Showing posts with the label Australia

The Killer Whales of Eden

Feb 26, 2024

The Thaua people, who reside around Twofold Bay on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, share a special bond with killer whales or...

Bob The Railway Dog

Jan 29, 2024

In the heart of South Australia's railway history, a charming and loyal canine companion left an indelible paw print on the tracks – Bob...

Paul-Félix Armand-Delille: Europe’s Rabbit Killer

Jan 3, 2024

In the 1950s, Australian sheep and cattle farmers decided to tackle the country’s rabbit problem by unleashing a biological weapon—the myxom...

How A Dog Saved Darwin From Bombing

Oct 19, 2023

Throughout history, animals have held significant roles in wars and conflicts. Cavalry horses were deployed to charge the enemy, pigeons con...

The Perfect Crime: The Murchison Murders

Aug 16, 2023

Arthur Upfield is one Australia's most underrated writers. His literary contributions often remain overshadowed by the brilliance of his...

Fisher’s Ghost: How a Ghost Helped Solve His Own Murder

Jul 3, 2023

Ghost stories have fascinated and captivated people throughout history and across cultures. Despite the passage of time and advancements in ...

Why The Australian Jewel Beetle Love Beer Bottles

May 24, 2023

The Australian jewel beetle (Julodimorpha bakewelli ) is a large golden-colored beetle species that is found all over South Australia in ari...

Lennie Gwyther: A 9-year-old Who Journeyed Solo Across Australia

May 4, 2023

On February 3, 1932, nine-year-old Lennie Gwyther packed his bags and left for Sydney. He was going to attend the opening of the Sydney Harb...

The Red Dog of Pilbara

Apr 24, 2023

Throughout the 1970s, an Australian Kelpie nicknamed Red Dog was frequently found roaming across the vast Pilbara region in Western Australi...

Samuel Terry: The Convict Who Made it Big in Australia

Apr 17, 2023

In June 1801, Samuel Terry stepped off Earl Cornwallis in chains. He had come to Sydney to serve out his sentence at the convict’s colony. ...

The 1956 Olympic Flame Hoax

Mar 31, 2023

The 1956 Summer Olympics was held in Australia. As was the custom, the Olympic flame was lighted in Olympia, months before the games started...

William And Mary Bryant’s Heroic Escape From Australia

Mar 10, 2023

The penal colonies that the British established in Australia during the 18th and the 19th centuries were nearly impossible to escape from. S...

Joseph Samuel: The Man Who Couldn’t be Hanged

Feb 16, 2023

Joseph Samuel was a petty criminal who broke into homes and stole stuff. There is nothing remarkable about his crimes, or about his life. Ho...

The White Woman of Gippsland

Jan 18, 2023

For the past 180 years a legend have persisted in Gippsland, in southeastern Victoria, Australia, about a shipwrecked white woman who was al...

Francis Greenway: The Only Forger to Be Featured on a Banknote

Oct 29, 2022

Australia owes many of its former convicts, who, through their ability and determination, made substantial contributions to the development ...

How Australia Fought The Prickly Pear Infestation

Aug 16, 2022

Prickly pear is a common name that refers to a number of large cactus species of the Cactaceae family that is endemic to the Americas. The s...

Murtoa Stick Shed

Aug 5, 2022

In the town of Murtoa, in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, there is a large grain storage facility that looks rather like an enorm...

Australia’s First Tour of England in 1868 Was Made by an Aboriginal Cricket Team

Jul 29, 2022

Sports has been an important way to bridge different cultures. For the aboriginal Australians and their colonial settlers, it was cricket. ...

Lasseter's Reef: Australia’s Fabled Gold Mine

May 23, 2022

In 1929, Australia got its own living and breathing Indiana Jones. It was Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter, a gold prospector who would become the...

The Great Comet of 1861

May 19, 2022

The 19th century was a great time for sky watchers. Between 1811 and 1882 as many as eight great comets became visible from earth dazzling s...