34 – The Great Emu War
In the early 1930s the post WW1 Soldier Settlers in Western Australia were doing it hard, trying to make a living growing wheat in a...
33 – Eureka Pt 5: Eureka Trials
With the rebellion at the Eureka Stockade ended, the authorities moved the main players to Melbourne to be tried for treason. In the days immediately...
32 – Eureka Pt 4: Eureka Stockade
With no positive response to their delegations, pleading & petitions, the Ballarat miners determined they must boycott the corrupt system all together and physically resist...
31 – Eureka Pt 3: Ballarat Reform League
Relations between the authorities and the diggers on the Ballarat goldfield continued to deteriorate, and despite the reports of corruption and violent behaviour being reported...
30 – Eureka Pt 2: Ballarat Goldfield
We turn our attention to the Ballarat Goldfield. The road to the Eureka Rebellion here was actually quite long, and contained a myriad of grievances...
29 – Eureka Pt 1: Gold
Gold miners built the Eureka Stockade at the Ballarat goldfields in December 1854, but trouble between the miners and the authorities had started pretty much...
28 – The Dingo Fence
Australia has a number of massive continuous barrier fences, built by farmers and pastorlists from the late 1800’s, to try and control the movement of...
27 – Convicts and Cascades Pt 2
We’re continuing our look at the convict era, in particular, the experiences of women convicts who passed through the Cascades Female Factory, in Hobart, Tasmania....
26 – Convicts and Cascades Pt 1
We’re going to look at the female convicts who passed through the Cascades Female Factory, in Hobart, Tasmania, and reflect on the different experience the...
25 – Mawson: Antarctic Exploration Pt 5
Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition concluded, and the last of the expeditioners arrived back in Adelaide in February, 1914. A lot had happened, both on...