History of Australia

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The only civilian free settlers on the First Fleet were the wives and children of some of the marines. No other settlers sought passage on the convict-dominated Fleet. There are no records listing the wives and children, but it is estimated that there were not more than a couple of dozen.

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Australia food in 1914 was very simple, and did not consist of all the fatty fats foods and processed foods available today. Roast mutton, lamb, chicken, beef or pork was common for a Sunday dinner, and these were usually accompanied by homemade breads, and roast potatoes.

Mutton or beef stew was common, and vegetables supplementing these were usually potatoes, carrots, beans and onions.

During the week, the usual lunchtime fare was sandwiches, or bread and cheese. For the evening meal, lamb chops, mutton chops or sausages were more common than the steaks enjoyed by people today.

Tinned foods came to Australia in the 1800s, so by 1914, there was a great variety of tinned foods such as corned beef, tinned ham, tinned soups and various fruits. (Baked beans and spaghetti were not developed until the 1920s.)

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ANZAC Day specifically commemorates the landing of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli in 1915.

It has also come to also commemorate all those in the defence forces who have lost their lives due to war.

Success is measured by how wella goal is completed. In the case of Burke and Wills, their primary goal was not achieved.

Burke and Wills hoped to be the first explorers to cross overland from the south of Australia to the north. By being the first to make a crossing from south to north and bsck again, they hoped to win the right for the colony of Victoria to build the telegraph line which would connect Australia's major cities with the line in the north, near present-day Darwin, which in turn connected to Java, and hence to the rest of the world. In the end, this was won by South Australia, thanks to the explorations of John McDouall Sturat.

Burke and Wills departed from Melbourne and reached the Gulf of Carpentaria, so they achieved the first part of their goal before any other explorers. However, due to a series of misunderstandings and miscommunication, the relief party never reached Burke and Wills, and the men died out in the desert, on the banks of Cooper Creek.

It is a common misconception that Captain Cook discovered Australia. He did not. The Australian continent had been populated by Aborigines for thousands of years, and visited by numerous Asian traders and, later, explorers since the first known European visitor in 1616. Captain James Cook was the first European to sight and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he did between April and August 1770.

Because I am an Aussie I will tell you. On ANZAC day we gather around the graves of the men and women who fought in war and have a memorial. Every year. We make ANZAC cookies to remind us of them. We throw special red flowers called Poppy flowers onto the graves. We learn about what happened in the war at school and tell TRUE stories like Simpson and his donkey and where the Aussies had to stay to be safe from the Turkish. Underground. That's right. Its not all, "Oh yeah, the dead people fought they're dead now" Its very sad and we take it seriously. You Americans might not but to us...Its a very important event that happened. We bless those who fought and we remember.

The first settlers to Australia were arrivals from Malaysia some 40 to 50 thousand years ago. At the time sea levels were lower and crossing the various straits was easier. These original settlers faced the problems of identifying the food resources of the new land and the acclimatization to new living conditions.

As sea levels rose at the end of the ice age the colonists were increasingly isolated from their origins.

Australia's New Parliament House was expected to cost A$220 million. However, by the time it was completed, the final cost had blown out to over $1,000 million, making it the most expensive building in Australian history.

Peter Lalor was the leader of the miners' rebellion in Ballarat which came to be known as the Eureka Stockade rebellion. This is considered the birthplace of Australian democracy.

The Eureka Stockade occurred in Ballarat, Victoria, during the early years of the Australian goldrush. In the event, the gold miners rebelled against the miner's licence, which cost a monthly fee of 30 shillings and allowed the holder to work a meagre 3.6 metre square "claim". Licences had to be paid whether or not a digger found any gold. There were frequent licence hunts, during which the miners were ordered to produce proof of their licences, and this increased the sense of unrest, particularly as punishments could be harsh.

Miners had sent previous delegations to the Victorian government, but the government refused to act on their behalf so, on 29 November 1854, the miners burned their licences in a mass display of resistance against the laws which controlled the miners. Following a widespread licence hunt the following day, on November 30, Irish immigrant and goldminer Peter Lalor was chosen to lead the rebellion.

On December 1, the miners began to construct a wooden barricade, a rather flimsy stockade from which they planned to make their stand against further licence arrests or other unreasonable displays of authority. Early in the morning on Sunday, 3 December 1854, 276 police and military personnel and several civilians stormed the stockade. It's unknown which side fired first, but ultimately 22 diggers and 5 troopers died in the battle that followed.

