Australian fact file
First official Australian stamp
In 1913 a red 1d (one penny) stamp bearing a kangaroo and a map of Australia superseded the Commonwealth colony stamps being used in individual states.
First official Australian stamp
In 1913 a red 1d (one penny) stamp bearing a kangaroo and a map of Australia superseded the Commonwealth colony stamps being used in individual states.
Australia’s smallest town
Betoota is situated on a stony desert plain 170km east of Birdsville and 227km west of Windorah Qld. It is Australia’s smallest town with the population of zero.
Australia’s smallest town
Betoota is situated on a stony desert plain 170km east of Birdsville and 227km west of Windorah Qld. It is Australia’s smallest town with the population of zero.
The oldest limestone spiers
The limestone spiers that make up the Pinnacles formed over millions of years ago. The Nambung National Park, that’s 250 kilometres north of Perth and covers an area of...
The oldest limestone spiers
The limestone spiers that make up the Pinnacles formed over millions of years ago. The Nambung National Park, that’s 250 kilometres north of Perth and covers an area of...
First person ever to register for The Nutbush d...
In 2018 Debbie Mepham attended the Big Red Bash and heard they were going to attempt The Nutbush dance world record, raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Debbie...
First person ever to register for The Nutbush d...
In 2018 Debbie Mepham attended the Big Red Bash and heard they were going to attempt The Nutbush dance world record, raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Debbie...
First shot fired in WWI
John Purdue, a Sergeant with the Army’s Royal Australian Garrison Artillery, was stationed at Fort Nepean, on the Mornington Peninsula Victoria. At 12.45pm, on August 5th 1914, he was...
First shot fired in WWI
John Purdue, a Sergeant with the Army’s Royal Australian Garrison Artillery, was stationed at Fort Nepean, on the Mornington Peninsula Victoria. At 12.45pm, on August 5th 1914, he was...
Australia’s sleepiest marsupial Koala (Phascola...
Their diet of only eucalyptus leaves dictates they have low energy and consequently they may sleep or rest for up to 18-20 hours every day.
Australia’s sleepiest marsupial Koala (Phascola...
Their diet of only eucalyptus leaves dictates they have low energy and consequently they may sleep or rest for up to 18-20 hours every day.