Australian fact file
Australia’s oldest giant land tortoise
Harriet the giant Galapagos land tortoise was collected by Sir Charles Darwin from the Galapagos Islands in 1935. Harriett lived out the last two decades of her life at Australia...
Australia’s oldest giant land tortoise
Harriet the giant Galapagos land tortoise was collected by Sir Charles Darwin from the Galapagos Islands in 1935. Harriett lived out the last two decades of her life at Australia...
The longest strike in Australia’s history
On the 23rd of August, 1966, Vincent Lingiari, an Aboriginal stockman and land rights leader led two hundred of his people, employees of Wave Hill station together with their families...
The longest strike in Australia’s history
On the 23rd of August, 1966, Vincent Lingiari, an Aboriginal stockman and land rights leader led two hundred of his people, employees of Wave Hill station together with their families...
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In 1913 a red 1d (one penny) stamp bearing a kangaroo and a map of Australia superseded the Commonwealth colony stamps being used in individual states.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In 1913 a red 1d (one penny) stamp bearing a kangaroo and a map of Australia superseded the Commonwealth colony stamps being used in individual states.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...