History stories at local, state, national and global historical levels.
Disposing of WW2 bombs in PNG will be the focus of a multinational military campaign involving Australia. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has sent engineers and naval ships to help in the military operation, codenamed Render Safe. Australian engineers will […]
A major cultural burn in remote northern Queensland country has brought to light previously unknown artwork galleries. The discovery was made among sandstone escarpments on Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land (CYPAL) during burns. Their location will remain undisclosed to give
In 2018, workers digging down what is now the Barangaroo Metro rail station dug up a ‘survivor’ of Sydney’s colonial past – a 200-year-old timber boat. And the country’s oldest surviving colonial boat has now become a permanent addition to
Ancient artifacts that were illegally exported to Australia from the US are now back home in Mexico. The three historical objects were seized by Australian Border Force (ABF) officials in 2023 and were found to have been illegally exported from
A final dignity has been accorded to two more Diggers killed during World War I after they were each given a named grave. Nigh on 100 years later, Second Lieutenant Duncan McKenzie (38th Battalion) and Private Roy Martin (30th Battalion)
A Viking treasure hoard already long buried in Scotland before William Wallace fired up against English rule in the late 13th century is coming to Sydney. The Galloway Hoard is a collection of Viking artifacts that are rated as one
In his hometown of Woodford in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Private Alfred Jull’s ultimate sacrifice for king and country on the battlefields of France during World War I lives on. The former timbergetter is remembered under a commemorative tree in his
The mast of the first HMAS Sydney located at Bradleys Head in Sydney Harbour has been declared a national military memorial. The declaration was made by Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh yesterday (March 17). “Commemorative services to
Musket balls more than 200 years old which were illegally taken from a national park now have a new home at the Queensland Museum. The 48 musket balls that were recovered were among artifacts removed illegally from Bribie Island National
The theft of Egyptian artifacts from a small Qld museum has seen a man face court in South-East Queensland today. Queensland Police says officers from Moreton North Property Crime Taskforce have charged a 52-year-old man with multiple offences. He was
