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First Contact: indigenous Australians & Cook on Endeavour
Even before Captain Cook and his men rowed ashore at Botany Bay Kamay in 1770, he shot an Australian indigenous man who was protesting...
James Cook journal: 29 April-6 May 1770 in Botany Bay-Kamay
On the 29th April, Cook set the anchor of H.M. Bark Endeavour in Kamay (the Dharawal nation name) which he gave an English name,...
Honouring the memory of Australian war correspondents
"Amid dangers known and unknown war correspondents report what they see and hear. Those words and images live beyond the moment and become part...
Turner brothers died on the Montevideo Maru
This is story of 3 brothers that died together on the Montevideo Maru, but is also about the family that waited in vain for...
Historic WWII wreck that sank with 1080 people found
The wreck of the Montevideo Maru, one of the worst international maritime disasters in history, has been located at a depth of more than 4,000...
Secret Orders to Captain James Cook on H.M. Bark ENDEAVOUR
Here is the transcript of the Orders, classified Secret, given to Lt. James Cook of the HMB Endeavour, only to be opened on completion...
Lt James Cook aboard HMB Endeavour first sight of Australia
19th April 1770, Lt James Cook aboard His Majesty's Bark Endeavour, made landfall on the east coast of Australia. James Cook's diary records the...
Australian film & TV industry needs more than content quotas
Screen industry consultation needs to consider more than content quotas to ensure a strong and thriving Australian screen industry, says UNSW expert. Content quotas are...
Gough Whitlam, the founder of Australia-China diplomatic relations
In July, 1971, Gough Whitlam, as Leader of the Opposition, embarked on a historic trip to the People’s Republic of China. Accompanying him on that...
Where is Little Pattie now?
Patricia Thelma Thompson OAM, aka Little Pattie, aka Patricia Amphlett (born 17 March 1949) is an Australian entertainment industry legend. Her illustrious career has...