Walhalla is nestled away in a narrow mountain valley about 180km east of Melbourne. On weaving your way through the mountain side to reach it you really… Read more “Walhalla – a time capsule town”
Stan Coster – my favourite ever singer/songwriter
Stan Coster is surely among Australia’s most prolific and outstanding songwriters. Yet despite this it has been my experience that few outside the Australian country music scene… Read more “Stan Coster – my favourite ever singer/songwriter”
Nathaniel Buchanan – as tough as the outback itself
Nathaniel Buchanan was born in 1826 in Dublin, Ireland. His family migrated to Australia when he was eleven years old. Years later Buchanan was to head to… Read more “Nathaniel Buchanan – as tough as the outback itself”
The Electric Telegraph – a forerunner to the mobile phone!
Communication over long distances was greatly improved in the 1840s with the invention of the electric telegraph. Melbourne received a telegraph line in 1854. Through the use… Read more “The Electric Telegraph – a forerunner to the mobile phone!”
Aboriginal Initiations – a coming of age
Initiations are special ceremonies that are used to take a boy or girl into their new world of adulthood. The types of initiation ceremonies used can differ… Read more “Aboriginal Initiations – a coming of age”
So what’s a Totem?
So what’s a totem, you ask?…. Totems can be very complex and difficult to understand for those from a non-Aboriginal background. None-the-less they are a very important… Read more “So what’s a Totem?”
Mary Gilmore
Mary Gilmore was born Mary Jean Cameron near Goulburn, NSW, in 1865. As she needed to assist in domestic duties and the bringing up of her younger… Read more “Mary Gilmore”
May Gibbs
Cecilia May Gibbs was born in Sydenham, England, on January 17 1877. Her family relocated to Australia when she was four and they settled at Harvey in… Read more “May Gibbs”
How the Murray River was made
A long, long time ago an earthquake caused a large long crack to form in the dry barren land. After periods of rain water began to roll… Read more “How the Murray River was made”
The Ashes – cricket’s most famous and enduring rivalry
Test matches between Australia and England have not always been for what we now call “The Ashes”. The first time these two countries met in a cricket… Read more “The Ashes – cricket’s most famous and enduring rivalry”