Today in History: Henry Parkes’ Tenterfield Address.
On October 24th, 1889, at the Tenterfield School of the Arts, in rural New South Wales, Henry Parkes, known asContinue Reading
Tag: Australian History
History Painting: ‘8th August, 1918’ by Harold Septimus Power, 1930.
Following the launch and the initial success of the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, there was talk that theContinue Reading
Anzac Day, 103 years on, Lest We Forget.
The amazing image above is the last photograph of the Australian Infantry Division’s 11th Battalion before being sent off to theContinue Reading
Australia’s first global superstar: Dame Nellie Melba.
The incredible Nellie Melba was a woman truly ahead of her time. She ignored society’s views of a woman’s placeContinue Reading
Gallipoli relic of a bygone age.
When the allied forces left the Gallipoli peninsula at the end of December 1915, the horrible deadly campaign left aContinue Reading
Bullets, blood, sweat and courage: All in a days work for war cameraman Damien Parer.
To be a war correspondent, photographer or camera person takes great courage. It isn’t your typical run of the millContinue Reading
Never tell a gentleman he is too old: Ernie Old and his Malvern Star.
Ernie Old, aged 73, at the Melbourne showgrounds in 1947, finishing a 4000-kilometre ride to Brisbane and back. On aContinue Reading
We should all see our memorials and cenotaphs, at least once in our lifetime.
From an Australian perspective, in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War on 11thContinue Reading
The Battle of Kapyong: A forgotten battle, in a forgotten war.
The 25th April (Anzac Day) is commemorated as a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for allContinue Reading
Has The Circus Finally Left Town?
No one expected the circus to stay in town for so long! Yesterday, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced thatContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 