Publications Useful to School Teachers

The ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland has an on-going project to publish resource guides specifically designed for use in assisting all Australian school teachers.

The resource guides, which are detailed lower on this page, consist of multiple self-contained worksheet exercises and contain specific guidance on how their subject matter fits into each State's education curriculum. An exception is digging for Diggers, which primarily provides detailed guidance on researching the military history of any Australian WW1 soldier.

digging for Diggers
The ANZAC Experience - Investigating Australians’ Battlefields Experiences in World War 1	War and Identity - Investigating the Australian Experience of War 1939-2000
Home Fronts at War

FREE PREVIEW This website provides downloadable files in Adobe Acrobat™ format so that teachers may view (and print) appropriate samples of some publications to allow a decision on their usefulness. If you need information on the Acrobat™ file format just click the link at the top right of this paragraph.

The resource guides are available by mail or fax order using printable Order Forms also provided on this site. See segments on individual publications below for links to Order Forms.

First published in October 2002, this book by Graeme Hosken gives a detailed description of the steps necessary to research the military history of any Australian WW1 Digger. To illustrate the research process, Graeme uses the specific record of a real WW1 Digger, accompanied by detailed explanations and images of the actual Army record documents which are crucial to such research and are obtainable by any researcher who follows the book's step by step guide. Nor is digging for Diggers restricted to the research procedure; numerous captioned WW1 images and information about Australia's WW1 involvement enrich the pages. The total result is a very readable and informative publication which will vastly increase any reader's knowledge of this crucial part of Australia's history. (80 pages plus colour cover)

FREE PREVIEW Should you wish to preview the book before ordering, we have provided a downloadable Adobe Acrobat™ sample:

d4D_sample.pdf - This file contains sample pages specially chosen to demonstrate the breadth and useability of the book. Acrobat ver 4, 3 pages, 300kb.

The ANZAC Experience - Investigating Australians’ Battlefields Experiences in World War 1

In late February/early March 2000, the ADCC supplied a complimentary copy of this resource guide to all Queensland primary and secondary schools .

Published in 1999, this beautifully presented resource guide looks at many aspects of the Australian soldiers' experiences in World War 1 so that students can better appreciate the nature of the 'ANZAC Experience' through detailed knowledge and understanding. 84-pages; 24 activities; full colour cover; $22 incl GST, postage and handling.

FREE PREVIEW Should you wish to preview the book before ordering, we have provided downloadable Adobe Acrobat™ samples:

introduction.pdf - This file contains the Introduction of the resource guide which includes “Contents” and a full listing of the activities. Acrobat ver 3, 101kb, 13 pages.

activity12.pdf - This file contains Activity 12, one of 24 activities in the resource guide. Acrobat ver 3, 275kb, 4 pages.

This resource guide, published in 2000, is a companion volume to The ANZAC Experience. It has been developed to help students investigate and appreciate the place of Australia's military history and the 'Spirit of ANZAC' in their heritage.
92 pages; 15 activities; full colour cover; $22 incl GST, postage and handling.

FREE PREVIEW Should you wish to preview the book before ordering, we have provided downloadable Adobe Acrobat™ samples:

intro.pdf - This file contains the Introduction of the resource guide which includes “Contents” and a full listing of the activities. Acrobat ver 3, 87kb, 5 pages.

activity2.pdf - This file contains Activity 2, one of 15 activities in the resource guide. Acrobat ver 3, 78kb, 3 pages.

This publication is the third volume in a set which helps students explore the experiences of Australians in wars during the twentieth century, through evidence and special classroom activities. This volume focuses on the impacts of war on civilian Australians in Australia's three greatest wars: World War 1, World War 2 and the Vietnam War.
84 pages; 2 activities, 22 investigations; full colour cover; $22 incl GST, postage and handling.

FREE PREVIEW Should you wish to preview the book before ordering, we have provided downloadable Adobe Acrobat™ samples:

hfintro.pdf - This file contains the Introduction of the resource guide which includes “Contents” and advice to teachers on how best to use the resource. Acrobat ver 3, 141kb, 4 pages.

inv1.pdf - This file contains Investigation 1, one of 22 investigations in the resource guide. Acrobat ver 3, 179kb, 3 pages.