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Weblinks Vol 2 No 5 Copyright: P Pledger 1998 ISSN 1328-8148

Aborigines - Civil rights

ACTION FOR ABORIGINAL RIGHTS
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aar/welcome.htm
Produced by the group Action for Aboriginal Rights, this site provides information on current Australian Indigenous issues such as Wik and reconciliation. It also provides articles on Aboriginal History, Land Rights/Mabo, Health, Deaths in Custody and Stolen Children.
Aborigines - Land rights
NSW Aboriginal Land Council
http://www.alc.org.au
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council site contains newspaper articles on land rights issues. It also looks at Native Title including sections on pastoral leases, environmental issues and international issues..
Anglo Saxons
Britannia: The AngloSaxon Chronicle
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/asintro2.html
Britannia's online version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which was compiled on the orders of King Alfred the Great and maintained by scribes until the middle of the 12th century.
QUIZZES Index
http://www.graphyle.com/Mall/Quizzes.html
Quiz questions on Anglo-Saxon Britain.
Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History 950-1066AD
http://www.ftech.net/~regia/regblurb.htm
A site based on research conducted by members of Regia Anglorum.There is information about everyday life in the period as well as weapons and warfare.
Animals - Australia
Australian Animal Information at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
http://www.koala.net/animals/animals.htm
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Aussie Animal information centre has facts about koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, and other marsupials like, the Tasmanian Devil, dingo, echidna, reptiles and amphibians.
Astronomy
Ask An Astronaut
http://www.nss.org/askastro/home.html
From the National Space Society, this is a site that features astronauts such as Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn, Kathryn Thornton, and the Apollo 17 crew. It has other links and students are able to ask an astronaut questions.
StarChild: A learning center for young astronomers
http://guinan.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
This site has information at two levels, junior primary and primary about the solar system and space.
Ballet
CyberDance - Ballet on the Net - Home Page
http://www.thepoint.net/~raw/dance.htm
This site has a collection of over 3,500 links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet.The sites are arranged under the headings of: Companies, Education, News & Information , People & Organizations , International and other links.
Cats Family
Big Cats On-line
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/
This site has an introduction to the various species of cat living in the wild today. It includes the: Leopard, Lion, Tiger, Jaguar, Cheetah and Puma, and also introduces all of the lesser known cat species that live in the wild.
Cats! Wild to Mild
http://www.nhm.org/cats/
Topics covered at this site include: Cat Facts, Biology, Behavior, Conservation, Cats A to Z, Egypt & Domestication, Cats in Native American Cultures, Cat Lotto, Working With Cats, Cats on the Web, Teacher Curriculum and Family Activities.
Cats
Cats - Welcome from The Mining Co.
http://cats.miningco.com/
The Mining Co site has feature articles about cats, as well as information about breeds, and caring for cats.
rec.pets.cats FAQ Homepage
http://www.io.com/~tittle/cat-faqs/
Cats FAQ homepage which has lots of information about cats, health care, and resources.
Child development
Natal Care - Development of the Baby
http://www.familyweb.com/pregnancy/natal/natpt103.html
This page desribes the development of the baby from conception to birth.
Collective Bargaining
Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business - In the news
http://www.dir.gov.au/other/thenews.htm
Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business site which has links to enterprise bargaining in the discussion papers.
Labor Herald
http://www.alp.org.au/herald/herbar.htm
Labor Herald article by Bill Ludwig, Australian Workers' Unions National President and Queensland Secretary, advocating the role of trade unions in collective bargaining.
Sydney Morning Herald - Wages growth through enterprise bargaining slows.
http://www.smh.com.au/daily/content/980318/be/news8.html
Sydney Morning Herald article, 18th March, 1998, that examines wages growth through enterprise bargaining.
Sydney Morning Herald - Daily News - "Shifting IR goalposts" mean women lose pay
http://www.smh.com.au/daily/content/970408/national/national1.html
Sydney Morning Herald article by Sally Sloane looks at the effect of enterprise bargaining on women's wages.
Using local knowledge to make work better
http://www.worksite.actu.asn.au/words/ebargain.htm
ACTU Education site that defines enterprise bargaining and gives students examples.
Coca Cola
http://www.midwest-plaz...ts/CokeImages/index.htm
http://www.midwest-plaza.com/dkgifts/CokeImages/index.htm
Many images of Coca Cola suitable for design students.
POP CENTRAL ARTICLE ...Haddon Sundblom
http://www.nostalgiapubs.com/articles/sundblom.html
Site that examines the influence that Haddon Sundblom had on the art of Coca Cola advertising.
