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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The Great Days of Sydney's Department Stores
<p>Before the last war, Christmas was the greatest time of the year for shoppers in Sydney's great department stores – including Anthony Horderns, David Jones, Farmers, Grace Brothers, Mark Foys and
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Australian Silent Films
<p>The first feature film in the world was <em>The Story of the Kelly Gang</em>, produced in Australia in 1906, following on from newsreels at the Melbourne Cup, and the Federation ceremony at
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Historic Old Windsor Road
<p>In 1794 a basic road was established between the Green Hills/Hawkesbury area and Parramatta. Although now a busy thoroughfare, we can still travel this colonial road from Parramatta to Windsor
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Family History - Nuts and Bolts
<p>This course provides a basic introduction to the main primary and secondary sources of information required to build family histories, no matter their country of origin. Whilst only
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The Rise and Fall of Christianity in Australia
<p>At Federation in 1901, almost all Australians identified as Christian and half the adult population regularly attended services of worship. Most children went to Sunday school or Sunday mass. Today
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From War to War - Four Aussie PMs
<p>Meet the four Prime Ministers who steered Australia through WWI and across the intervening between-wars period. Hughes, Bruce, Scullin and Lyons were instrumental in Australia's transformation into
...From War to War - Four Aussie PMs
<p>Meet the four Prime Ministers who steered Australia through WWI and across the intervening between-wars period. Hughes, Bruce, Scullin and Lyons were instrumental in Australia's transformation into
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The Publication of the Australian Encyclopaedia of 1958
<p>For many years, the distinctive rusty-red covered volumes of the 1958 Australian Encyclopaedia were a familiar site on Australian library shelves. The development of the Encyclopaedia was an
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Milestones in Australian Aviation up to 1940
<p>Examine key pioneering flights of Australia, from the first powered and controlled Australian flight by Harry Houdini in 1910, to the Australia to England race of 1919, the first crossing of Bass
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Hume and Hovell - Trailblazers
<p>In 1824, Hume and Hovell, initially encouraged by Governor Brisbane, led an expedition with six convict servants overland to reach Bass Strait. They were the first Europeans to see what we call the
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From ANZUS to AUKUS - Australia and the US
<p>Since the visit of the Great White Fleet to Australia in 1908, Australia and the USA have been allies. But it was not until the Second World War that the relationship became very close. Since then,
...From ANZUS to AUKUS - Australia and the US
<p>Since the visit of the Great White Fleet to Australia in 1908, Australia and the USA have been allies. But it was not until the Second World War that the relationship became very close. Since then,
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