'Democracy Manifest' Speech Preserved in Australia's National Film and Sound Archive

A 1991 "Democracy Manifest" outburst recording is now in Australia's archive, preserving a moment of Australian political expr...

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Sir Henry Browne Hayes was a knight, a kidnapper, and one of colonial Australia’s most unusual figures. He ordered 500 tons of Irish soil to be sent to his property, convinced it would rid the grounds of snakes.
#StPatricksDay #IrishInAustralia #SydneyHistory #VaucluseHouse #AustralianHistory

“Australia’s War History” education resource launched at Sydney Anzac Memorial | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia was proud to officially launch Australia’s War History, the latest educational resource from the Seriously Social school program, at the historic Anzac…

The Academy was proud to officially launch Australia’s War History, the latest educational resource from Seriously Social, at the historic Anzac Memorial in Sydney on Monday 9 March.

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#australianhistory #historyteachers #highschool #curriculum

Two of Australia's rarest pennies head to Brisbane auction Two ultra-rare 1930 Australian pennies go to auction at Roxbury's in Brisbane, with opening bids starting at $16,000. Only 1,500 examples exist worldwide.

Two of Australia's rarest pennies head to Brisbane auction

#1930Penny #RareCoins #AustralianHistory #Auctions #AusNews

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#OnThisDay, 8 Mar 1978, over 400 women challenged Queensland’s ban on political marches by marching through Brisbane, Australia, demanding the end of violence against women, the right to abortion and lesbian rights. 51 people were arrested.

#WomenInHistory #History #WomensHistory #AustralianHistory

A wide landscape photograph showing the ruins of the massive four story brick Penitentiary at Port Arthur Historic Site. The orange hued stone building sits behind a vast green lawn, with a wooden picket fence in the foreground and a lush forested hill in the background.

Echoes of the past written in brick and stone.

Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia.

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#Photo #Photography #Australia #Tasmania #Ruins #PortArthur #AustralianHistory #ConvictHeritage #HeritageSite

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New video out today, my first covering a topic in the ACT!

Learn about what I think was one of the most important events in Australia's 20th century history, the 1940 Canberra air disaster

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U_q_W69AyI8

#Canberra #Disasters #Australia #aviation #history […]

📽️ Delve into the life and work of Australia’s pre-eminent, and controversial, anthropologist and Arrernte linguist, T.G.H. “Ted” Strehlow (1908–1978) in “Mr. Strehlow's Films.”

#anthropology #ethnography #ethnographicfilm #TedStrehlow #Arrernte #Aboriginal #documentary #australianhistory

Emus once faced down the Australian army—and won Armed with machine guns and 10,000 bullets, soldiers still couldn’t stop the giant birds.

Emus once faced down the Australian army—and won #Science #Culture #EmusVsArmy #AustralianHistory #WildlifeConservation

https://www.popsci.com/environment/emu-wars-australia/

"Outback Odyssey" by Paul Rushworth-Brown is a powerful work of #historicalfiction that immerses readers in Australia’s rugged past with authenticity and depth. 📖✨

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#HistFic #BookSpotlight #AustralianHistory

Four brothers killed in Great War The sacrifice of the Watherston family is considered one of the greatest regarding Australia's involvement in the Great War.Their tragic story, however, starts in 1896 where a strong westerly wind is ...

The sacrifice of the Watherston family is considered one of the greatest regarding Australia's involvement in the Great War. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #familyhistory #genealogy #thegreatwar #worldwarone

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Animal rights and animal wrongs: the conflicts and compromises of Animal Liberation Queensland with the animal agriculture industries, 1980–1989 Throughout the 1980s, the mission of the recently formed Animal Liberation Queensland (now known as AnimalKIND) led the group to interact regularly with the animal agriculture industries. The relat...

Published online today: “Animal rights and animal wrongs: the conflicts and compromises of Animal Liberation Queensland with the animal agriculture industries, 1980–1989” by Marie-Elyse Smith.
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#Vegan
#Activism
#AustralianHistory

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A high angle landscape framed by tree branches in the foreground. The image shows the ruins of a stone cottage with a prominent chimney standing in a dry, tilled field. The hills in the background are pale and sparsely vegetated.

