The Great Depression
The Great Depression is a term given to a period from 1929 to the mid-1930's during which most countries around the world were affected by a severe economic recession. Economic recessions usually occur after a period of prosperity or a boom. The Depression was caused by the collapse of share prices on the Wall Street Stock Exchange in New York, USA. Read about The Wall Street Crash here.
Books
For books browse the Resource Centre Catalogue under the following subject headings:
The Great Depression, 1929 - 1941
Australia- History
Depressions, Economic - History, Twentieth Century
Browse the shelves at:
994.04
994.042
The Modern World History Online Database is a must use resource for this subject. You will find Biographies, Events, Primary Sources, Images, Videos, Maps and Charts.
The Great Depression 1929-1939 by 
Between the wars by 
The Depression Decade: commentary and documents by The Human face of The Great Depression by 
Screen Australia
Make sure you watch all these news reels on The Great Depression. Bread and dripping is a collection of three clips where people speak of their lives during the Depression.