BBC Nature - Animals  Select from the fact files drop down menu

This site is easily navigated & has hundreds of photos about animals. Animals are grouped into 'They Swim, Walk or Fly'.

Famous Inventions A to Z

Wonders of the World Databank from Building Big

FactMonster's Conversion Calculator convert units of measurement, time, weight, length, astronomy, etc.

Explore ancient cultures - new section on ancient americas

Mr Donn's Ancient History

BBC Schools Primary History - Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Anglo Saxons, Vikings, Children of WW2, Children in Victorian Britain.

Encyclopedia of mythology, folklore & legend

Sports

HickokSports.com - History history & results of hundreds of sports

• Animals
• Minerals & Fossils
• Cultures

Word Map is mapping Australian words, phrases or expressions. Search by word or region.

Australian Governments Portal  Australian Governments Info. Page links to Federal, State & Territory departments

eGold: Electronic Encyclopedia of Gold in Australia

Australian Screen Education  - The 938+ clips in this collection are accompanied by teachers’ notes created by specialist curriculum writers. Expert curators’ notes also provide useful background material. Clips in this collection have been selected for their educational value and any clips that are considered potentially disturbing carry clear classification warnings.

Select the newspaper from the National Library links page

AnyDay - Scope Systems

This Day in History

Yahoo!News - Today in History

 the meaning & history of names

Famous Birthdays

Guinness World Records

Australia Day Quizzes  

Top 100 This-And-That's of the 20th Century

The Top 100 [Channel 4 British site]

Top 10's World Geography lists

• Movies

• Songs

• Stars

• Movie Quotes

• Heroes & Villains

• Thrills

• Laughs

• Passions

ABC's My Favourite Book - Top 100 books as voted by ABC listeners December 2004

ABC's My Favourite Film - Top 100 films as voted by ABC listeners November 2005