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The handwritten account of the people – and sheep – living around Sydney in 1800 is a fascinating snapshot of early colonial ...

five stories about the trials of Priscilla's life and their household remedy, arsenic trioxide / Ian Duffield -- His country marks : African soldiers from the Caribbean regiments transported to the ...

Over Maria Island way, snow clouds are amassing. “It’ll be snowing somewhere near here tonight,” says our guide, Peter ...

years. But she was freed by Rose and the player and was sent to Australian penal colony. First last word was said in court while second was in docks for ...

Debate around central questions of Australian history and identity is sparking ... they divided the landmass into colonies, parishes, cities, and later, states and suburbs. This largely ignored ...

Charles and Camilla have found themselves at the center of various protests during their trip to Australia — a former British colony. “This is not your country,” Lidia Thorpe yelled at ...

These are the haunting faces of South Australia’s rich criminal history. From murder and theft to the “crime” of fortune-telling, delve into these fascinating records of our villainous past. His ...

1867: Australia’s first royal visit, by Prince Alfred ... As darkness fell, 40,000 gas lights illuminated the colony’s public offices and huge portraits of the Prince adorned many of the buildings.

Additionally, the prison acted as a transportation point for approximately 4,000 prisoners to Australia – then a penal colony – in ... exhibit describing the history of the prison and its ...

Queensland has a new government. Labor’s nine year reign in the State has ended and the Liberal-National Party has come out on top.