The best and latest new sites on the Internet

Updated: Oct 14, 2019

Welcome to Australia's "Beyond The Black Stump" - online since 1995!

Issue 7 - Oct 14, 2019 Tweet this

Charlie Chaplin Archive
...Charles Chaplin’s very own and painstakingly preserved professional and personal archives
The Dumping Union
...Arcade Game Preservation Project
Tune Find
...Find music from TV and movies
Storytimes
...Discover suggested books, activities, and crafts with hundreds of thematic storytime ideas
Paralympics Australia
...Helping Australians with disabilities participate in sport and compete at the Paralympic Games
LiveGap
...Free Chart & Graph Maker
Flights From
...All non-stop destinations from every airport
The 11 Most Astonishing Train Rides In The World
...Nothing quite beats the romance — and window-side sightseeing opportunities — of a train ride
We Hack The Moon
...Treasure trove of newly released photos, videos and stories about the unsung heroes behind the moon landing
Discover Islamic Art
...Explore the art and material culture of Islamic societies throughout the Mediterranean region
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
...Traditional weather and climate knowledge that has been developed and passed down through countless generations
Physics Teacher Toolkits
...Ideal for planning standards-based, multimedia lessons and units
Shroud Photos
...Photo Collection of the Shroud of Turin
The Jerry Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection
...A lifetime pursuit of the intriguing and the perplexing
Middle School Chemistry
...Big ideas about the very small
National Comedy Center
...State-of-the-art museum in Jamestown, New York that is a destination for the celebration of comedy
Open Heritage
...Explore iconic locations in 3D, discover the tools of digital preservation, and download the collection
Dictionary of Medieval Names
...Given names recorded in European sources written between 500 and 1600
The Strong
...Archival materials related to the study of play, artifacts of play, and video and electronic games
Cowra Japanese War Cemetery
...Database of Japanese buried in Australia during WWII

Issue 6 - Jul 30, 2019 Tweet this

Australian Web Archive
...Archived websites (1996 – now)
Because of Her Story
...Amplifying women’s voices to honor the past, inform the present and inspire the future
Windows Weekly
...A weekly look at all things Microsoft, including Windows, Windows Phone, Office, Xbox, and more
Collect SPACE
...Online community for space history enthusiasts and professionals
Jewish Women Encyclopedia
...Sharing Stories, Inspiring Change
Colorise
...Colourise your black and white photos
Q4 Quiz
...Gateway to the ever expanding ocean of knowledge and trivia
Women in Chemistry
...Celebrating women scientists and entrepreneurs
Recommend Me a Book
...A place to discover books in new and exciting ways
Background Burner
...Quickly remove the background from any image or photo
Botanical Art & Artists
...Botanical art and illustration past and present
Words to Time
...How long will it take to read a speech or presentation?
Association for Women in Mathematics
...Leading society for women in the mathematical sciences
How To Talk About Art History
...It's easier than it seems
The Flying Scotsman
...Britain's favourite locomotive
United States Drought Monitor
...Identifies general areas of drought and labels them by intensity
Inkscape
...Vector imagery, draw freely
Ludwig
...Ludwig is the linguistic search engine that helps you to write better in English
A Giant Leap for Mankind
...Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's mission to the Moon
Common Superstitions
...Why We Knock on Wood

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Twitter Beyond the Black Stump
Yes, we're on Twitter....

Many more Sites of the Day, Week, Month etc., can be found here or here..or look in the barnacle encrusted treasure chest for Pirate Pete's previous picks!!

Issue 5 - Jun 24, 2019 Tweet this

Older Geeks
...Software download site without ads, fake download buttons or "crapware"
Lyrics Mode
...Text lyrics for music compositions
Climate Kids
...The story of our changing planet through the eyes of the NASA missions studying Earth
Internet Health Test
...Measure the performance of your broadband connection
Send This File
...Send files too large for email
British Airways Centenary Archive Collection
...Key moments from their 100 year history
Security Checklist
...Checklist of resources designed to improve your online privacy and security
Britain from the air 1945-2009
...Unique archive capturing 70 years of change to UK's cities and landscapes
Movies from 1923
...Watch full-length feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries
Real-time Tropical Cyclone Activity
...Click on a tropical cyclone basin name for individual storm statistics
NRL Tropical Cyclone Page
...Microwave satellite image analysis of active storms
Information is Beautiful Awards
...Celebrating excellence and beauty in data visualizations,infographics, interactives & information art
Justin Guitar
...Way over 1000 free lessons and songs
MotorSports Stats
...Motorsport results, live data and visualised racing analytics
Botany Depot
...Ideas and materials for teaching botany in the 21st century
Mars Weather
...Graph of the Weather Report at Elysium Planitia
Free Fonts
...From the ByPeople community
Atlas of Endangered Alphabets
...Indigenous and minority writing systems, and the people who are trying to save them
Big Timer
...A fullscreen countdown timer for workshops, meetings and presentations
Portmanteau & Rhyme Generator
...Input two words and produce weird coinages

