History stories at local, state, national and global historical levels.
Did devils and human co-exist in the Pilbara for 45,000 years? And did dingoes disrupt that bond? New research from Juukan Gorge has uncovered the first definite evidence that this may have been the case in Western Australia. UNSW researchers
Frozen in rock has been a scene that could have been rejected by Jurassic Park script writers as ‘too much’. The fossils of a prehistoric sea reptile eating a flying dinosaur that was itself eaten by a giant predator were
The Lioness and The Lion are returning from Victoria to their new home at a steam museum at Westbury, west of Launceston. The names are for two steam engines that were built in 1926 by John Fowler & Co in
Jail sentences have tripled for anyone convicted of damaging war memorials in Tasmania in the wake of damage done to a memorial earlier this year. A MP’s private bill was amended in the Upper House to lower the jail term
A Pan Am aircraft that crashed at sea 74 years ago and lead to safety evacuation briefs on airliners has been found. The wreckage of flight 526A has now been found 600 metres down on the Atlantic Ocean floor, off
Shorncliffe station in Brisbane will reopen to the public on Monday (July 27) after its Victoria-era building was temporarily relocated for major work. Queensland Rail says major restoration and upgrade work have restored the operational station to its late Victorian-era
An ancient vase has been returned to Italy after Australian border officials intercepted it in transit six years ago. The federal government says the vase from Italy’s southern region of Apulia (Puglia) dates to the 4th century BCE, making it
An Ipswich lawn cemetery will get new gardens, ponds and pavilions to future-proof the site against flooding. A draft master plan for Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery was adopted unanimously by Ipswich City Council at its June 25 ordinary meeting, according
A Victorian breastplate made for ‘Queen’ Mary Carpenter’s almost 100 years after she was buried is back home in Country on the NSW South Coast. The brass breastplate was made between 1880 and 1910 and belonged to Queen Mary, a
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