CCA Education Centre: History
http://www.ccamatil.com/education/brochure/history.html
Coca Cola Amatil Education Centre gives a brief history of Coca-Cola and has links to Australian operations and the Coca-Cola production system.
COCA-COLA HISTORY AND COLLECTING
http://www2.netdoor.com/~davidroy/cocacola.html
A home page by David Roy, containing a brief history of Coca-Cola, the bottles that have been used, the advertising slogans and other collectors items.
Kenmore's Coca-Cola Image Page
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Plains/5891/ck_img.html
A collection of images of Coca-Cola.
(liao@cs.stanford.edu) Coke Story
http://xenon.stanford.edu/~liao/cokestory.html
This page features a collection of Coca-Cola links and a timeline of the product's development.
Comics
Welcome to the Comic Zone
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/
Comic Zone has comics on-line featuring Peanuts, Snoopy, For Better or For Worse, Dilbert and historical information about them.
Dance
Listing By Dance Type
http://www.artswire.org/Artswire/www/dance/type.html
Dance Library has many links to different types of dance including ballet, Irish, Jazz,Modern as well as dancers and choreographers.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Dance
http://artswire.org/Artswire/www/dance/dance.html
A comprehensive collection of links to dance-related sites.The Dance Page is co-maintained by Arts Wire and Dance USA.
Dinosaurs
New Scientist Planet Science | The Rex Files | Everything you wanted to know about dinosaurs
http://www.newscientist.com/nsplus/insight/rexfiles/rexfiles.html
New Scientist page which has information on dinosaurs, what killed them, and dinosaurs in Australia.
The Nomad CyberQueens Dinosaur Pages
http://www.widowsweb.com/nomad/dinos/dino1.html
Information about dinosaurs.
Disasters
June 1997 Internet Resources
http://www.ala.org/acrl/resjun97.html
American Library Association's site which has annotated links to internet resources on disasters.
Dogs
rec.pets.dogs FAQ Homepage
http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/
A Dog FAQs homepage which has many frequently asked questions about dogs, breeds and their care.
Echidnas
The Echidna and I
http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~tzvi/Echid_I.html
An echnida page developed by Tavi that has facts, articles, photos, depictions of echnidnas by Aboriginal Australians and a list of links to echnidas.
Endangered species
Animal Index
http://www.thewildones.org/animal.html
Index to articles about many animals, their habits, threats to survival and conservation.
Threatened Species Network Index
http://nccnsw.org.au/member/tsn/
Threatened Species Network Website contains information about plants, animals and ecological communities threatened with extinction throughout Australia and what can be done to help save them.
International Wildlife Coalition - Protection of Wildlife, Endangered Species, Environment, and Animals
http://www.webcom.com/~iwcwww/welcome.html
International Wildlife Coalition website which has links to wildlife rehabilitation and a status report on endangered species.
Fairies
The Faerie Encyclopedia
http://www.oocities.org/Area51/Cavern/3351/
A Fairy encyclopedia created by Rebecca Lehmann.
Football, Australian Rules
AFL Official Web Site - Home Page
http://www.afl.com.au/
AFL Official website which has official results and statistics as well as links to all the players.
Footy'98
http://www.theage.com.au/footy98/index.html
The Age football guide which includes very brief details about players as well as articles about football issues.
Guitars
*** 1,000 Great Guitar Sites on the Web ***
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~guitar/
Vicnet's site containing 1000 links to guitar sites around the world. This site includes links to guitar playing, bands, chords guitar types, makers and women.
Heart - Diseases
Cardio-Vascular
http://www.drugbase.co.za/data/med_info/mi_card.htm
Information about Heart Disease and the risk factors associated with the disease . The site has links to medical aspects of heart attack and heart malfunction including the role of cholesterol.
Risk Factors for Heart Disease
http://www.bev.net/health/cardiac/risk.html
This site lists and links to the major factors affecting heart disease. Factors include: Smoking, High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Physical Inactivity, Diabetes, Stress, and Obesity. Information comes from the Blacksburg Electronic Village Cardiac Health Web and links to the American Heart Association in the United States.
Industrial relations
Maritime Union of Australia
http://mua.tcp.net.au/welcome.ssi
Information from the MUA about the waterfront dispute, Ships of Shame, history of the labour movement on the waterfront, container terminals, and various Australian ports.
Patrick - The Australian Stevedore
http://www.patrick.com.au
Press releases and information about the Patrick stevedore company.
