Non-Fiction Resources
These books are available for you to use in the library, the classroom and to borrow. The books are about the First Fleet, the first people who moved to Australia and about Indigenous people.
These are just some of the books in the library. There are more books in the 994 section of the library that you can use.
994BAR The First Fleet by John and Jennifer Barwick
A book about the First Fleet arriving in Australia, what the people did, where they lived and how they
started their new lives.
994GRA We Are Australian: Settlers and Explorers by Wendy Graham
The first people who came to Australia were prisoners. This book talks about how the prisoners started
a new life.
994.02BAR Settlement and Exploration by John Barwick
Talks about what life was like for a person in Australia in 1788.
994.02COX Amazing Facts About Australia’s Early Settlers by Karin Cox
An Australian history book that has some interesting facts about convicts and living in Australia in 1788.
994.02GUI Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet by Melanie Guile
Talks about why the First Fleet came to Australia and the things that happened on the way.
994.02NIC The First Fleet: A New Beginning In an Old Town by John Nicholson
Talks about why the British chose Australia as their new colony. What people did when they first arrived
and the food and supplies they brought with them.
These are just some of the books in the library. There are more books in the 994 section of the library that you can use.
994BAR The First Fleet by John and Jennifer Barwick
A book about the First Fleet arriving in Australia, what the people did, where they lived and how they
started their new lives.
994GRA We Are Australian: Settlers and Explorers by Wendy Graham
The first people who came to Australia were prisoners. This book talks about how the prisoners started
a new life.
994.02BAR Settlement and Exploration by John Barwick
Talks about what life was like for a person in Australia in 1788.
994.02COX Amazing Facts About Australia’s Early Settlers by Karin Cox
An Australian history book that has some interesting facts about convicts and living in Australia in 1788.
994.02GUI Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet by Melanie Guile
Talks about why the First Fleet came to Australia and the things that happened on the way.
994.02NIC The First Fleet: A New Beginning In an Old Town by John Nicholson
Talks about why the British chose Australia as their new colony. What people did when they first arrived
and the food and supplies they brought with them.
Fiction Resources
There are also Australian History stories for you to read. These stories are based on facts. Some of them aren't true, but are good to read. These books are available in the library.
F ALE Surviving Sydney Cove: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey,
Sydney, 1790.
By Goldie Alexander
Lizzie was an orphan who was sentenced to transportation to Australian the Lady Penrhyn when she was 11
years old. The diary begins in 1790 when she is working on a farm at Rose Hill.
F FRE Tom Appleby Convict Boy by Jackie French
An eight year old chimney sweep is caught stealing and is sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay.
PB CHA The Little Wooden Horse by Mark Wilson
A story that begins in northern England in 1777. Elizabeth and Tom are destined to become two of the first
convict children to sail to Australia with the First Fleet.
PB WHE My Place by Nadia Wheatley
The story of 'my place' from 1988 to 1788 and how 'my place' changes through time.
Some of these books are also available in the Middle School Library.
F ALE Surviving Sydney Cove: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey,
Sydney, 1790.
By Goldie Alexander
Lizzie was an orphan who was sentenced to transportation to Australian the Lady Penrhyn when she was 11
years old. The diary begins in 1790 when she is working on a farm at Rose Hill.
F FRE Tom Appleby Convict Boy by Jackie French
An eight year old chimney sweep is caught stealing and is sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay.
PB CHA The Little Wooden Horse by Mark Wilson
A story that begins in northern England in 1777. Elizabeth and Tom are destined to become two of the first
convict children to sail to Australia with the First Fleet.
PB WHE My Place by Nadia Wheatley
The story of 'my place' from 1988 to 1788 and how 'my place' changes through time.
Some of these books are also available in the Middle School Library.