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Polish Children's 65th Reunion, Wellington, NZ: Polish New Zealanders Reunite to Remember Pahiatua Pole Refugees

In: New Zealand History

By: Feature Writer Lyn Rasmussen

History of Bungee Jumping: The Modern Bungee Jump Started as the Pentecost Jump in Vanuatu

In: South Pacific History (general)

By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

History of Moreton Island Whaling, Queensland: In the 1950’s Tangalooma, Australia, was a Humpback Whaling Station

In: Australian History

By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

European History of Queensland's Moreton Island: This Sand Island has a Unique Place in Brisbane, Australia’s History

In: Australian History

By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

Tattoo Origins in the South Pacific: In Ancient Polynesia, Body Art Began with the Gods

In: South Pacific History (general)

By: Katherine Rodeghier

Origins of the New Zealand Haka – Ka Mate: Iconic Cultural Maori Dance in which the Entire Body Speaks

In: New Zealand History

By: Hari Navarro

History St Helena Island, Queensland, Australia: This Small Island Near Brisbane was an Early Convict Prison

In: Australian History

By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

Severing a Limb to Save a Life When Trapped: In 1912 a Young Man Died Cutting Off His Arm to Escape Entrapment

In: Australian History

By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

Naming Places: How Names Mark Sacred Moments and Preserve Cultural History

In: New Zealand History

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Australia's Role in the Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII Gave up Throne for Mrs Simpson

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Native Timber Logging in NZ's Pureora Forest: New Zealand Timber Appraisers Camping Rough in the Bush

In: New Zealand History

By: Sarah Curtis

Gallipoli 1915: Dardanelles Campaign

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Edmund Barton Australia's First Prime Minister: One of the Founding Father's of Australian Federation

In: Australian History

By: Craig Hill

Nancy Bird Walton Australian Aviator: Australia's Greatest Female Aviator and Living National Treasure

In: Australian History

By: Craig Hill

Book Review: Churchill and Australia: From the Boer War to the Opening of the Cold War

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Gum Digging: Romantic History or Living Hell? Tales of Courage and Exploitation in New Zealand's Klondike Era

In: New Zealand History

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Lessons in Surviving Recession: New Zealanders, Kauri Gum and the Informal Economy

In: New Zealand History

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Henry Duke of Gloucester: Australia's First Royal Governor-General

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Sugar Cane Expedition to Papua New Guinea, 1929: Polygamists, Cannibals, Pygmies and Varieties of Cane Were Found

In: South Pacific History (general)

By: Marie Brannon

The Bombing of Darwin: Australia's Pearl Harbour

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Narrabri's Australia Telescope Compact Array: Radio Telescopes

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Parkes Radio Telescope: Australia's Role In The Apollo 11 Mission

In: Australian History

By: Carolyn M Cash

Bribie Island, QLD, Australia - Local History: A Potted History of Bribie from Aboriginal Occupation to the Present

In: Australian History

By: James Parsons

Pioneering Outback Northern Australia: The Challenges of Grazing Cattle in the Victoria River Region

In: Australian History

By: Susan Pedersen

Waltzing Matilda - Brand Marketing for Billy Tea: Australia's National Song Was One of the First Advertising Gimmicks

In: Australian History

By: James Parsons

Waltzing Matilda Lyrics- Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson: Australian National Song Written at Dagworth Station, Winton, QLD

In: Australian History

By: James Parsons

Waltzing Matilda - Meaning of Australian Words: What Do the Australian Slang Words in Waltzing Mathilda Mean?

In: Australian History

By: James Parsons

Early Globalization in Oceania: Colonization and Immigration in Melanesia

In: Oceanic History

By: Holly Pettit

Crossing the Blue Mountains: The Sucess of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentwoth

In: Australian History

By: Raechel Gleeson

Australian National Flag: From Federation to Present

In: Australian History

By: Raechel Gleeson

Aotearoa New Zealand Maori Mythology: Legends of the beginnings of Aotearoa 'Land of the Long White Cloud'

In: New Zealand History

By: Ruth Mortimer

Australian Aborigine Creation Myth: Identifying With Nature Rooted in The Beginning of Life

In: Australian History

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Edmund Banfield Was The Original Beachcomber: A Short History Of The Beachcomber Of Dunk Island

In: Australian History

By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

The Ghosts of Lady Elliot Island: Early Pioneer Spirits Inhabit A Coral Cay On The Great Barrier Reef

In: Australian History

By: Feature Writer Bruce Iliff

Human Migration and Colonisation: New Zealand, the Last Land Mass Colonised by Humans.

In: New Zealand History

By: John Stringer

The First Fleets Provisions List: What did they bring along with them?

In: Australian History

By: Alison K Crawford

The Fall of ANZAC Day: The Fall & Resurgence of ANZAC Day in Australia

In: Australian History

By: Megan McConnell

The Resurgence of ANZAC Day: The Fall & Resurgence of ANZAC Day in Australia

In: Australian History

By: Megan McConnell

Voyage of the First Fleet: The historic journey of convicts from England to Australia.

In: Australian History

By: Judy Huston

Convict Transportation: The decision to send British convicts to Australia.

In: Australian History

By: Judy Huston

Influential Irish Australians: Nicole Kidman, John Curtin, Mel Gibson, Jim Stynes, Slim Dusty...

In: Australian History

By: David Whitley

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