On This Day
On this day: Goldfields pipeline opens
In Jan 1903, a pipeline bringing water from Perth to Western Australia’s parched goldfields began to flow.
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Mt Everest Trek: Day four
AG editor meets a couple of setbacks, natural and otherwise, on day four of his Himalayan adventure.
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On this day: Rum rebellion rocks Sydney
In 1808, NSW Governor William Bligh was ousted in Australia’s first and only military coup.
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On this day: Singapore fell
In 1942, 130,000 British, Indian and Australian troops surrendered in one of the most stinging defeats of World War II.
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Mt Everest Trek: Day five
Altitude sickness both hinders and humiliates our editor on his Nepal trek.
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Audio: Researchers make artificial rain in Tasmania
A long-term Australian study is the best evidence so far that cloud seeding really works.
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On this day: Banjo Paterson was born
Banjo Paterson, the Australian bush poet who penned Waltzing Matilda, was born on 17 February 1864.
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On this day: Hinkler’s solo flight from England to Australia
The first solo flight from England to Australia was completed on 22 February 1928 by Australian aviator Bert Hinkler.
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Mt Everest Trek: Day six
A climb to a peaceful monastery inspires AG’s editor to ruminate on the spiritual.
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Living in an earthquake zone
Christchurch, New Zealand resident Kip Brook explains what life is like in an earthquake zone.