Issue 4 - May 17, 2019 Tweet this

Remove Image Background
...100% automatically – in 5 seconds, free
AZLyrics
...Universe of lyrics where stars of all genres and ages shine
Plants of the World
...Browse 1,105,000 global plant names, 65,700 detailed descriptions, and 190,400 images with an initial focus on tropical Africa
EveryHie
...For fans of The British music scene
Test My Net
...Internet Speed Test
Musical Instrument Museums Online
...Information on musical instruments held in public collections
Weather Prediction
...The Ultimate Weather Education Website
Film Freeway
...Search for Festivals
New Zealand Birds Online
...Searchable encyclopaedia of New Zealand birds
Mail Big File
...MailBigFile enables the user to send large files up to 20GB
Deep Carbon Observatory
...Quest to understand the quantities, movements, forms, and origins of carbon inside Earth
Chris Fix
...Learn how to fix your own car with my easy to follow, step-by-step how to style videos
Medieval Manuscripts Blog
...Medieval historical and literary manuscripts, charters and seals, and early modern manuscripts
HTML_CodeSniffer
...Check that your HTML code conforms to your coding standard
freeCodeCamp
...Learn to code for free
Learn Javascript
...Learn & practice modern JavaScript fundamentals
Problems from Another Time
...Individual problems from throughout mathematics history, as well as articles that include problem sets for students
Global Weather
...International weather information and stories
Optician Sans
...A free font based on the historical eye charts and optotypes used by opticians world wide
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
...Explore over 250,000 objects and archives

Issue 3 - Apr 8, 2019 Tweet this

The Real Neil - Armstrong Family Gallery
...A treasure trove of images never seen by the public before
Trailer Addict
...Feature Movie Trailers
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art
...Their art and traditions are among the oldest and richest in human history
NDN
...Not Depressing News
Workout of the Day
...Independent global fitness resource
Google Doodles
...Changes made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays etc
Ocearch
...Helping scientists collect previously unattainable data in the ocean
SpeedSmart
...Simple and Accurate Internet Speed Test
All About Mary
...Information relating to the study of Mary and Catholicism
Cymath
...Math solver powered by a combination of artificial intelligence and heuristics
Chester Beatty
...A breathtaking world class collection
The Modern Art Notes Podcast
...Each week, artists, art historians and authors join host Tyler Green to discuss their work
Geologic Atlas of the Moon
...Via the U. S. Geological Survey
JFK
...Presidential Library and Museum
The Physics of Baseball
...Physics of the baseball-bat collision and the flight of the baseball
OpenMoji
...Open-source emojis for designers, developers and everyone else
Sounding Nature
...Global exploration of the beautiful sounds of nature
The Language of Birds
...Listen to the birds and discover why they make their beautiful songs and calls
One Minute Art History
...A jaunt through five millennia of art history
Art Matters
...Explores the interesting ways art meets popular culture and non-traditional art topics

Issue 2 - Feb 23, 2019 Tweet this

Synonyms
...Discover and rediscover a variety of words and expressions to enrich your vocabulary
Short Books
...Search for shorter books on any subject, so you can read less
The Louvre
...Tales of the Museum
Fold n Fly
...Database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions
I Fly Flat
...Make your points reward you
Romantic London
...Life and culture in London around the turn of the nineteenth century
Find Quotes
...By keyword or author
Software Library: C64
...The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982
The Show Must Go On!
...American Theater in the Great Depression
Jpeg.io
...Convert any major image format into a highly optimized JPEG
QuickSend
...Instantly send an email to anyone without having to login to your email
Authorial London
...Compiling and mapping references to London places found in the works and biographies of writers who have lived there
Squoosh
...Online image converter
Indonesia Graveyard
...Photos of cemeteries from around the country, captioned with historical facts
Native Plants of North America
...Discover more than 9,000 plants native to North America
Color Box
...System which is easy to learn for designers and developers
Science Behind Paper Airplanes
...How Far will it Fly?
Beyond Curie
...Highlighting badass women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
30 Seconds of CSS
...A curated collection of useful CSS snippets you can understand in 30 seconds or less
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
...Teaching resources created to accompany more than twenty of the acclaimed theater's productions

