Year 9 History
World War I
Last updated 2026
World War One
In addition to using the subject guides below, a number of suggested websites have been listed below to give you an overview and help you to find historical sources.
OVERVIEW – AUSTRALIA IN WORLD WAR I
Australia in World War I. (2020). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica School database.
This Encyclopædia Britannica article provides a good overview of:
- Australia’s attitude towards World War I
- the Australian’s who served, including women in the war and the role of indigenous Australians
- key battles and campaigns, including Gallipoli, the Western Front and the Sinai and Palestine Campaigns
- the impact of the war on Australia, including the economy, politics, the discimination against Germans and the changing status of women
It includes a good introductory video too.
You may have to search for the article at home via the eResources page. Use the article title.
HISTORICAL SOURCES & GENERAL WEBSITES
You may like to try using the following websites to locate digitised contemporary (primary) source material.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs: ANZAC Portal
Sharing Australia’s military and service history through the experiences of our veterans.
Australian War Memorial Collection
This online collection contains a wealth of material to help you research the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia’s military forces.
e.g. Australian Imperial Force – War diaries
State Library of NSW – World War 1 and Australia
This research guide provides information and a range of digitised contemporary sources from this time.
Search for primary source material of the time period, such as digital copies of newspapers, maps, magazines and newletters, books, photographs, copies of letters, diaries and personal archives.
SELECTING SOURCES, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCING
History Skills: Evaluation of Sources
Evaluation is the ability to reach an informed judgment about the value of a source to your historical topic. It answers the question: ‘How useful and reliable is this source?’
This webpage leads you through the process of what to consider when evaluating historical sources and provides an example of a written evaluation of a source of information.
Use this simple list of questions to help you think critically and evaluate your sources of information.
Ensure your bibliography is formatted correctly using the APA system as adapted for MLC.
Use this tool to help you generate your citations for your bibliography. Remember, you may need to edit them slightly to fit the MLC referencing guide above.
This document will explain what to include in an annotated bibliography and includes an example.
You could choose one of the following topics to research:
Australian aboriginal participation
Medical conditions and treatments
(Note: general resources available only)
Weapons and Warfare
(Note: resources are mostly general, with only some Australian specific material)
Note: These topics have limited or no print resources available at MLC. Check online resources are appropriate to the big questions your are researching.
If your topic doesn’t have a guide yet be sure to do the following:
- Define a variety of relevant search terms for your topic, i.e. “medical treatment” could also be “medical care”
- Search the Library catalogue to find books, ebooks, website etc
- Search the online databases via the eResources page
- Search the free internet using the CRAAP test to evaluate the sources of information