Australians at War

Australians at War Resources

The library has a display of Anzac and war resources to celebrate Anzac day. Please pop in and check them out.

The following websites provide some great primary source records for Australians at war. Last year we searched through the National archive for a student's family war records with some very moving results including records of service, death certfticates, telegrams to the family and letters from the family to the war office.


http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/aawfa/

http://www.awm.gov.au/

http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs63.aspx

The following is the list of resources on display.

• World War 1 resources
  Gallipoli by Les Carlyon 940.426/CARL
  http://www.echonews.com/815/book_reviews.html
  
  
• The other Anzacs : nurses at war, 1914-18 http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741755497
  
  
• Gallipoli 1915 - Pictorial history of Anzacs at Gallipoli
  
  
• Revealing Gallipoli – a documentary which looks at the tragic story of Gallipolo from all sides
  
  
• Soldier boy : the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac by Anthony Hill - moving story of the tragic experiences of a very young Anzac at Gallipoli
  
• Gallipoli – movie starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee – a compelling story of friendship and adventure between two australina soldiers in 1915
  
  
  
• The gates of memory : Australian people's experiences and memories of loss and the Great War - this book examines the impact of loss on those left behind in war
  
  

World War 11

• Documenting World War 11 series - The Holocaust/ The rise of the Nazis/ Occupation and resistance - Looks at the key themes of World War 11 using primary source material as a focus


• Harry’s War : Aborigines in Wartime – DVD based on the Experiences of Harry Saunders who fought for his country and dies on the beaches of Gona in 1942



• The War years 1939/45 Local man Jack Moores writes about his World War 11 experiences in the British Army
  

Other Wars

• War in Iraq from the Australian at War series - basic introduction to Australian fighting in Iraq

Australians in all War

• Australians at war - ABC video recording from the Boer war to current peacekeeping missions.
  
• Australians at War - book of the series
  
  
• The encyclopaedia of Australia's battles
  
  
• Anzacs, Australians at war : a narrative history illustrated by photographs from the nation's archives
  
  
• Australia in History series. Three titles provide an introduction to Australia’s war experience in various Wars: Gallipoli and the Middle East, 1915-18 /The peacekeepers : Australia at war since 1945 /Australian and the Second World War 1938-45
  
• Australian Prisoners of War - looks at primary source material including interviews of Australian experiences as prisoners of war from the Boer War DVDs and CDS included This educational resource provides teachers and students with activities to investigate Australian Prisoners of War using the stories from the Australians at War Film Archive.
  

Women in War

• Heroic Australian women in war : astonishing tales of bravery from Gallipoli to Kokoda
  
  
• Nancy Wake : a biography of our Greatest war heroine by Peter Fitzsimons

Animals in Wartime

• M is for Mates – animals in Wartime from Ajax to Zep - a beautifully illustrated book describing the experiences of animals in wartime – A great basic literacy resource .Different letters of the alphabet are used to launch each page
  

Earth Hour - March 2009

Earth Hour takes place on Saturday March 28 at 8:30. This is a good chance to turn off your lights, save some power and try some activities that don't need electricity. I don't think watching telly in the dark counts. Doing something by candle light or moon light sounds much more energy friendly ( and romantic).



You can check out what earth hour is all about on the website



http://www.earthhour.org/about/




There are lots of resources in the library to help motivate you about sustainable living.

Come in and check them out

Sustainable Environment

• Renewable energy – Issues in society
  
• Australia's biodiversity – Issues in society
  
• Renewable energy - DVD profiles examples of technologies harnessing renewable energy
  
• River health : [videorecording] caring for our waterways
  
• Waterwise house & garden : a guide for sustainable living
  
• Australia’s Environment Issues and Trends 2006 - ABS
  
• On borrowed time : Australia's environmental crisis and what we must do about it
  
• An inconvenient truth : [videorecording] a global warning http://www.climatecrisis.net/. Al Gore gives us his views on climate change.
  
• Going native- living in the Australian environment by Michael Archer and Bob Beale – these guys give ideas on how we can live in a more sustainable way in Australia
  http://www.hha.com.au/books/0733615228.html
  
• Ecos is a bimonthly magazine produced by the CSIRO reporting on news in the environmental and sustainability industry. The latest issue looks at research in the Murray- Darling Basin

Sustainable living

• Green office guide : a guide to help you buy and use environmentally friendly office equipment
  
• Waste management – Issues in society
  
• Waste and recycling - Issues in society
  
• Sustainable Living – Issues in society
  
• Organic home : the Australian guide to clean, green living
  
• Your home, your future, your lifestyle - - your interactive step by step guide ot comfortable, stylish and healthy living
  
• Warm house cool house : inspirational designs for low-energy housing
  
• The Australian greenhouse calculator [electronic resource]
  
• Sustainable living for dummies
  
• Save - you money, your time your planet - inspired uses for common household item
  
