Architecture
Railways in Australia date from the 1831…the Great Northern Line
You can follow most of the “Great Norther Rail Line” by driving the New England Highway from Toowoomba to Wallangarra and further into NSW. […]
Australian Landscapes
Australian Cattle Stations
Pikedale Station – QLD
Once a prosperous sheep station, Pikedale Station was established in 1843 by a Captain Pike. It had many owners until 1919 when it was purchased by James Rogerson in whose family it remained until 1957. […]
Australian History
Paddle steamers and paddle boats
Paddle steamers and paddle boats have been on the Murray River and in the Murray-Darling Basin since 1853 when William Randell launched the first steamer the P.S. Mary Ann near Mannum, South Australia. The first […]
Australian History
The settlement of Kerry in Queensland
Kerry is a farming locality between Beaudesert and the Lamington National Park. Kerry Road was the track to the Lamington National Park and a primary school opened in 1884 (it closed in 1943), the Kerry […]
Australian History
The Stuart Highway is one of Australia’s major highways
The highway is named after Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart, who was the first European to cross Australia from south to north. […]
Australian Cattle Stations
McKinlay is in the remote north west of Queensland
McKinlay is in the remote north west of Queensland on the Landsborough Highway […]
Architecture
Tooraweenah, a tiny rural village of about 130 people, NSW
I have been trying to do some research on the History of Tooraweenah, a tiny rural village of about 130 people on the lower western slopes of the Warrumbungles in NSW. The first store was […]
Australian Birds
Birds – Queensland Scenic Rim and Border Ranges
The Scenic Rim and Border ranges are surrounded by National Parks and are home to many species of native birds… it is biologically diverse and close to Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Areas. The […]
Australian History
The inland River Port of Morgan
The inland River Port of Morgan was once one of the busiest inland ports in Australia. It is located on the North-West Bend of the River Murray in South Australia, about 320 kms by water […]
Architecture
Mannahill in South Australia
This article appeared in the Melbourne Argus on 22 October 1886 in the context of the goldrush to the Mannahill goldfields […]