Selected by Jackie French, illustrated by Tania McCartney

The Thursday Island group comprising Thursday Island (TI), Horn Island, Prince of Wales and Hammond Islands.

If they were well behaved, convicts were not usually required to serve out their full term.

About 260 books and pamphlets on American history, as well as papers of the Woodriff family and Tilghman, including about 380 of Tilghman's photographs of the Northern Territory 1925-1927 and Queensland 1931-1933.

Module

Explore how communities evolve over time, how different cultures influence and contribute to communities, and how symbols convey meaning.

Topic

Timeline of events from 1901 to 1967

Topic

Australians have a talent for ingenuity and creative thinking. From ancient times, Australians have used the materials around them to develop unique and practical tools to help them live and prosper.

About 600 books with particular strength in anthropology, sociology and linguistics and largely related to Indonesia, and most are in Dutch, Indonesian, German or English.

1277 charts and maps dating from the 16th to the late 19th centuries, including maps of the Pacific and New Zealand as well as Australia.

The Top Western Islands comprise Boigu, Dauan and Saibai Islands.