Project Gutenberg 2005-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 471 Swinburne, Gwendolen H. A Source Book of Australian History Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Martin Pettit and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Source Book of Australian History" by Gwendolen H. Swinburne is a historical account compiled in the early 20th century. This work aims to provide readers with primary sources and firsthand accounts that highlight significant events and figures in Australian history, focusing on exploration, colonization, and the development of the continent. The book seeks to encourage readers to engage directly with historical evidence to form their own understanding of Australia's past. The opening of this source book introduces the reader to its purpose and scope. The compiler expresses the hope that this volume will stimulate interest in Australian history through vivid details from primary sources. Swinburne emphasizes that while this collection may not cover every event, it connects readers with the evidence that underpins Australia's historical narrative. The initial sections cover critical themes such as discovery and exploration, laying the groundwork for understanding the subsequent historical context and the contributions of notable explorers and settlers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- History -- Sources DU Text Australia Browsing: History - General 541281 2025-01-14T22:01:14.388853 2023-09-07T06:53:47.876880 text/html text/html 542643 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 475556 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 555363 2025-01-14T22:01:24.432782 application/epub+zip 560338 2025-01-14T22:01:18.193842 application/epub+zip 269940 2025-01-14T22:01:16.470845 application/epub+zip 827885 2025-01-14T22:01:29.285799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 783686 2025-01-14T22:01:23.161785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483440 2022-09-07T21:14:09.144363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519819 2025-01-14T22:01:13.606868 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 519741 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 196115 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 519673 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196041 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 519804 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195991 2020-12-14T07:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21924 2025-01-14T22:01:29.412743 application/rdf+xml 16843 2025-01-14T22:01:17.027809 image/jpeg 4031 2025-01-14T22:01:16.747814 image/jpeg 547810 2025-01-14T22:01:14.443870 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog