History & Culture
Not your average vet
How did an animal-loving boy from suburban Melbourne end up a camel vet in the UAE, rubbing shoulders with Middle East royalty?
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History & Culture
The cartographic king
After almost four decades of creating beautiful, exquisitely detailed maps for Australian Geographic, Will Pringle has put down his professional cartographic tools for the last time.
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Post Office Island: Family pearls
Living on Western Australia’s remote Abrolhos Islands is idyllic but challenging.
Events
The battle of Goimbla Homestead: Bushrangers vs landholders
On the night of 19 November 1863, three bushrangers – Ben Hall, John Gilbert and John O’Meally – approached Goimbla Homestead, near Eugowra in central western New South Wales.
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A pioneering pair
Louisa Atkinson and her mother, Charlotte, were among Australia’s earliest authors, and pioneers in women’s rights.
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The hardest night
The first Australian ascent of Mt Everest in 1984 is one of the great feats of mountaineering. Climbed by a small team semi-alpine style, with no bottled oxygen, via the Great (Norton) Couloir, it remains unrepeated 40 years later.
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Dangar Island: Secluded, but not alone
In an era of heightened social isolation, where many of us lead lonely lives, Dangar Island offers the chance to be part of a supportive, connected community.
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Cue the music
Groundbreaking musician and composer Aaron Wyatt is making up for lost time.
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What’s behind our fascination for naming places ‘great’?
The use of the prefix ‘great’ in Australian placename nomenclature is a prominent bookmark in our country’s past.
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Awakening a sleeping language
Thomas Watson was devastated when he discovered his traditional language, Gangulu, was no longer spoken, but his grief gave way to searching, a process that led thousands of kilometres around the world to an attic in Sweden.