constitution in Australia. Note : The Primary sources in this document have been abridged or adapted to make them more suitable for use by school students.