On this day: Mawson sets sail for Antarctica
One century ago today, Sir Douglas Mawson set off on the first Australian expedition to Antarctica.
One century ago today, Sir Douglas Mawson set off on the first Australian expedition to Antarctica.
1804’s Castle Hill Rebellion was the first Australian convict uprising, a violent and chaotic attempt to overthrow the colonial authorities.
Australia’s last convict ship, The Blackwall Frigate Hougoumont, unloads the final 279 convicts in WA.
Nearly a century ago, the first stamp in Australia was released.
On 15 December 1993, Uluru was officially given a dual name, recognising its importance to Aboriginal people.
On this day, in 1903, Australian women were given the right to vote in federal elections.
The ceremony was fraught with felony on the official birthday of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 19 March 1932.
In 1989, Australia’s most destructive earthquake hit Newcastle with devastating consequences.
In Jan 1903, a pipeline bringing water from Perth to Western Australia’s parched goldfields began to flow.
In 1808, NSW Governor William Bligh was ousted in Australia’s first and only military coup.