AUSCHRON - A Chronology of Australian Historic & Current Events

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1992- plus historical material

Significant events in Australian history with emphasis on current happenings, and covering all topics from politics and law to the arts and sport. With coverage from the earliest Dutch discoveries in the 1600s to the present with particular emphasis on the years 1993 to the present.

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Citations to key sources and background notes on the event. For current events, indexing is from the main daily state and territory papers, chiefly 'The Age' and 'The Australian', and national news journals, reports and other publications where relevant. For historical events, source documents include contemporary records such as explorers' journals and newspapers, together with secondary sources such as books and journal articles.
Each record in AUSCHRON provides essential background notes and references for further investigation.

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AUSCHRON can be searched by date (e.g. 12 October), year or period; by state and region, or by overseas country where relevant; by broad subjects such as Law, Education or Industrial Relations; and by specific keywords as well as by cross-searching. Most entries include background notes with essential details giving context to the event. Sources are provided as verification of the date and event and enable the user to locate useful reading.