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Primary Sources: Those written by an eye witness to the event. Includes photographs and other images made by someone who were present at the event.
Secondary Sources: Commentary, scholarly research by people after the event and referring to primary sources; can be many years after the event.
Most first year subjects will require the use of recent research rather primary sources.To find maps for your assignments and seminars, do a Google image search for the kind of map you are looking for.
To find maps at JCU Library, search the library catalogue. We have a collection of topographical maps of North Queensland and a collection of atlases of various countries.
Check out JCU Library's Special Collections to find heritage resources of significance to North Queensland.
We acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and acknowledge Traditional Owners of the lands where our staff and students, live, learn and work.
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