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 […]
Australian Photographs
Architecture
Sublime design: the Queenslander
The classic Queenslander, whose design can be easily modified to suit our contemporary lifestyles. Wikimedia Commons Lindy Osborne, Queensland University of Technology The Queenslander house is a classic piece of Australian architectural design. With its […]
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 […]
Architecture
Peterborough South Australia
Peterborough is in the mid north of South Australia, at the 2011 census the town had a population of 1,486. It was originally named Petersburg after the landowner however was one of 69 places in […]
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 […]
Australian Cattle Stations
Outback Australia
Regional and Outback Australia is the home of iconic landscapes, people, towns and settlements. The spirit of endeavour, acceptance of hardship and close community bonds can be found everywhere and they provide an endless pallet […]
Architecture
Koorawatha – New South Wales
Township famous for a gun battle between police and the bushranger Ben Hall. Located 337 km from Sydney, Koorawatha is a tiny township on the Olympic Highway between Young and Cowra whose only real claim […]
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 […]
Australian Photographs
Bingara is on Australia’s History Trail
Bingara is on Australia’s History Trail in North Western NSW and was a pastoral settlement that commenced in about 1830, it was not until the discovery of Gold in 1853 that the communities of Bingara and Upper Bingara began […]
Architecture
Glen Innes – a Renaissance
I have been to Glen Innes many times in the past 20 years and always thought it a shabby and run down place with many historical buildings. However in the past few years it has […]