77 – The Lascelles Saga
When His Lordship Edward Lascelles, son of the 2nd Earl of Harewood, wrote a bouncing fifty pound promissory note to cover the purchase of some…
76 – Japanese Subs in Sydney Harbour
When the Japanese entered the Second World War at the end of 1941, the impact on Australia was almost immediate. Singapore fell and a great…
75 – Bass & Flinders Pt6
In this final episode of the series we follow Flinders as he attempts his return to England in the hope of acquiring a better ship…
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…