Courses
Australian History Courses
Understand the events that have shaped Australia's history and identity.
Examine Australia’s history from its earliest First Nations cultures through to colonial development and contemporary society. Explore key events, movements, and changes that have shaped national identity, culture, and social development.
Islands of Angry Ghosts: The Batavia Shipwreck Rediscovered
Islands of Angry Ghosts: The Batavia Shipwreck Rediscovered
<p>The wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia is one of Australia's most dramatic and disturbing historical stories. Following the shipwreck off the Western Australian coast in 1629, mutiny, violence and
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The Japanese Midget Submarine Attack on Sydney Harbour
The Japanese Midget Submarine Attack on Sydney Harbour
<p>On the night of 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney Harbour on a daring mission to attack Allied warships. Their raid sparked one of the most dramatic wartime events ever
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The Trans-Australia Railway
The Trans-Australia Railway
<p>The Australian Trans-Continental Railway was more than an engineering achievement—it was a nation-building project that helped fulfil the promise of Federation. This course traces the political
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What They Wore: Clothing Through Australian History
Lives at Work: Discovering NSW History Through Archives
First Victory: HMAS Sydney vs SMS Emden, 1914
First Victory: HMAS Sydney vs SMS Emden, 1914
<p>In November 1914, HMAS Sydney achieved Australia's first naval victory of the First World War by defeating the renowned German raider SMS Emden. This course tells the compelling story of two
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