Library Resources

Finding Books in the Library

The books on Australian history can be found in Dewey Decimal number 994. Here are some suggestions:

• Amazing facts about Australia's heritage / Steve Parish. 994 PAR
• Children's history of Australia series / David Morrissey. J994.02 MOR
• Achieving nationhood : the story of Federation / Robert Coupe. J994.04 COU
• Iron in the blood : convicts and commandants in colonial Australia / written and illustrated by Alan Tucker. J994.02 TUC
• The settlement of Australia : from colony to nation / Christine Hatt. J994.02 HAT
• Australian convicts : from the first fleet to the end of transportation / Jill B. Bruce ; illustrated by Jan Wade. J994.02 BRU
• Bushrangers : heroes, victims or villains / written by Jill B. Bruce ; illustrated by Jan Wade. J364.155 BRU

You will also find a number of videos and DVDs on Australian history. The the DVD's The Colony and Outback House, which take people back in time to live as they would have in the past. You could also look at the DVD set A Time to Remember.

Remember, if you cannot find what you're looking for, just ask at the counter, and the librarians will give you a hand.