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Sydney Olympics 2000: Men's Triathlon
Australian entrants, Craig Walton (no. 21) and Miles Stewart (no. 22) receiving water from volunteers on the Sydney Opera House forecourt during competition in the Men's Triathlon on 17 September 2000 at the Sydney Olympics 2000.
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2000 Sydney Olympic Games Torch With Sydney Harbour Bridge, 23 March 1999
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Sir Douglas Mawson
Affectionately known by his staff as "The Dux". Sir Douglas Mawson leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914 and leader of The British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-30.
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Badminton, Men's Doubles Semi Final, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 20 Sept 2000
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Australische Fauna [Picture] /
A broad selection of images featuring Australian birds can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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[Bird of Paradise] [Picture] /
A broad selection of images featuring Australian birds can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Aboriginal Man Dancing, Port Douglas, Queensland, April 1957
A broad selection of images featuring Australian indigenous dance can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Bird of Providence, or Mount Pitt Bird, Norfolk Island [Picture] /
A broad selection of images featuring Australian birds can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1973: Patrick White
Read about the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Autobiography," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," "Article," and "Other...
BBC
Bbc Science & Nature: Platypus
Have you ever seen a platypus? This site has action photos and a detailed fact sheet to learn more about the egg-laying mammal.
Tramline
A Desert Virtual Field Trip
Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.
Other
University of Otago: Evaluating English Accents Worldwide
This site presents the methodology and results of a research study into English accents around the world. (Published 2003)
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: World Flags
Enchanted Learning features this website devoted to the study of the world's flags. There are fact sheets, illustrations, current and historical flags, and related links.
Other
State Library of Western Australia: The Apology Capture
The government of Australia issued an official apology to the 'stolen generation' of mixed race children of that country. Recollections of life and treatment are shared in this article by those who suffered the most, the children. Taken...
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Crocodilian Species List
This website offers in-depth information and photos on all living crocodilian species.
Other
Fishes of Australia: Red Indian Fish, Pataecus Fronto
Site offers information about the Red Indian fish, organized in tabs for easy access. Includes additional images and has links to videos.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Australia
This resource presents many facts about Australia from the CIA World Factbook, concerning its background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and current issues.
Other
Commonwealth of Antarctica: Classroom Antarctica
The focus of this site is Antarctica. Designed for fifth- through eighth-grade students, this site contains detailed lesson plans, learning activities, digital images, and links to related resources.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Investigation Begins Into Australia Wildfires
Brief article explains that Australian authorities are launching an investigation into whether an Australian military exercise might have caused the massive wildfire that is causing damage in the country.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Photo Archive: The Ypres Salient, 1917
Photos to click on to see images of World War I trenches: "An Australian trench," "British infantry knee deep in mud," "An abandoned German trench at Messines Ridge".
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Can You Dig It?
Set in the Australian desert, players become bilbies to search at night for food while looking out for hungry predators like dingos, foxes, and swooping eagles.
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Anbg Biography: Joseph Banks
The Australian government sponsors this profile of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the naturalist and patron of science who was instrumental in the exploration and settlement of Australia.
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