Immigration and emigration
ANU - Centre for Immigration & Multicultural Studies
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/CIMS/CIMSHomePage.html
Coombs Computing Unit, Research Schools of Social Sciences & Pacific and Asian Studies at the ANU has established links to a number of relevant sites dealing with the issues of immigration and multiculturalism. The site has a number of links to sites relevant to the refugee issue.
Face the facts
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/racedisc/facefact/section1.htm
Questions and answers provided by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission relevant to migration, immigration and multiculturalism. The answers provided are factual and concise.
Migration Minister addresses
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/general/letter.htm
Information from the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Information includes a number of fact sheets on migration and the evolution of policies on Multiculuralism.
Kites
Australian Kite Association Website and E-Zine
http://www.netspace.net.au/~peterbat/index.html
Information about kite flying in Australia. The site includes plans of kites designed by the pioneer of kite flying: Lawrence Hargrave.
How Does a Kite Fly?
http://www.interlog.com/~excells/kites/fly.html
Information about kite flyers, the history of kites, making your own kite and links to other kite sites!
Kites and Kite Flying
http://www.oocities.org/Colosseum/4569/home.html
This site has information about kite history, modern kites, beginning to fly kites, kite pictures, and links to other sites.
Kite Kites Kid Kids Teach Lesson Education
http://sound.net/~kiteguy/
This site was designed to encourage students and teachers to investigate the history, design and flying of kites. The site has teaching strategies.
Marijuana
New Scientist Planet Science: Marijuana special report
http://marijuana.newscientist.com/
A special report on many aspects of Marijuana from the New Scientist magazine.
Music
MTV Online Home
http://www.mtv.com/
Music reviews, news and information about special events.
Music Resource Shop
http://www.schnet.edu.au/Docs/Home/DROLN/mitaire.html
This site has links related to music genres including: Heavy Metal, Jazz & Blues, Classical, Opera, Country and Western, and
the Ultimate Band List.
Internet Underground Music Archive
http://www.iuma.com/
This site has links to a wide variety of music sources including links to alternative bands.
Yahoo! - Entertainment:Music
http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/
Yahoo lists links according to artists, history, instruments, lyrics, education, film music, and trivia.
IMMEDIA!
http://www.immedia.com.au/
This site features a music industry magazine which contains information in the form of a subscription directory which provides information on music news, reviews, and links to music related sites.
a c t i v a t e !
http://www-personal.usyd.edu.au/~mcostain/
Information on electronic music including:
trance, house, techno, hardcore, hiphop, triphop, jungle, break, beat, ambient, dub, rave, gabba, and acid.
Music, Australian
Australian Music World Wide Web Site
http://www.amws.com.au/
The pages on this site contain: discographies, biographies, links and news for many Australian artists.
T r i p l e J
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/
Triple j has music information for youth, from its radio station. The site gives information about groups from around Australia and overseas. It particularly focuses on issues and youth culture. The site has a collection of sound files.
Olympic Games
The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
http://www.sydney.olympic.org/
Official Sydney Olympic Games site with information about Sydney, Olympic Games and links to other Olympic sites.
Pandas
Panda Resources
http://www.cyberpanda.com/panda/resource.html
Numerous links to panda sites around the world.
Park, Ruth
Ruth Park: A Celebration
http://www.nla.gov.au/3/friends/ruth/
Information about Ruth Park's life and work as well as commentary on her work from Elizabeth Riddell and others. 'A Fence around the Cuckoo', writing for children and young adults, and her novel 'Some Sorcery in Subconscious' are examined.
Particles (Nuclear Physics)
The Particle Adventure
http://pdg.lbl.gov/cpep/adventure.html
This site the examines the inner workings of the atom via the theory of fundamental particles and forces, called the Standard Model. It also explores the reasons physicists want to go beyond this theory. In addition, it provides information on particle decay.
Rainforests
About Us
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/au.html
The Rainforest Alliance is an international organization for the conservation of tropical forests. The site features conservation programs, rainforest information and resources for teachers.
Science fiction and fantasy
Fantasy & science fiction for children
http://www.stark.kent.edu/library/new/linda/main.htm
This site has lists of books, popular authors, and links of interest to young people who read fantasy and science fiction.
Silverchair(Band)
the silverchair home page
http://www.soundworld.hl.com.au/swsilv.html
This site contains pictures, interviews, discography, music, guitar tabs, lyrics, bass tabs, merchandise, news archives, vote, comments and videos.

