Australian history
A collection of photographs and stories on the history of Australia. Curated and written by editor, Mark Anning, these feature stories tell the fascinating history of our First Nations people, multiculturalism, the goldfields and bushrangers, and more, weaving together the past threads that make up our Australian story.
The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades
The history of Chinese dragons in Australia The Chinese New Year of 2026 - the year of the Horse - begins this week. Families and...
Don Bradman’s Baggy Green Caps Smashes Auction Record
Don Bradman's baggy green cap breaks auction record Story updated to show auction result: Sir Donald Bradman’s rare Baggy Green cap has sold for a...
Sydney Heritage Fleet Faces Closure as Rozelle Bay Rezoning Looms
The Last Working Harbour: Why Losing Rozelle Bay Would Sink Sydney’s Maritime Soul There are places in a city you can replace, and places you...
Landscape photography in colonial Australia and New Zealand
Colonial history overflows with commodities. From the early 1800s, wool generated extraordinary wealth for squatters and pastoralists and substantial investment in the Australian colonies. In...
The Steel family of Newcastle and the suburb Jesmond
How Jesmond Was Founded by Coal, Convicts, and One Remarkable Family Most Australian suburbs begin with a surveyor’s line and a speculative estate map. Jesmond...
Melbourne’s Heritage Fleet Battles the Bureaucratic Tide
Anchors Aweigh: A City Built on Water, Forgetting Its Own The Docklands Heritage Fleet - Alma Doepel, Enterprize, & Steam Tug Wattle - have received...
Uluru Handback to Traditional Owners 40 Years On
Forty Years of Handback: Uluru’s Fire Still Burns Bright Under the vast desert sky, where red earth meets the horizon and light dances across the...
Into the Antarctic: The Mad Saga of the SY Aurora
The Strange Career of the SY Aurora If ever there was a ship born to trouble, it was the Aurora. She came into the world...
Final report on James Cook’s Endeavour from Rhode Island
HMB Endeavour Shipwreck Report The Locating HMB Endeavour Final Report, released this week, is a detailed culmination of physical evidence, historical cross-analysis, and comparative shipwreck...
National Sorry Day: Remember the Past, Bring the Babies Home
National Sorry Day: Remembering the Past, Demanding Justice Now Each year on May 26, Australia pauses to reflect on a deep national wound. National Sorry...