History & Culture
Building history: The Endeavour replica
Luck, generosity and determination saw the completion of a replica of Cook’s legendary ship.
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History & Culture
Men at work: Sydney’s Harbour Bridge
The iconic “coathanger” has come a long way since the last rivet was hammered home.
History & Culture
The last horseback explorer
John Morgan led the last official horse-mounted survey expedition into uncharted areas of the Kimberley.
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Cooktown: Place of endeavour
Eastern Australia’s European discoverer is well remembered in the town that honours his name.
History & Culture
The Royal Easter Show: A grand tradition
A 1935 photograph inspires nostalgia for the then-century-old Easter Show.
History & Culture
Darwin, Wallace and the princess in the south
Australia and its wildlife had a surprising influence on the revolutionary theories of the evolutionary titans Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.