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WELSH SITES
WALES:[This web site contains information on the history and culture of Wales. It has information on the Welsh language and traditions.]
CASTLES OF WALES: [Web site contains location maps of the castles, photographs and information on over 400 castles. It has a site bibliography and links to the history of Wales, medieval fortifications of England and Wales and links to Welsh genealogy.]
WELSH GENEALOGY:[This site contains a wide range of links and resources for people tracing Welsh ancestry. It has a glossary of Welsh names and contains Welsh family histories.]
McNEILL AND SCOTTISH SITES
CLAN MacNEILL:[Web site containing the history of Isle of Barra and Kisimul Castle. It also contains many photographs, information on genealogy, tartans and badges and has links to other sites relating to Scottish heritage.]
ISLE OF BARRA:[Web site contains history of the Isle as well as information for the tourists. There are links to the culture and news of the Isle. Information on fishing and shipping in the area. The site contains links to view poetry written by the local people.]
KISIMUL CASTLE (off the coast of Isle of Barra):[The web site tells the history of the castle and has links to the Isle of Barra, Castlebay, Niall of Barra, Clan MacNeill and contains photographs of Kisimul Castle.]
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND:[Web site containing information on genealogy, the environment, arts and entertainment and tourism. The site contains a bulletin board, maps and theatre guides.]
GEORGE WATSON’S COLLEGE, EDINBURGH:[Web site containing information on all aspects of the college, including information on each of the different classes. It has information on their admissions, reunions, and future plans.]
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND: [Aberdeen city web site containing information about the history of the city, photographs and webcam, maps of the city and an events calendar.]
AUSTRALIAN SITES and FAMILY HISTORY SITES
GOLD: [Explores the impact of the gold rushes on Australia. The site has sections on many aspects of gold and gold mining, including the discovery of gold, literature, life on the diggings, immigration, the economy, law and democracy.]
MARRTRONICS: [Web site by Ian Marr who is a direct descendant of Francis Jenkins, of Buckingbong Station, New South Wales. Site has many genealogy links, a Surname Index, an Individual Name Index and notes on John Jenkins and Buckingbong Station, near Narrandera, NSW.]
PERRIN FAMILY: [Web site containing further information on the Perrin family. Also contains many genealogy links and relevant indexes for family research.]
CABOOLTURE, QUEENSLAND: (Shows the area around the author’s home): [Caboolture Shire’s web site containing information on history of the area, its local attractions and lifestyle, maps of the area and a calendar of events.]
NORFOLK ISLAND:[Information on the history of the island, as well as information on the culture of the island. Information on the environment and a virtual island tour. There is an image gallery and a location map.]
ONLINE ELECTRONIC BOOKS
THE LONG ROAD FROM TIPPERARY, IRELAND TO GUNDAGAI, AUSTRALIA: MICHAEL O’KEEFE, J.P. (1840-1930) (Another family history book by Carol McNeill): [Starts in Tipperary, Ireland in the 1840s and follows Michael O’Keefe and his parents, Bounty Immigrants, to Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia. It follows the O’Keefe family through 90 years of Australia’s growth to Federation, the rise of the Union Movement, the establishment of Political Parties, Australia’s involvement in World War II and the effect of The Great Depression in the 1930s.]
HISTORY of FORSTER, TIONA, PACIFIC PALMS, SMITHS LAKE and BUNGWAHL, New South Wales, Australia: [The original Aboriginal people, Captain Cook, the first European settler, shipbuilding, shipwrecks, personalities, families and the area’s growth into one of Australia’s unique holiday destinations.]
HISTORY of TUNCURRY, DARAWANK, FAILFORD, NABIAC, WANG WAUK, COOLONGOLOOK, TELERAREE AND KRAMBACH, New South Wales, Australia: [The book tells of Aboriginal people coming to Australia and some of their customs, timber, shipbuilding, fishing, oyster industry, shipwrecks, floods and lives of some of the pioneer families.]
AN AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR on the BURMA THAILAND (DEATH) RAILWAY: [Elliott McMaster’s experiences with “A” Company, 2/20th Battalion, 8th Division of the Australian Army during World War II. He faced advancing Japanese forces on the Malay Peninsula and Singapore, was captured by the Japanese and spent years as a Prisoner of War in Singapore and “D” Force on the Burma Thailand Railway. He was liberated and returned to Australia in 1945,]
MUSEUMS
Australian War Memorial, Canberra:[Australia’s National War Museum]
National Museum of Australia, Canberra:[Explores Australia’s Land, Nation and People.]
Australian Museum, Sydney:[Australia’s first museum, established in 1827 with a collection of natural science and cultural artefacts.]
Caboolture Historical Village Museum:[Historical village museum containing over 70 historic buildings. The web page contains descriptions of the buildings, photographs, local publications for sale and a location map.]
LIBRARIES
National Library, Canberra: [Australia’s largest reference library. Collections relating to Australia and the Australian people.]
State Library of Queensland:[Australia’s custodian of Queensland documentary heritage. It contains a major reference and research library. It houses a Heritage collection as well the general collection and provides public library services.]
Caboolture Library:[The library provides free library service to the estimated 115,000 residents of the Caboolture Shire through its six branches. Some of the services include library catalogue, news, best sellers, online references and local studies.]
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