Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent biodiversity The tea ...

26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove.

Portrait of Matthew Flinders c.1800, at the age of 26, miniature by an unknown artist. Collection of the State Library of NSW (MIN 52).The coffin ...

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The islands of maritime Southeast Asia can range from the very large (for instance, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Luzon) to tiny pinpoints on the map (Indonesia is said to ... who may have been related to ...

Explore the remarkable Antarctica landmarks and discover the unique beauty of this frozen continent, the most unique place on ...

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Between 1821 and 1848, thousands of women passed through this institution, 25km west of Sydney, New South Wales ... but also to ‘protect’ the colony from moral decay. Visiting the Australian colonies ...

Why is Australia Day ... As the British colony became more established, some chose to celebrate "First Landing Day" or "Foundation Day" on January 26. New South Wales governor Lachlan Macquarie ...

Scientists were stunned when they discovered that a shipwreck shadow they thought they had spotted under their boat last ...

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