• The pocket idiot's guide to your carbon footprint
  
• Living Green – environmental encyclopaedia

Sustainable Gardening

• The Small Edible Garden
  
• Australian gardens for a changing climate
  
• How to build your own greenhouse : designs and plans to meet your growing needs
  
• The green gardener : sustainable gardening in your own backyard
  
• Your sustainable garden
  
• The no-nonsense guide to water
  

Sustainable people

• Environmentalists – famous activists for environmental issues
  

Sustainable Sports

• Classic walks of Australia
• The ways of the bushwalker : on foot in Australia
• Outdoor Australia – March /April 2009 has an article on the Best 10 Aussie Multi day walks

International women's day 2009

We are celebrating International women's day in the library with a display of very diverse books DVDs and magazines. This years theme is women and education. Its a good time to ponder the range of courses women can access through TAFE, many of which would once have been considered to be a bad career choice for women. For a bit more history about International women's day check out this website.

http://www.women.nsw.gov.au/IWD2009/index.html

The library will be holding an International women's day morning tea to celebrate IWD day and all the wonderful women involved in Education. Please call in and have a cuppa with us on ThursdayMarch 12 between 10:30 and 11:00.


International women’s day Library resources available from your library

Aboriginal Women
Through my eyes by Ella Simon authors tells of the days when her people were considered to be “non people”
Mum Shirl - Shirley Smith tells the story of her life from growing up on a mission to becoming an Activists
Black chicks talking - sets out to overturn the old stereotypes and showcase ten spirited young black women making their mark in contemporary Australia

Biography

A Burqa and a hard place : three years in the New Afghanistan by Sally Cooper
The Indomitable Miss Pink : a life in Anthropology - Olive Pink (1884-1975) was and unconventional anthropologist and advocate of Aboriginal rights and early proponent of the cultivations of Australian Indigenous plants
Eat Pray love: one womens’ search for Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert
The spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong : a memoir
St Jude’s : a girl from Guyra. A school in Africa and the patron Saint of hopeless cause by Gemma Sisia
Iris : a memoir of Iris Murdoch by John Bayley
Poppy – Druslilla Modjeska collects the evidence of her mother’s life
Half a life time by Judith Wright Poet Judith wirght writes a memoir of her life

History
A history of women in the West
No place for a nervous lady : voices from the Australian bush
The complete book of great Australian women : thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia
Great pioneer women of the outback
Pioneer women of the bush and outback
Women and work: changes over three generations AV 331.40994/Wome
The complete book of great Australian women : thirty-six women who changed the course of Australia



Health and well being
Everyday Goddess:finding the heroines from within
Natural menopause: discover the alternatives to HRT
French women don’t get Fat; the secret of eating for pleasure
The change : women, ageing and the menopause
Up the duff : the real guide to pregnancy
Hormone replacement : the real truth : balance your hormones naturally and swing from the chandeliers
Issues in society: Women's health and wellbeing
Girl stuff : your full-on guide to the teen years Good health and medicine magazine - this months feature article is on stress

Women’s rights
Feminism - ideas of the modern world looks at the meanings and history of the feminism
The end of equality : work, babies and women's choices in 21st century Australia
Wifework : what marriage really means for women
The atlas of women in the world
Issues in society Women's rights
Issues in Society Gender Equity
Issues in society Sexuality and discrimination

Movies
North country
Swing
Little Miss Sunshine


Mothering
A hard place [videorecording]
The mask of Motherhood: how mothering changes everyting and why we pretend it doesn’t by Susan Maushart
Mothers & sons : bringing up boys as a sole parent 649.10243/HOWA

Religion
Unveiled : nuns talking
The spiral staircase

Rural Women
Women of the land : stories of Australia's rural women

Rural Women's network magazine ( most recent issue looks at financial skills)

Skills
The women's power handbook by Joan Kirner and Moira Rayner - this book will help you work out what you want , communicate it, get others to work with you and advance your cause:
Life skills for women. Teacher book
Women’s skills: valuing your experience

Literature/Poetry

Our Granny by Margaret Wild and Julie Vivas
When I am an Old Woman I shall wear purple
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter rides again

Christmas in the Library

Hi all



It is Christmas in the library. I know it seems early but we won't have much time to show off our Christmas
tree before the classes finish. The library is planning a christmas party for December 3. Bring along a Christmas joke. There is a prize for anyone who can make me laugh!!!!!