A glimpse through the branches at a home long forgotten.

Hampton, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #RuralLife #AustralianHistory #OldHomestead #Ruins

A rustic, weathered wooden door set into a thick stone wall. The stones are irregular shapes bonded with white mortar. A rusty metal wheel and a dark wooden gate sit nearby on a paved floor.

If these walls could talk, imagine the stories they’d tell.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #RusticCharm #HistoricArchitecture #StoneWalls #OldDoor #AustralianHistory

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Mary Gaudron QC sat at a desk. She is a white woman with light hair in a very 1980s blowout.

#OnThisDay, 6 Feb 1987, Mary Gaudron QC was the first woman to be sworn as a justice in the High Court of Australia.

#WomenInHistory #AustralianHistory #WomenInLaw 🗃️

The visually beautiful Red Rock near Coffs Harbour on the NSW mid north coast. Also known as blood rock for a police massacre of Gumbaynggirr people in 1841, led by Major Henry Robert Oakes. Oakes still has various local places named after him #redrock #coffscoast #australianhistory #photography

Hit the big time now. #AcademicSky #AustralianHistory

Stiffen the wombats! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AvGeek #AviationHistory #AustralianHistory #RAAF #JapaneseImperialHistory #IJN #IJA #PacificWar #AirWar #SouthPacific #AlliedHistory #HistBookChat

A wide landscape photograph capturing the limestone ruins of the Old Telegraph Station in Eucla, partially buried by white sand dunes. The weathered stone walls stand against a clear blue sky, surrounded by sparse green coastal vegetation and a cluster of taller trees in the background. The foreground is filled with textured sand showing footprints and ripples.

History slowly surrendering to the sands of time.

Eucla, Western Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#photo #photography #australia #westernaustralia #ruins #Eucla #TelegraphStation #AustralianHistory #SandDunes

Test post from my own scheduler!

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#ІсторіяАвстралії #Сідней #ПершийФлот #AustraliaDay #КолоніальнеМинуле
#AustralianHistory #Sydney #FirstFleet #AustraliaDay #Colonization

#AustralianHistory

Looks like I recently became a #Cricket 🏏 fan and a #TeamAustralia 🇦🇺 fan at a good time.

#CricketSky #AustralianHistory

Daughter discovers murder-suicide What makes a person so crazed that they would want to harm a family member?This is the question that may have been asked by May Kathleen Lees when she came home from work on the evening of 6th Decembe...

What makes a person so crazed that they would want to harm a family member? #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #familyhistory #genealogy #history

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Wittenoom: Australia’s Blue Asbestos Ghost Town Disaster Once a thriving mining town, Wittenoom became the largest asbestos-contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. This is the full story of its rise, fall, and deadly legacy.

Wittenoom doesn’t exist anymore.
Not because it was abandoned—but because it was too dangerous to leave standing.
And its legacy is still killing people.
👇 Full story
#Wittenoom #Asbestos #GhostTown #AustralianHistory www.ryanjhite.com/2026/01/03/w...

Black and white photograph showing a tapered stone spire framed perfectly through a dark, arched stone window or doorway. The arch is made of rough, dark brickwork, creating a strong contrast with the bright sky visible through the opening and the distant spire, which rises above a partial stone wall.

Framing the past: Resilience in ruins.

Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#photo #photography #australia #tasmania #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Monochrome #PortArthur #AustralianHistory

Good News in History, January 1 125 years ago today, the Federation of Australia was born. The Constitution of Australia came into force, uniting the 6 colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia under one federal government. The idea of being ‘Australian’ had been celebrated in songs and poems for decades; finally, a fireworks display […] The post Good News in History, January 1 appeared first on Good News Network.

Good News in History, January 1: 125 years ago today, the Federation of Australia was born. The Constitution of Australia came into force, uniting the 6 colonies of Queensland, New South Wales,… @goodnewsnetwork.org #GoodNews #AustraliaDay #AustralianHistory #HistoryInTheMaking #TodayInHistory

Captain Thunderbolt, was an Australian bushranger active during the 1860s. He became known for mail coach and inn robberies across New South Wales, often aided by his partner Mary Ann Bugg

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#AustralianHistory
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