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Australia's History

Joanna Skinner

From the Dutch mariners who were the first recorded Europeans to find the Australian continent to the present, you'll find everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about Australian history here.

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Australia's History

THE STORY OF MARY BRYANT - PART III

Continuation of the story of Mary Bryant, after the arrival in Sydney Cove in the new colony of New South Wales.

The Story Of Mary Bryant Part II

The voyage of the First Fleet of settlers to Botany Bay in New South Wales Australia.

The Story of Mary Bryant Part I

The story of the Fleet Fleet convict Mary Bryant and her escape from Sydney with her husband, two young children and seven convicts and subsequent voyage in open to Timor.

EFFECTS ON AUSTRALIA OF THE ATTACKS ON AMERICA

A summary of the effects on Australia and the Australian people of the September 11 2001 attacks by terrorists on the USA.

THE LEGEND OF FISHER'S GHOST

The story of the ghost of Fred Fisher in Campbelltown NSW Australia which helped catch his murderer.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

The new Australia custom of celebrating a cold weather Christmas in July.

THE WRECK OF THE BATAVIA

The story of the wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia in 1629 off the Western Australian coast and the subsequent murder of most of the passengers by mutineers.

THE DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA BY THE DUTCH

The first discoveries of Australia by Europeans, the Dutch who had colonised the Dutch East Indies, today's Indonesia.

THE BEGINNING OF THE AUSTRALIAN STORY

The early known history of Australia before white man came and what might have been.

THE BATTLE OF LONE PINE

The story of the Battle of Lone Pine during the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I.

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