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Historic shipwreck returned to watery grave
The 1850 wreck of the colonial-built Clarence has been buried in Victoria’s Port Phillip Bay to preserve it.
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Napoleon’s fascination with Australia revealed
Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor and European conqueror, had a fondness for Australia, a new exhibition reveals.
History & Culture
The New Australians of South America
Nearly 120 years ago an idealistic bunch of Australians set sail for South America to build their utopia.
History & Culture
Australia’s historic heritage shops
Step back in time as you enter these wonderful old shops, virtually unchanged for decades.
History & Culture
Australia’s first lady of the surf
Isabel Letham pioneered surfing for women long before the culture had become widespread in Australia.
History & Culture
The strange tale of Aboriginal circus performers
A gruesome discovery revealed the fate of Tambo, an Aboriginal man put on show in the USA in the 1800s.
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Aussie Mountaineer retires after Everest attempt
Andrew Lock has narrowly missed making the summit of Mt Everest again, and has decided to retire.
History & Culture
Aussie song has been everywhere, man
Aussie musician Geoff Mack has travelled a long way since writing that iconic Australia ditty.
Return of the killer whales of Eden, NSW
Legend has it that orcas helped human whalers to capture and destroy their marine victims off the coast of Eden, NSW.
Microfinancing helping PNG’s Kokoda villages
A clever initiative is lifting the women of the Kokoda Track, and their families, out of the cycle of poverty.