The Cat Who Circumnavigated Australia In July 1801, a young British naval officer named Matthew Flinders … The Colony SpreadsRead more
History
Riding on the Sheep’s Back, the birth of Australia’s wool industry
In February 1790, Elizabeth Macarthur was aboard a ship bound for Australia. She was heavily pregnant, … Riding on the Sheep’s Back, the birth of Australia’s wool industryRead more
The Governor Who Named Everything After Himself
Lachlan Macquarie, his convicts and the beginnings of a nation If you spend any time in … The Governor Who Named Everything After HimselfRead more
The Rum Rebellion, A Very Australian Coup
The day the soldiers arrested the Governor Twenty-two days before the soldiers came for her father, … The Rum Rebellion, A Very Australian CoupRead more
Australian Beginnings: 1788
How eleven ships, a collection of convicts and a rather ambitious British government established modern Australia … Australian Beginnings: 1788Read more
Australian Short Histories: From the First Fleet to Today
Australia is a rather unusual country Our convicts became respectable citizens. Our soldiers overthrew their own … Australian Short Histories: From the First Fleet to TodayRead more