Issue 1 - Jan 13, 2019 Tweet this

CSS Duotone Generator
...Create CSS Duotones quickly for free
Melbourne 1945
...Map of Melbourne, compare 1945 to present day side-by-side
Gnooks
...Discover new books
Bird Populations
...Studies the abundance, vital rates, and ecology of bird populations to enable scientifically sound conservation of birds and their habitats
The Editing Room
...Cliff's Notes for popular movies
Picular
...Google, but for colors
The Leiden Collection
...Important collections of seventeenth-century Dutch art in private hands
Space Exploration
...The out-of-this-world history of humans in space
The iPhone Cheat Sheet
...Every iOS Shortcut You Should Know About
Conserve the Sound
...Online museum for vanishing and endangered sounds
Art Curious
...The unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in Art History
WikiArt
...Images of more than 250,000 pieces of art by over 3,000 artists
The Arts of India
...3000 years’ worth of Indian art across a wide range of categories
WQXR
...Dedicated to classical music videos
Trek Novels
...Unofficial Database of Star Trek Books
Digital Museum of Planetary Mapping
...We collect maps of other worlds
Tracing London Convicts in Britain & Australia
...1780-1925
Bit Midi
...Listen to your favorite MIDI files on BitMidi
Baby Names of 2018
...Most popular baby names of 2018
Annotated Books Online
...Virtual research environment for scholars and students interested in historical reading practices

Issue 8 - Dec 3, 2018 Tweet this

Small PDF
...We make PDF easy
Country Flags of the World
...National flags describe in their colors and design the history and the present day of the countries
Privacy Analyzer
...See what data is exposed from your browser
Figures in the Sky
...How cultures across the World have seen their myths and legends in the stars
Women in Fisheries
...Exploring the role of women in fishing families
Cities and Memory
...Remixing the world one sound at a time
My Marvellous Melbourne
...Stories, interviews, personal reflections and memories that interest and inspire us about the social history of the city and suburbs
Forensically
...Photo Forensics for the Web
Which One Doesn't Belong?
...Thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students alike
Office Holidays
...Public Holidays across the globe
Cached Views
...Cached view of any page on Internet through multiple cached sources
BrainU
...Neuroscience for teachers and their students
Smart History
...Opening museums and cultural sites up to the world, one video at a time
Art History News
...Widely read art history blog
Illusions
...Ten artists' explorations of "the ambiguous and complex"
Wason Selection Task
...Four-card problem which is a logic puzzle
Golden Kitty Awards
...A celebration of awesome products and makers
Devhints
...Modest collection of web developer cheatsheets
Country Guides to Culture, Customs and Etiquette
...Passionate about cultural awareness
Yoruba Proverbs
...Excerpts from the Yorùbá Proverb Treasury

Issue 7 - Oct 17, 2018 Tweet this

Review Geek
...Tech and gadget review site focused on saving you time
Quotations by Women
...Searchable by topic, by authors name or keyword
Sara VanDerWerf
...Maths related classroom activities, lesson plan ideas, teaching reflections
Stump the Bookseller
...Reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember
Global Fire Weather Database
...Integrates different weather factors influencing the likelihood of a vegetation fire starting and spreading
Liberated Africans
...Dedicated to the many people involved in the effort to abolish the slave trades
SearX
...A privacy-respecting metasearch engine
Qwant
...The search engine that respects your privacy
Peekier
...The most privacy-oriented search engine
The Lonely Palette
...The podcast that returns art history to the masses, one painting at a time
Year in Search 2017
...Google view
100 Best Things to do in Singapore
...Evidence-based content written by experts
Living Composers Directory
...Making the music of Black composers available to everyone
World Political / Physical Maps and Satellite Images
...Examine the map of any region
Worldwide Center of Mathematics
...Research-level mathematicians from the across the globe who lecture in front of live audiences
Hymnary
...A comprehensive index of hymns and hymnals
Wason Selection Task
...Logic puzzle, one of the most famous tasks in the study of deductive reasoning
Quilt Alliance
...Brings together the creative, scholarly, and business worlds of quiltmaking
Van Gogh Museum
...In Amsterdam featuring over 1000 works
Eruptions, Earthquakes, and Emissions
...Time-lapse animation of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes since 1960

Issue 6 - Sep 2, 2018 Tweet this

Points Pointers
...Helping you earn and redeem as many miles and points as possible
Inky Fool
...History and evolution of the English language
Jimmy Barnes
...Hailed by some as Australia's greatest rock singer
Radiooooo
...Listen to a "radio station" in a country and decade of your choosing
Archive.is
...Time capsule for web pages
Moon Views
...Official website of the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery
ZooScope
...The Animals in Film Archive
Jeffrey's Image Metadata Viewer
...Find data hidden in your photographs
Snake Catcher Victoria
...If you live in an area where snakes live, you must know what to do when you come across one
Aviation 101
...Free online course and proceed at your own pace to learn fundamentals
Maps That Changed Our World
...World Maps at the Library of Congress
Copy Char
...Copy special characters and emojis not on your keyboard
My Abandonware
...Discover rare 80s games and immerse yourself into classics from the 90s
Good Old Games
...2500+ DRM-free games
Midomi
...What's that Song?
NexTag
...Compare Prices before you buy
Encyclopædia Iranica
...Study of Iranian civilization
Reverse Search by Image
...Know more about any photograph with Google Reverse Image Search
Fast
...Internet Speed Test
All Horror
...Horror Movie Database by Horror Fans, for Horror Fans

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