Australian History
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History of Moreton Island Whaling, Queensland
By:
Bruce Iliff
Whaling in Brisbane in 1950's was done from the Tangalooma Whaling Station on Moreton Island and ended in 1962. The whaling station is now the Tangalooma Island Resort. more...
European History of Queensland's Moreton Island
By:
Bruce Iliff
Moreton Island is a 200 square kilometre sand island that, with Stradbroke Island, is the protective buffer that forms Moreton Bay, in southern Queensland, Australia. more...
History St Helena Island, Queensland, Australia
By:
Bruce Iliff
St Helena, a small island in Moreton Bay, was a prison during early European settlement in Brisbane, Queensland. Its convict ruins are now a tourist attraction. more...
Severing a Limb to Save a Life When Trapped
By:
Bruce Iliff
People severing limbs to free themselves after getting the limb stuck have been happening for while. An incident occurred in 1912 in central Queensland, Australia. more...
Australia's Role in the Abdication Crisis
By:
Carolyn M Cash
The Australian Government also insisted Edward VIII abdicated rather than marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. more...
By:
Carolyn M Cash
Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, ordered a bombardment of the Dardanelles in October 1914 - a month before the Ottoman Empire formally entered the war. more...
Edmund Barton Australia's First Prime Minister
By:
Craig Hill
Edmund Barton helped write the Australan Constitution before Ferderation, administered it as Prime Minister, and interpreted it as a High Court judge. more...
Nancy Bird Walton Australian Aviator
By:
Craig Hill
A love of life above the clouds took Nancy Bird Walton around the world, fulfilling dreams that began in childhood. more...
Book Review: Churchill and Australia
By:
Carolyn M Cash
Winston Churchill's relationship with Australia was a troubled one from 1909, as a junior minister, to bitter disputes regarding Australian troops during World War II. more...
By:
Carolyn M Cash
Prime Minister Curtin believed appointing a member of the royal family would improve chances Britain maintained its commitment to Australia's defence during World War II. more...
By:
Carolyn M Cash
The Bombing of Darwin was the largest attack against Australia by a foreign power, and the worst wartime disaster. It became known as Australia's Pearl Harbour. more...
Narrabri's Australia Telescope Compact Array
By:
Carolyn M Cash
The Australia Telescope Compact Array at Narrabri is the first millimetre-wave interferometer in the Southern Hemisphere. It celebrated 20 years with an Open Day in 2008. more...
By:
Carolyn M Cash
The Parkes Radio Telescope celebrates the 40th anniversary of the moon landing on 21 July 1969. more...
Bribie Island, QLD, Australia - Local History
By:
James Parsons
Bribie Island was a fertile home to the Gubbi Gubbi Aboriginal people until European settlement in the 1860s. Today, Bribie is a Brisbane island tourist playground. more...
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