On January 26 1788, the ‘First Fleet’ under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Cove.
Today, January 26 is celebrated as ‘Australia Day’, but has also been known down the years as ‘Foundation Day’.
Many indigenous Australians mark the day as ‘Invasion Day’, the day that British settlers began the destruction of their culture. Continue Reading…
One of the most successful public education campaigns that I have ever seen would have to be the “Life Be In It’ series from the Australian Federal government. Started in 1975 by the Victorian state government, the program was so successful that it was adopted by the Australian Federal Government in 1978, and then launched…
Originally built in France in 1772, and then captured by the British around 1778, the Mary Anne is thought to have been previously known as the Ariadne. Used at different times for whaling and trading, she made a number of voyages to Demerara (Dutch Demerary) in what is now part of the country of Guyana….
Australia was first settled in 1788 by Captain Arthur Phillip. Following the loss of the American colonies, Britain needed to find somewhere to send its overcrowded prison population. On the recommendation of Sir Joseph Banks, who had traveled to Australia with Captain James Cook in 1770, it was decided to create a convict settlement at…
So, just who invented Australia in the first place? Even though the land wasn’t settled by Europeans until 1788, they were apparently aware of it from the time of Aristotle… Of course, the indigenous Australians were there thousands of years before. As we approach Australia Day, January 26, I am presenting a number of posts…
Miranda Devine, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald is ruing the death of common sense in regard to protests against the kangaroo cull in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. While families mourn the loss of loved ones following the earthquake in China, and the typhoon in Myanmar (Burma), protesters in Canberra mourn the so called ‘murder’…
I see that one of the trending items on Facebook today is a video titled “How To Talk Like An Aussie”. Watching it made me realize that not as many people do speak like Aussies anymore, and I am wondering if this is a result of our being part of a more ‘global’ community these…
