The story of the Loss of the Neva Convict Ship, 14 May 1835, in the Bass Straits.…
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The tragic voyage of the "Chapman" convict ship resulted in 12 convicts being killed, 30 wounded, and the others starved and ill-treated…
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The story of Michael Howe (1787-1818) one of Tasmania's Early Bushrangers.…
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The story of one of Australia's worst maritime disaster. Of the 411 souls on board 402 were lost, only nine persons saved.…
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An account of a trip taken to the northern mines in South Australia in 1846.…
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Scholar - Soldier, Journalist - Artist - Poisoner - Convict A biography of Thomas Griffiths Wainewright originally printed in 1927 - Includes…
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Mother's Day in Australia was first celebrated on 19th June 1910. Read about the effort to introduce Mother's Day to Australia and…
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The intriguing case of the Mad Dentist of Wynard Square, Henry Louis Bertrand. Tried for the murder of Henry Kinder in 1865.…
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The Loss of the Tobago - 15 convicts among rescuers who were rewarded for Meritorious Conduct…
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A short account of the first white settler in Victoria, Portland, Edward Henty - 19 November 1834.…
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A Graphic Sketch of a Portion of the Settled Districts of South Australia was first published in the Melbourne Argus and then…
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The first question that greets a new arrival in Sydney is, "What do you think of our beautiful harbour?" and the unfortunate…
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Scenes in a Lunatic Asylum was written by in 1882 by Mr. J. H. Glenny, upon his visit to the Cascades Lunatic…
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Contemporary account of the Bulldogs Platform Port Arthur in 1866 along with a picture of Eagle-Hawk Neck Peninsula - The Bulldogs Platform…
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Select Regulations with respect to the "convict" population, detailing classes of convicts and entitlements, regulations for food and clothing (male and female),…
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