Australian History
Meet our Indigenous and colonial ancestors; go adventuring with early explorers, settlers and bushrangers; discover the importance of gold, sheep and minerals; learn about our Anzac traditions and the involvement in wars; unpack the turning points in Australia's nationhood and who were the movers and shakers from prime ministers to inventors to artists and discover the rich history of the Australian land and its peoples.
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Making Home: A Short History of Houses, Interiors and Gardens in NSW
<p><strong>In Association with the Royal Australian Historical Society.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Speaker:</strong> Dr Mathew Stephens</p>
<p>This workshop is an introduction to the sources that help us
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Capital Coats
<p>Each Australian capital city adopted formal Arms, some as early as 1843 (Melbourne) and some as late as a revised version in 1996 (Sydney). There are currently debates under way about changing the
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The Shipwreck of the "Sydney Cove"
<p>Investigate the wreck of the trading ship Sydney Cove in the Foveaux Islands of Bass Strait. Travelling from Calcutta to Sydney with cargo on board, the ship ran aground in February 1797. Seventeen
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Seeker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy - The History of Espionage in Australia
<p>Whether they were known as spies or not, people were reporting their observations from this land from 1788: to rival European powers on strategic possibilities, to Britain on suspect Europeans, as
...Seeker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy - The History of Espionage in Australia
<p>Whether they were known as spies or not, people were reporting their observations from this land from 1788: to rival European powers on strategic possibilities, to Britain on suspect Europeans, as
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Walking in the Footsteps of Governor Phillip
<p>Phillip was a far-sighted governor who soon saw that New South Wales would need a civil administration and a system for emancipating the convicts. We follow his progress from arrival and walk in
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The Disappearance of Juanita Nielsen
<p>On 4 July 1975 activist heiress Juanita Nielsen walked into the Carousel Nightclub in Kings Cross and was never seen again. Her murder happened at a time of huge change in Australian society and
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