Renowned as the land of the black swans and rich aboriginal culture, Western Australia is also the second largest state in the World. Western Australia attained the right to self-government along with five other states to create the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. Regarded as the oldest culture on Earth, […]
History
“Damper and Mutton”
Copied, edited & compiled by JD Schildmann 21/12/2019 “Tea and Damper” by A . M. Ebsworth. From Digital Collection of the State Library of Victoria. Following a previous blog post, we have tried to find a few examples of recipes from the gold rush period of our History. Robyn Annear […]
TIMELINE OF ANGLICAN CHRISTIANITY
INSULAR CELTIC CHRISTIANITY c. 30 – The Death and Resurrection of Jesus c. 37 – Christianity brought to Britain (according to St. Gildas, d. 570) c. 62 – The Deaths of Peter and Paul 200s – Christianity has been established in parts of the British Isles with a distinctive regional […]
Conservative Anglicans form breakaway church in revolution led from the south
· New Hampshire’s gay bishop was turning point · Move marks power shift to developing countries Riazat Butt and Toni O’Loughlin Jerusalem Conservative evangelicals representing half of the world’s Anglicans launched a new global church yesterday, challenging the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and vowing to […]
Gold Discoveries Western Australia!
From reading the historical literature it seems clear that the existence of gold in the state was known well before any of the official discoveries were announced. The information seems to have been deliberately suppressed by the government due to fears that people would abandon their usual employment and […]
Black War
Black War Part of the Australian frontier wars An 1838 painting by Benjamin Duterrau of a Tasmanian Aboriginal throwing a spear Date mid-1820s–1832 Location Tasmania Result British control of Tasmania Belligerents British Empire Indigenous Australians Casualties and losses Dead: 219 Wounded: 218 Total: 437 600–900 dead The Black War was […]
Australian frontier wars
Australian frontier wars New South Wales Mounted Police engaging Indigenous Australians during the Waterloo Creek Massacre of 1838 Date 1788–1934 Location Australia Result British victory Dispossession of land of the indigenous clans Belligerents British Army Native Police NSW Mounted Police Border Police British colonists Regular police forces Indigenous Australians Casualties […]
The untold story of the ‘searchers’ who tracked down missing World War I soldiers
By Elise Kinsella Posted 59 minutes agoSat 30 Nov 2019, 4:50am copied, edited & compiled by JD Schildmann 30/11/2019 It was in the shadow of the Gallipoli campaign that the Australian Red Cross first sent investigators to Egypt with the most difficult of detective tasks. The “searchers”, as they were […]
The ocean is dramatically reshaping Rottnest, forcing major changes to the WA holiday island
By Rhiannon Shine Posted about an hour agoFri 29 Nov 2019, 6:12am copied, edited & compiled by JD Schildmann 29/11/2019 A short-term glamping eco-resort on Rottnest Island could become a test case for future beachfront developments, as the State Government weighs up whether to push back holiday cottages under threat […]
Five incredible women who made their mark on history
RN By Farz Edraki for Late Night Live Copied, edited & compiled by JD Schildmann 28/11/2019 “The history of the world is but the biography of great men,” wrote nineteenth-century philosopher Thomas Carlyle. Carlyle wasn’t the first to ascribe history’s greatest achievements to men, but he did popularise the “great […]
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