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World War 1: Australia and WW1

Trove

Trove is an online search engine developed by the National Library of Australia.

 A Trove search includes:

  • Books, Journals, Magazines, Articles
  • Pictures and Photos
  • Australian Newspapers (1803–1954)
  • Music, Sound and Video
  • Maps
  • Archived Websites (1996–now)
  • Diaries, Letters, Archives
  • About People and Organisations.

South Australians at War

General websites

World War 1 Links

The following links contain information on the Australian home front including conscription, womens role and place , political change, propaganda, training and preparation and other topics.

                         Home Front                                                        Home WW1

                       Conscription                            An Australian journey across the First World
                                                                       War battlefields of France and Belgium

                                                    First World War 1914-1918

The First World War

Australia's audiovisual heritage online provides you with a collection of video clips on World War I. You will find a thumbnail print and a title for each video and also the source of each, the rating, and a summarised description. When you click on a video you will discover curator's notes about the video and education notes for teachers. The video clips have been taken from feature films, documentaries, television programs, and newsreels of the time.

Library Resources

These are only a small selection of books in the library about Australia and World War 1. Check the research tips tab on this guide to get ideas for subject headings to type in when you are searching the library catalogue.