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1. FreeDarwin Online

Darwin Online: This site contains Darwin's complete publications, 20,000 private papers, the largest Darwin bibliography, manuscript catalogue and hundreds of supplementary works: specimens, biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and more. Almost all is online: all editions of Origin of Species (1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th), Descent of Man, Voyage of the Beagle, Zoology of the Beagle, Beagle diary, Beagle notebooks, pocket Journal, evolution notebooks, Autobiography and more. Darwin's Galapagos notebook.

2. FreeDavid Rumsey Map Collection

http://www.davidrumsey.com/: Over 11,000 historical maps of the Americas and around the world digitised and viewable online. Includes 3-dimensional viewing for some maps.

3. FreeDebt of Honour Register (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

This Register provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First or Second World Wars. A record some 60,000 civilian casualties of the Second World War is provided without details of burial location. The cemeteries and memorials where these names are commemorated, in perpetuity, are located in around 150 countries This database makes it possible to identify the exact location, by cemetery plot or memorial panel, where any given name is commemorated. These places of commemoration are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

4. FreeDefence Science and Technology Organisation

Department of Defence: DSTO is part of the Department of Defence. Its role is to ensure the expert, impartial and innovative application of science and technology to the defence of Australia and its national interests. This site has latest news about research and development and online access to the "Australian Defence Science" magazine

5. FreeDepartment of the Environment , Water, Heritage and the Arts

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Formerly Environment Australia Online, this site contains information on themes such as atmosphere; biodiversity; coasts and oceans; heritage; inland waters; land management; parks and reserves; and sustainable energy. There are links to related websites such as Environment Portal; Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Greenhouse Office; Natural Heritage Trust; Bureau of Meteorology; and Natural Resource Managment.

6. FreeDictionary of Australian Artists Online (DAAO)

University of New South Wales: Dynamic and scholarly, the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online (DAAO) provides biographical data, contextual information, commentary and images. Providing authoritative, contemporary information the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online facilitates, promotes and encourages scholarship on Australian artists. The foundation data focuses predominantly on Colonial artists; women artists to 1950; black and white artists; Aboriginal artists of the Western Desert and the Sydney region. It is constantly being added to.

7. FreeDictionary of Australian Biography

Project Gutenberg of Australia: This resource is the online version of the Dictionary of Australian Biography by Percival Serle published in 1949. It contain 1030 biographies of Australians who were closely connected with Australia and who died before the end of 1942. The average length of the biographies is about 640 words, and they are roughly classified into the following groups: Army and Navy; Artists, including architects, actors, and musicians; Governors and administrators; Lawyers; Literary men and Notorieties; Pioneers, explorers, pastoralists, men of business; Politicians; Scholars, philosophers, clergymen; Scientists, including physicians, surgeons, and engineers; Social reformers, philanthropists, educationists; and Sporting men (cricketers and athletes). The number of women included is 42. Also available in print in the Main Reading Room at RF 920.094 S485.

8. FreeDictionary of New Zealand Biography

This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It includes the collected biographies originally published in the printed Dictionary of New Zealand Biography series between 1990 and 2000, and in the parallel Maori-language series, Nga Tangata Taumata Rau. It does not include people who are alive.

9. FreeDigger History : An Unofficial History of the Australian & New Zealand Armed Services

Ted Harris: This site covers all conflicts with details of Australian and New Zealand soldiers as well as enemy soldiers. It includes information about uniforms, medals, posters and signs, badges, armour, military history, colours and flags, planes, tanks, weapons, food, nurses, poetry, and humour.

10. FreeDiplomacy Monitor

St. Thomas University School of Law (USA): This site globally tracks diplomatic and international trade communiqu�s, official statements, press briefings, position papers, interview transcripts and news releases from hundreds of government sources.

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