Tasmanian Tiger
Tasmanian Tiger
http://www-mcnl.tamu.edu/~justin/tastour/fauna/tiger.html
Brief information about the Tasmanian Tiger that includes a movie.
Tasmania PWS - Wildlife - Thylacine
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/mammals/thylacin.html
Detailed information including photographs and information about sightings. Also information about the thylacine's habits, breeding and feeding.
The Tasmanian Tiger.
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/exhibits/scientia/wwwjul96/chrzaszcz/tiger.htm
Detailed text information about the Thylacine.
thylacine
http://www.tased.edu.au/tmag/thylacine.htm
Brief information and photographs of the Thylacine from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. The museum is establishing a major exhibition on the Tasmanian Tiger in the near future.
Tennis
Tennis Australia
http://www.tennis-aus.com.au/
Latest news about tennis in Australia, the Davis Cup and Fed Cup as well as tips from the Champs, player ratings, and links to other tennis sites.
Thalassemia
Thalassemia
http://www.allkids.org/Epstein/Articles/Thalassemia.html
Information about Thalassemia from Doctor Bruce A. Epstein.
Thalassemia and You
http://www.world-federation.org/mab/mab_thalassaemia.htm
Brief information about Thalassemia ( Cooley's Anaemia) from the Medical Advisory Board, Birmingham, UK.
Joint Center for Sickle Cell and Thalassemic Disorders
http://www-rics.bwh.harvard.edu/sickle/
Information from the Harvard Medical School about Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia.
March of Dimes: Thalassemia
http://www.noah.cuny.edu/pregnancy/march_of_dimes/birth_defects/thalassm.html
Information about Thalassemia and its effect on children, from the New York On-line Access to Health site.
Thalassemia overview
http://www-rics.bwh.harvard.edu/sickle/thalover.html
Information about Thalassemia.
The Fight Against Thalassemia
http://www.thalassemia.org/
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation is a US voluntary health organization that was set up to combat the fatal hereditary blood disease - Thalassemia (also known as Cooley's anemia or Mediterranean anemia).
The Frequently Asked Questions at this site would be a useful starting point for information about the disease.
Yahoo! UK & Ireland - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Thalassemia
http://www.yahoo.co.uk/text/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Thalassemia/
Links to sites related to Thalassemia.
Berloni Foundation
http://www.abanet.it/fondazioneberloni/ing/
Information from an Italian centre for research into Thalassemia.
Differences in Hemoglobin
http://www.mcet.edu/humangenome/sicklecell/hemoglobin.html
Information about Hemoglobin and its relationship to Thalassemia. There are links to other parts of this site which is designed for student understanding of Sickle Cell Disease.
Tourist industry
Ecotourism Association of Australia
http://lorenz.mur.csu.edu.au/ecotour/EAAHome.html
The Ecotourism Association of Australia site has information about its goals, code of practise, and industry accreditation program.
Accredited Australian Ecotourism Guide.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~wildscap/ecoguide.html
This page provides a listing of Nationally Accredited Ecotourism Operators.
ECOTOURISM EXPLORER - Research Page
http://www.ecotourism.org/res.html
A North American site that explains the meaning of Ecotourism and provides research information.
Ecotourism in Australia
http://www.chalmers.com.au/Mackay/Ecotour/index.html
Research papers about Ecotourism in various parts of the world including Australia.
Ecotourism in Australia and Canada
http://edward.cprost.sfu.ca/438/muru.html
A comparison between Ecotourism in Australia and Canada.
Eco Tourism introduction page
http://tourism.gov.au/ecotour/index.html
The Office of National Tourism page has a definition of Ecotourism, brief information and links to Ecotips for travellers and an Ecotourism Operators list.
Ecotourism Information Centre
http://lorenz.mur.csu.edu.au/ecotour/pages/EcoTrHme.html
This site has comprehensive information about Ecotourism including definitions, market research, industry issues, experiential aspects, environmental aspects, economic aspects and socia-cultural aspects.
The Ecotourism Resource Centre
http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/ercentre/ercpage.htm
This site has links to research papers and other Ecotourism sites.
Eco Tourism Tips
http://tourism.gov.au/ecotour/ecotip.html
Ecotourism tips for Australian travellers.
Two Way Track: Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism - Table of Contents
http://www.erin.gov.au/life/general_info/biodivser_5/two_con.html
Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism: an investigation of linkages, mutual benefits and future opportunities. This is the title of this page by N Preece, P Van Oostererzee and D James, published on the Department of Environment, Sport and Territories site.