Australian History
Kalbar, Qld Scenic Rim
The town was once known as Fassifern Scrub and then Engelsburg after the first settler of the town. […]
Australian Photographs
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
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 […]
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
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
Clunes – Victorian Gold Rush Town
Step back into the gold rush era in Clunes – Victorian Gold Rush Town with street-scapes straight out of a colonial history book. This picturesque and laid-back town was once the fifth largest in 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 […]