History & Culture
Top 10 galleries of 2011
A stunning collection of the year’s most popular photo galleries.
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History & Culture
Survival in Antarctica: longest solo feat
Part of Mawson’s 1911 Antarctica expedition, Moreton Moyes endured 10 weeks alone, the longest-ever solo stint.
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Top 10 features of 2011
Natural disasters and Australian icons dominated your favourite features of 2011.
History & Culture
Antarctica: mapping the last continent
A new exhibition of historic charts at the State Library of NSW revisits how explorers put Antarctica on the map.
History & Culture
Gallery: Putting Antarctica on the map
A new exhibition of historic charts at the State Library of NSW revisits how explorers put Antarctica on the map.
History & Culture
Archer Russell: Australia’s unknown literary great
He literally wrote the book on solitary bushwhacking in the 20th century. Meet Archer Russell.
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History of Australia: A nation in the making
The Tyrrell Collection of images showcases the history of Australia and the maturing of a nation.
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Cooktown history up for debate
Captain Cook stopped in Far North QLD to repair the Endeavour in 1770, and the cultural significance is now up for debate.
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Cobb & Co coaches: once mighty, now history
The pioneering 19th-century coaching conglomerate won – and lost – a great deal during its turbulent 70-year history.
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Lone Pine: seeds grown into a living memorial
From a handful of pine cones found by Aussie diggers at Gallipoli comes a living forest of war memorials.