Internet Links

Australia Matthew Flinders put Australia on the map The Australian explorers http://www.in2aus.com/australian_explorers.htm Australia's early exploration Timeline to 1836 Previous maps of Australia 1650 - 1814 National Library of Australia - rare maps Myth Oz: The Great South Land Terra Australis Incognita Why is Australia called Australia Environmental issues/activities Greening Australia Queensland's Weedguide: Weedlist for the Greater Brisbane Region Learnscaping your school grounds North West Weeds County Council: Principles of Integrated Weed Management Florida Exotic Pest Plant Web Page Weeds Australia: National Weeds Strategy - Weed Management Weedbusters Week: Weedbuster Activities and Education Resources Environmental Education: School Activities and Education Kits A view on Melaleuca Invasion of the killer weeds Invasive species: Environmental weeds in Australia Woody Fiber Crops Flinders team and scientific/mathematical references In Honour of Ferdinand Bauer Matthew Flinders Electronic Archives: Biographies The Naturalists; William Westall Biographies - Robert Brown "The Introduction of Lemon-juice into the Royal Navy" http://pc-78-120.udac.se:8001/WWW/Nautica/Medicine/NC-18(1807)_p386.html Preventing sea scurvy http://pc-78-120.udac.se:8001/WWW/Nautica/Medicine/Hutchinson(1794)a.html "James Cook and the Introduction of Lime Juice in the British Navy" http://pc-78-120.udac.se:8001/WWW/Nautica/Medicine/Cook.html Sea biscuits http://pc-78-120.udac.se:8001/WWW/Nautica/Etymology/English/Burney(1815)/biscuit.html National Library of Australia - search on Westall provides images of his drawings http://www.nla.gov.au/servlet/pictures/search Converting salt water into fresh http://pc-78-120.udac.se:8001/WWW/Nautica/Provisions/Falconer(1815)-seawater.html Food Healthy food pyramid History of canning http://www.cannedfood.org/history.html History of food in space http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blfrdrfood1.htm History of cartons An introduction to food preservation http://www.learnaboutfood.com/article1002.html Check again How food preservation works The Investigator, other ships and life on board Salt Horse and Ship's Biscuit Timeline gives details of ships Voyaging with Matthew Flinders Ships, galleons, frigates and corvettes http://www.cedex.es/cehopu/expomanila/p5in.htm Sailing on and on HMS Victory – Daily routine http://www.hms-victory.com/routine.htm Nelson's Navy Diet Nelson and his Navy: Maggots and Weevils Feeding the Sailing Navy http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/exhibitions/feeding_the_navy.htm Scurvy Journal, diaries and other manuscripts Matthew Flinders Electronic Archive Matthew Flinders The Captains: Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders - includes easier version of story Matthew Flinders: a Genius in Navigation Flinders and the Investigator Matthew Flinders (includes map of circumnavigation) Matthew Flinders Electronic Archives: Biographies Matthew Flinders put Australia on the map Skills and Technical Timeline Timeline to 1836 Parts of a map Compasses and bearings Coastal navigation How compasses work Marine navigation Description of a simple sextant Field trips for schools Australian coastal atlas Sailing on and on Trim Trim the true story of a remarkable cat

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