Australian History
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The First Fleets Provisions List
Find out the itemised account of the First Fleets provisions, in order to better understand the care that it took in setting up the first ever settlement of Australia. more...
By: Megan McConnell
During the 60's, 70's and early 80's, ANZAC Day in Australia was regarded as a day of jingoism that had no place in the modern Australia more...
By: Megan McConnell
Attitudes towards ANZAC Day began to change with a new generation and changes in world events. more...
By: Judy Huston
Banished from their homeland in 1787, more than 750 of Britain's convicts were launched on a perilous sea voyage to the other side of the world. more...
By: Judy Huston
The British government's decision to colonise a newly discovered land in the south began the transportation to Australia of convicts considered the dregs of society. more...
By: David Whitley
Nicole Kidman, John Curtin, Mel Gibson, Jim Stynes, Slim Dusty and Paul Keating are all influential Australians that have one thing in common: An Irish background. more...
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