Branded an outlaw and a resistance leader, Musquito has long been one of the most contested figures in Australia’s frontier history. In Edition 36 of Traces, Naomi Parry Duncan explores the events that led to his capture near Parramatta in 1805, and reflects on her own unexpected connection to Musquito’s story.
Completed in 1889, Launceston’s General Post Office is one of the city’s most impressive buildings, and has played an important role in civic life.
By Maureen Martin Ferris When used carefully, artificial intelligence can serve as a valuable research companion for the family historian, offering powerful tools to support, assist and streamline
In partnership with the City of Swan. Just 20 minutes by train or car from Perth, Guildford Mandoon is one of Western Australia’s most walkable and atmospheric historic
By Clint Buffington As a message-in-a-bottle hunter, I see Australia as a paradise of walkable coastline. I gaze longingly at it on maps from my
One of the oldest surviving buildings in the Australian Capital Territory offers a rare window into the rhythms of rural life before Canberra emerged as the nation’s capital.
What comes to mind when you think of the 1960s? Is it fashion – miniskirts and skin-tight jeans, or ‘flower power’ and psychedelic patterns? Or perhaps pop music – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and local groups like The Bee Gees, The Seekers, John Farnham, or Normie Rowe?
Every family tree holds unexpected branches, but some grow into stories that become part of the nation’s identity.
When the usual building blocks of your family tree run out, new approaches can help you tackle brick walls.
For some fortune-seekers rushing off from Melbourne to the goldfields in the 1850s, a great adventure led to death by misadventure. At Whroo, in Central Victoria, the cemetery reveals traditions and practices that were typical in goldfields burials.
