Tim the Yowie Man
The curse of the Alkimos shipwreck
Australia’s thousands of kilometres of rocky coastline and shallow reefs harbour the rusting relics of more than 8000 ships.
Tag: history
Defining Moments in Australian History: Fluoride added to town water
In 1953 Beaconsfield, Tasmania, becomes the first Australian town to have its water supply treated with fluoride to combat tooth decay.
The hardest night
The first Australian ascent of Mt Everest in 1984 is one of the great feats of mountaineering. Climbed by a small team semi-alpine style, with no bottled oxygen, via the Great (Norton) Couloir, it remains unrepeated 40 years later.
Events
Defining Moments in Australian History: The nation finally has its own flag
1954: The Flags Act 1953 becomes law, defining the official Australian flag.
History & Culture
Gondwanaland: the search for a land before (human) time
The Gondwana supercontinent broke up millions of years ago. Now, researchers are piecing it back together again.
Defining Moments in Australian History: The introduction of television
1956: Television introduced in time for Australia’s first Olympic Games in Melbourne.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Wave Hill walk-off
23 August 1966: 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory.
Capturing despair
Nothing quite brought home the national shock of the tragedy of Cyclone Tracy in 1974 like this image. But what’s the full story behind it?
Tim the Yowie Man
The man buried three times
By definition, a final resting place is final, isn’t it? Well, not always, it seems.
Our early weathermen
Survival on the roof of mainland Australia was an unenviable but necessary challenge that tested the endurance skills of 19th-century weather forecasters.