Despite its apparent failure, the Eureka Stockade gained the attention of the Government. Following a Commission of Enquiry, changes were put in place. These included abolishing the monthly gold licences, which were replaced by an affordable annual miner's licence. The numbers of troopers were reduced significantly, and Legislative Council was expanded to allow representation to the major goldfields.

Peter Lalor and another representative, John Basson Humffray, were elected for Ballarat. Later, Lalor was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. For these reasons, the Eureka Stockade is regarded by many as the birthplace of Australian Democracy

Mary Reibey arrived in New South Wales, Australia in the year 1792, aboard the convict ship "Royal Admiral". This is because she ran away from her home in Bury, England after her parents died, and she was convicted of stealing a horse. She was just 13 years old at the time.

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies married Pattie Leckie in 1920. Their relationship was "till death do us part".

Communities usually have fanciful names like Briarwood or Westgate, or famous names like Washington Acres, or regional names like Rio Grande Hills. Pick something you like -- you're the author!

There were no murderers on the First Fleet. All the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia were petty thieves or convicted of crimes such as larceny, burglary and forgery.

In the new book:

"Australian Bushrangers, the Police, and God".

The issue of Ned and Heaven is explained as accurately as is possible using historical facts of the day.

The book is factual story is about "Australian Bushrangers", including Ned Kelly, who had the opportunity to trust in God, either before, during or after capture. The Australian bushranger may have committed what appear to be dreadful crimes, and as such they became outside of the law of the land. This story is about just a few of these bushrangers, who have had the opportunity to trust in God, either before, during or after capture. Most of these men committed the crime known as 'Robbery Under Arms' and as we have seen from the movie industry, the likes of the story 'Robbery Under Arms' is glamorised to the extent that we cannot but admire their exploits.

This very real and dangerous drama cannot be what it is, or what it was, without acknowledging the valiant and possibly more dangerous part played by the God consciousness, police and troopers, of the day. During a trial of a bushranger a magistrate stated: "Take the case of these constables, were they not brave men also? It is a strange thing that we hear little of the undoubted police bravery, yet, if there is the slightest courage shown by a bushranger, he is lauded as if he were a hero of romance".

The book includes real faith facts of numerous Aussie Bushrangers including Bushranger Power. But I am sure that Ned Kelly is now in Heaven with Christ Jesus, thanks to Ned's confession of faith at the Glenrowan Railway Station.

the highest the reward got for the gang was 2000 pounds - 500 for each outlaw.

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Ned Kelly's gang of bushrangers included his brother Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne.

Bennelong was a senior tribesman of the Koori people in the Eora tribe, the original inhabitants of the Port Jackson area. He was captured on 25 November 1789, for the purpose of being used to mediate between the white and Aboriginal cultures. The Governor of New South Wales, Captain Arthur Phillip, wished to learn about the language and customs of the indigenous people. Bennelong willingly liaised between the cultures, and adopted European dress and other ways. His intervention was crucial when Phillip was speared by local Aborigines as, by persuading the Governor that the attack was caused by a misunderstanding, further violence was avoided.

While Governor Phillip's intentions were honourable, the Aborigines were not people to be captured and used for white purposes. Bennelong travelled with Phillip to England in 1792, and returned to Australia in 1795, but in the end he suffered ostracism from the Aborigines after he found it too difficult to integrate into the European culture, and sought to return to his own people. He died on 3 January 1813.

This decision was officially made on 18 August 1786. This was when it was decided to send a colonisation party of convicts, military and civilian personnel to Botany Bay, New South Wales, under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, who was appointed Governor-designate.

The First Fleet of convicts departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787 and arrived in New South Wales on 18 January 1788 (moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January).

The First Fleet departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787 and initially arrived in Australia on 18 January 1788, moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.

No-one sent Matthew Flinders to Australia. In 1795, he arrived in Australia as a midshipman on the same ship that Captain Hunter sailed on to replace Arthur Phillip as Governor of New South Wales.

John Flynn (1880-1951)

Reverend John Flynn was a minister of the church who worked as a missionary in outback South Australia and was in charge of the Australian Inland Mission. The Mission's aim was to bring church services and medical care to the people of outback Australia, many of whom lived far from towns.

In the late 1920s, Flynn organised planes to bring doctors to sick people and the Royal Flying Doctor Service was born. People in faraway places needed two-way radio to call the flying doctors. Flynn suggested that they use a newinvention called the pedal radio, which did not need batteries. This new radio service lead to the beginning of the 'School of the Air'. John Flynn became known as 'Flynn of the Inland'.

His work has been honoured on stamps. One of the Flying Doctor Service planes and an electorate (voting area) in the Northern Territory are named after him. There is also a monument to him in Alice Springs