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Campus Maps Maps of the Callaghan and Central Coast Campuses, University of Newcastle

Shuttle Bus for Callaghan Campus

UoN Services Limited

Information about…

Newcastle and the Hunter Region

A guide to the city of Newcastle -  a guide to the city of Newcastle with Newcastle Tourism, Newcastle Visitor Information and Booking Centre.

Newcastle City Council. About Newcastle - Includes links to tourist and community information.

Newcastle, NSW - Brief overview about Newcastle

Hunter Valley Tourism - Information about the Hunter Valley

New South Wales

Tourism, New South Wales
The New South Wales Government's tourism marketing and policy agency.

About Australia - New South Wales
Information about NSW and extra links to more information

New South Wales Government

Australia

About Australia

Australian Government Information
Find out about The Queen, the govenor General, the Commonwealth, Federal and State governments, political parties, parliament, Prime Ministers, courts, diplomatic and consular missions etc

Guide to Australia
Includes information on state emblems and flags, road distances, culture, geography, the nation, science & education, trade & commerce, tourism, towns & cities, travel & communication, Australian weather, etc

Australia in Brief
Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade's website

G'Day Mate
Australian festivals and events, interesting hotels, guesthouses, apartments and B&B's, Internet cafes, travel tips, suggested touring routes, school/public holiday dates and links to other related sites

Australian Migration Service
Free information and resources web, covers immigration and visas issues and you will find a wealth of Australian information here with constant updates. You will also find this site a good resource for free useful tools and downloads.

Australian State and Territory Flags

Australia's Story

Documenting a Democracy: Australia's story
Includes images, pathways, timelines…

Australia's Federation
A comprehensive site to links on Australia's Federation, published by Trinity College, Perth, W.A.

Australia's Centenary of Federation
The Australian Broadcating Corporation (ABC) site

State Library of New South Wales - Online Collections (includes Federation Ephemera & Pictorial Collections)
Alfred Lee, whose album and story are featured here, was an ardent collector whose passion has provided a remarkably complete record of Australian history. This record is vital to understanding the nation's identity and 'printed ephemera' is one fascinating element

The Australian Federation Full Text Database
Contains the debates and conventions of the 1890's leading up to Federation.
(Note: this can take a long time to download)

National Archives of Australia
Includes special features, photo search and record search. Click on the link 'australia's Prime Ministers' to see photographs, read a brief history and view a timeline movie.

Australia's National Anthem
Words to the National Anthem

Australian Government

Australian Government
Access to the information and services of the Australian, State, Territory and Local governments

Australian Government Directory
Government online directory - structure, organisations and key people. Includes an A-Z listing of Australian government departments and agencies government councils, committees and boards. Also has links to State and Territory directories.

Australian Government Portals
The entry point to portals on health, immigration, education, culture, indigenous, science and technology, law and justice, climate and weather and more. Browse by category or click on the links to About Australia or About Government.

Australian Government Publications
Easy searching for a Federal Government publication or web site

Australian Statistics

Australian Statistics
The National Library of Australia's site for statistical information on Australia

AusStats service - Australian Bureau of Statistics
One of the many University of Newcastle Library Databases

Learn how to….

Library catalogue tutorials

Infoskills
Learn about the University of Newcastle's Library and how to conduct a research enquiry

Search Engine Tutorials

Search Engine Watch
Check out search engine ratings, get tips on how to search online

Subject Links

Subject Guides
Subject resources web page at the Library

Ethnomathematics
"The Ethnomathematics Digital Library (EDL) is planned as a resource network and interactive learning community for ethnomathematics, with emphasis on the indigenous mathematics of the Pacific region." Access over 700 online resources worldwide, particularly those relevant to the Pacific region. Search by subject, geographical area, or cultural group

ELDIS
" a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and easy access to a wide range of high quality online resources "

Asia Development Review
Open access journal for "disseminating the results of economic and development research carried out by staff and resource persons of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)."

Infomine
Scholarly Internet resource collections

WWW Virtual Library

Internet Public Library - Reference

BUBL Link to subject resources Pinakes
A range of subject gateways

Educational Centre Links

Other universities
Links to the University of Newcastle Library web page for other universities

Peterson's Education Center
Online guide to international colleges and universities, graduate study, study abroad, summer programs

Free-Ed-Net
Access to some free education on the internet - usually one chapter or lesson from an individual book.

International Links

CIA World Factbook
Information about countries

Telephone Directories on the Web
Links to online telephone, fax and business directories from around the world

Universal Currency Converter
Allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversions

Oanda Currency Converter
Multi-lingual

Yahoo's Travel Page
Links and information on travel agents, airlines, hotels, resorts, transport, etc

Virtual Tourist II
Map based guide to local and regional information on the WWW

World Clock - time zones and calendars

Foreign Exchange rates and calculator (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)


Internet Search Engines

Search Engines at the Library

Google

Turboscout
Search across a number of search engines without re-typing your keywords.

Remember the differences between searching on different search engines. Search engine FAQ

Infomine - " INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information."

InvisibleWeb - " where to find the best search engines, databases and cheap internet resourcesP INTERNET resources through our comprehensive, search-friendly indexes"

Asiaco
Asia Search Engine

Check on Email hoaxes, viruses, begging letters
Check on email hoaxes at HoaxBusters or Purportal

    

Transport Timetables

University of Newcastle Shuttle Bus Timetable 2005

Newcastle Bus Timetable- or… ring 131500 for information on the local timetable

CityRail

CountryLink Rail/Coach Network

Newcastle Airport - best viewed in Internet Explorer

Qantas

Virgin Blue

Jetstar