Tony Scott's Family History
Other Links
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As mentioned on the About Me page, I have a number of interests other than family history. Again there are many excellent sites on the internet, but the following are just a few of those I particularly like. I'll add more from time to time. There are also some links on the ss Great Britain page. |
| Australian history | |
| Burke and Wills | The great heroic tragedy of inland exploration |
| Project Gutenberg - Australia | Copious information on Australian explorers, discoverers and pioneers |
| VicHistory | Thousands of links to Victorian history websites; also an index to many local history books |
| Gold discovery in Victoria | Wide range of images and facts; includes numerous extracts from early diaries, letters, etc |
| Historic Victorian gold-mining sites | Vast amount of information on old goldfields in Victoria |
| Australian Heritage magazine | An excellent new journal for general and family historians |
| Australian National Maritime Museum | Information and images on Australia's maritime history |
| Climate change | |
| Warwick Hughes’ site | Exposes the misinformation and pseudo-science behind many climate change claims |
| John Daly's site | Comprehensive site of an Australian climate change sceptic |
| Vincent Gray's newsletter | Insightful analysis of climate change issues by an independent expert |
| CO2 science | Anything to do with the issue of carbon dioxide as it affects the climate change debate |
| Medieval Warm Period project | Lots of data showing that the Middle Ages were at least as warm as now |
| Weather | |
| Melbourne weather radar | Interesting way to check our (infrequent) rainfall |
| Historical weather in Britain | Find out how much your ancestors suffered from Britain's notorious weather |
| Fun stuff | |
| Earth and moon viewer | Real-time shots of the earth and moon from any location, plus some free stuff |
| Australian sceptics | A critical look at the stories that make the news |
| Polish digital clock | With apologies to our Polish friends |
| How stuff works | All you ever wanted to know about the workings of anything |
| Carolyn Scott's site | Some excellent offerings from a budding writer |