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Polish Children's 65th Reunion, Wellington, NZ

In: New Zealand History

By: Lyn Rasmussen

In 1944, 733 Polish children disembarked in Wellington. Some were accompanied by a parent; most left families behind in unmarked graves across Siberia and Central Asia. more...

History of Bungee Jumping

In: South Pacific History (general)

By: Bruce Iliff

The first bungee jumpers, Pentecost Land Divers, used vines tied to their ankles and dived off towers made of sticks wearing nothing but a penis sheath called a nambus. more...

History of Moreton Island Whaling, Queensland

In: Australian History

By: Bruce Iliff

Whaling in Brisbane in 1950's was done from the Tangalooma Whaling Station on Moreton Island and ended in 1962. The whaling station is now the Tangalooma Island Resort. more...

European History of Queensland's Moreton Island

In: Australian History

By: Bruce Iliff

Moreton Island is a 200 square kilometre sand island that, with Stradbroke Island, is the protective buffer that forms Moreton Bay, in southern Queensland, Australia. more...

Tattoo Origins in the South Pacific

In: South Pacific History (general)

By: Katherine Rodeghier

The practice of tattooing started with a myth, became a rite of passage, fell out of favor after the arrival of Christian missionaries and has been revived today. more...

Origins of the New Zealand Haka – Ka Mate

In: New Zealand History

By: Hari Navarro

As with any highly regarded relic, the origins of the Haka lay in a confusing past of smoky fact and conflicting legend more...

History St Helena Island, Queensland, Australia

In: Australian History

By: Bruce Iliff

St Helena, a small island in Moreton Bay, was a prison during early European settlement in Brisbane, Queensland. Its convict ruins are now a tourist attraction. more...

Severing a Limb to Save a Life When Trapped

In: Australian History

By: Bruce Iliff

People severing limbs to free themselves after getting the limb stuck have been happening for while. An incident occurred in 1912 in central Queensland, Australia. more...

Naming Places

In: New Zealand History

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Across cultures people have given names to mountains, rivers, rock formations, clearings and settlements. What are the reasons for this human instinct to identify? more...

Australia's Role in the Abdication Crisis

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

The Australian Government also insisted Edward VIII abdicated rather than marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. more...

Early Timber Cruising in New Zealand Forests

In: New Zealand History

By: Sarah Curtis

As a young forest ranger and timber appraiser for the New Zealand Forest Service, Ken Seymour spent three years camping rough in the bush and at work sites and sawmills. more...

Gallipoli 1915

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, ordered a bombardment of the Dardanelles in October 1914 - a month before the Ottoman Empire formally entered the war. more...

Edmund Barton Australia's First Prime Minister

In: Australian History

By: Craig Hill

Edmund Barton helped write the Australan Constitution before Ferderation, administered it as Prime Minister, and interpreted it as a High Court judge. more...

Nancy Bird Walton Australian Aviator

In: Australian History

By: Craig Hill

A love of life above the clouds took Nancy Bird Walton around the world, fulfilling dreams that began in childhood. more...

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