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 History
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 History
Australia’s Oldest Surviving Gold Rush Town
Australia’s oldest surviving gold-rush town, Sofala, is just 49 km from Bathurst in New South Wales. The village has only two streets, with most of the buildings in original condition. Edward Hargraves discovered gold nearby […]
Architecture
Federation Architecture
Federation architecture refers to the architectural style of Australian homes built around the decades before and after 1900 AD. These houses reflect the Art Nouveau movement at the time of Federation of the Australian States […]
Architecture
The village of Carcoar in NSW remains almost completely intact, untouched by the twentieth century.
The village of Carcoar was founded circa 1836 and remains almost completely intact, untouched by the twentieth century. The more you wander around the byways and backroads of Regional Australia the more you appreciate the […]
Australian History
Vehicles left in the Northern Territory after the Second World War
There were a number of vehicles left in the Northern Territory after the second world war. The wrecks of US Military vehicles can still be seen from the Highway while others are found off the […]
Architecture
Bell, Bunya Highway, Queensland
Originally the area around Bell on the Bunya Highway in Queensland was part of a large land holding called Jimbour Station. In the 1870s the area was opened up for closer settlement and Angus & […]
Australian History
Overland Telegraph Line – Australia
BY RICK MOORE Danger, exploration, innovation and the risk of financial ruin were all part of the construction of the 3200 km Overland Telegraph Line from Port Augusta to Darwin that would provide Australia’s first […]