Australian fact file
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.
The smallest drive-in in the Southern Hemisphere
The Jericho Queensland Drive-in is the smallest Drive-in theatre in the Southern Hemisphere. There is space for 36 cars. Movies can be watched from your own car, with...
The smallest drive-in in the Southern Hemisphere
The Jericho Queensland Drive-in is the smallest Drive-in theatre in the Southern Hemisphere. There is space for 36 cars. Movies can be watched from your own car, with...
The longest timber-piled jetty (pier) in the So...
Busselton Jetty is a jetty located in Busselton, Western Australia. It is the longest timber-piled jetty (pier) in the Southern Hemisphere at 1,841 metres (6,040 ft) long. Building began in...
The longest timber-piled jetty (pier) in the So...
Busselton Jetty is a jetty located in Busselton, Western Australia. It is the longest timber-piled jetty (pier) in the Southern Hemisphere at 1,841 metres (6,040 ft) long. Building began in...
Most whip cracks in ten seconds
Mick Denigan cracked his 2 x 190cm kangaroo stock whips 129 times in ten seconds at his property in Fly Creek, Northern Territory on June 10th, 2023.
Most whip cracks in ten seconds
Mick Denigan cracked his 2 x 190cm kangaroo stock whips 129 times in ten seconds at his property in Fly Creek, Northern Territory on June 10th, 2023.
The furthest South West point of Australia
Cape Leeuwin, is where the Southern and Indian oceans meet at the furthest South West point of Australia. To the south is Antarctica and to the west is Africa.
The furthest South West point of Australia
Cape Leeuwin, is where the Southern and Indian oceans meet at the furthest South West point of Australia. To the south is Antarctica and to the west is Africa.