http://www.australianhistory.org/port-arthur
Australian History: Port Arthur, 2014 Australian History.Org, accessed 29 May 2014, <http://www.australianhistory.org/port-arthur>.
This site is of rather high authority because they are not for profit and this is their area of specialisation , it is a good site for a 16yr old student doing history on Port Arthur. It contains information about Port Arthur and the penal settlement.
Snippitt of information on the above website
By 1840 over 2000 convicts, soldiers and civil staff lived here. It had become a major industrial settlement, producing ships and shoes, clothing and bells, furniture and worked stone, brooms and bricks. When the probation system was introduced in 1841, many convicts were sent to outstations around the Peninsula to work in timber-getting and agriculture. Port Arthur became a punishment station for serious repeat offenders.
Another good find, Laura, and your evaluation and citation are fine at Certificate III level.
ReplyDeleteI think though that I would say the Australian History Organisation would be rather high authority though because they are not for profit and this is their area of specialisation.
Similarly I think the official website of the Port Arthur Historic Site would be high authority as it is not-for-profit and an 'org'. These are my reasons though and you could say that because they are writing about their own site that they could be biased,, so medium authority is also acceptable
kind regards
Leonie