74 – Bass & Flinders Pt5
After a quick resupply in Port Jackson Flinders again heads out to undertake the second leg of his circumnavigation. This time they began by traveling…
73 – Bass & Flinders Pt4
This episode we see Bass undertake his speculative business ventures, no longer in the company of Flinders, but his timing meant his returns were not…
72 – Bass & Flinders Pt3
George Bass and Matthew Flinders undertake an important mapping journey to confirm the existence of what will soon afterwards become known as Bass Strait, a…
71 – Bass & Flinders Pt2
George Bass and Matthew Flinders arrived in New South Wales in September of 1795, with grand plans to “explore more of the country than any…
70 – Bass & Flinders Pt1
Naval men who arrived in NSW in September 1795, Bass & Flinders were both intent of undertaking exploration and charting sections of New Holland, still…
69 – Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda is described as ‘the people’s song’. More well known than the actual Australian National Anthem around the world, Banjo Paterson’s jaunty little ditty…
68 – Atomic Australia
In the 1950s Australia hosted a number of British nuclear weapons tests. The very first one took place on the Montebello Islands, off Australia’s north…
67 – Maria Island (remixed)
Maria Island is a UNESCO World Heritage listed Tasmanian convict site, with a long and varied history, and a number of spectacular natural and geological…
66 – Australian Dogs
From a land with no native domesticated dogs, nearly 230 years after colonists’ brought their first pets & hunting dogs on the first fleet, Australia…
65 – Royal Flying Doctor Service
Presbyterian Minister John Flynn had a desire to bring “a mantle of safety” to those living in the remote areas of Australia. WWI Australian fighter…