Some of these jokes are guarantueed to bring a smile ( atleast)

http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/6339.htm
http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/xmas/christmasjokes.htm



Here is a list of resources in the Library that may help you with your party planning and Christmas giving

Party planning

Napkins : [with projects and instructions for folding napkins]

Perfect parties for every occasion

The penguin Pocket book of Etiquette

Event Planning made easy

Gift Wrapping

Creative gift wrapping : package designs

Creative gift packaging

Make your own presents

Beading for Beginners
Making mosaics

The metal craft book : 50 easy and beautiful projects from copper, tin, brass, aluminium, and more

Simply beautiful beaded jewellery : 50 quick and easy projects

Homemade Christmas : lovely things to eat and make at home

Inspirational Christmas Crafts

Christmas Cooking and Party Food

Celebration : the Christmas recipes you must have

Tastes of Christmas

The Australian Christmas stocking book of Christmas food : recipes for the twelve days of

Christmas The Complete Christmas Cookbook

Creative Appetizers

Classic finger foods & appetizers

Don't forget our Foodie magazines also have some great recipes. _ Gourmet traveller and Australian Good food. The November issue of Melbourne child has a "Giant gift guide"

Merry Festival season

Latest Magazines Nov 2008

These are some of the latest magazines to arrive in the library. Come in and check them out.

Happy browsing

Beliefs and Celebrations

Are you interested in different spiritual paths? Do you want a greater understanding of what others believe? Have you ever wondered what different religious festivals mean and when and why they are celebrated? If the answer is yes check out our latest library display.
I have selected a variety of resources to help explore “What we believe and celebrate” and to coincide with a number of special days.

United Nations day on October 24. http://www.un.org/events/unday/2007/ Diwali Hindu festival of Lights on Oct 28.http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/dday.htm
Halloween is on Oct 31. International Day for tolerance is on Nov 16.http://www.sustainableliving.com.au/events/tolerance-day/

Soul Searching

• Tips from a travelling soul-searcher - In times when materialism and competition threaten to overwhelm all that we used to hold dear Tim Costello senses a common cry. What can we do?
  
• Sacred contracts : awakening your divine potential - Caroline Myss tells us how to waken our divine Potential
• Holy cow : an Indian adventure - Sarah Macdonald travels India on a spiritual quest. She checks out Indias’ spiritual paths with humour and insight that makes for a very entertaining read.
  
• Mysteries of the ancient world - explores some ancient mysteries

Occult

• Witches : a book of magic and wisdom - the story of the witch from spiritual advisor and powerful warrior, to magician, healer and goddess,
  
• Ghosts, monsters and the unexplained - over the centuries, people have witnessed many strange events involving ghost, monsters, aliens and the supernatiural. Science has no explanation for this phenomena – this book explores many of these events
  

Festivals

• Muslim festivals through the year
  
• Jewish festivals through the year
  
• Budhist festivals throughout the year
  

This series looks at the festivals and celebrations of various religious groups that are celebrated in a year. Easy layout with lots of pictures and graphics

Household harmony

• Feng shui for your home
  
• Feng Shui : an introductory guide to the Chinese way to harmony - this practical book shows us how through following ancient Chinese wisdom of Feng Shui, we can promote our health, improve our relationshops with family, friends and colleagues and attract good fortune and prosperity.
  

Religions

• A spectator's guide to world religions : an introduction to the big five by John Dickson.
  Each of the world major religions are are presented in their best light. The book outlines the history, belief systems and spiritual practices o f Hinduism Budhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
  
• DK Encyclopedia of Religion
  
• Religion : Australia, a multicultural nation
  
• Religions in Australia – Issues in society – looks at religious beliefs and trends in Australia
  
• The Dreaming – is a collection of Aboriginal dreamtime stories on DVD and Teachers notes
  
• World Faiths Series explores the major religions of our world today. Each title looks at one persons’ experience and then looks at global issues related to the belief.
  Sikhism ;Judaism ;Christianity;Hinduism ;Islam.
  
  

Spring is Sprung

In response to the nice sunny weather, the longer balming days and the occasional howling winds, I have organised a gardening display to inspire you in the garden.

Here is the list of resources

on display. Happy gardening !!!

Water wise gardening

• Design for water : rainwater harvesting, stormwater catchment, and alternate water reuse
• Waterwise gardening
  

Sustainable gardening

• No-dig gardening : how to create an instant, low-maintenance garden
• Grow organic, cook organic : natural food from garden to table, with over 1700 photographs
• Paradise in Your Garden: smart Permaculture Design
  

Garden Design

• Australian planting design
• The room outside : designing your perfect outdoor living space
• The natural Australian Garden by Gordon ford with Gwen Ford
  

Hard slog Gardening

• Gardening down-under : a guide to healthier soils and plants
• Botany for gardeners
• The Constant gardenerFood plants of the world : an illustrated guide
• The complete book of fruit growing in Australia
• How to propagate : techniques and tips for over 1000 plants
• Fruit & vegetable gardening in Australia

We also get some great Gardening Magazines

Gardening Australia October has an article called Colour unlimited all about hibiscus

Burkes Backyard September features an article on Organic Vegies; how to get started and a Spring planting guide

Good Health October 2008 talks about how to beat Spring allergies ( so their ain't no excuse for getting out there)

If you prefer to get your plant info from the web the library quicklinks has also got some good websites you can follow up.

http://intranet.rit.tafensw.edu.au/library/quicklinks/show_topic.asp?TopicId=24#507

Jenny H