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Antarctica and Sir Douglas Mawson - Australia's Culture PortalMawson ice edge, © Australian Antarctic Division, 2006, Kingston Tasmania 7050. Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958) was an Australian who led a series of expeditions to Antarctica. The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) 1911-14 was an important scie...
Observations of Australia's unique fauna and flora, combined with considerations of the continent's geographical isolation, contributed toward Charles Darwin (1809–1882) developing his theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's theory of ev...
Other rock structures in Australia, like Uluru, Mount Augustus and Bald Rock, have been described as monoliths. Uluru is located in the National Heritage Listed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park about 335km to the south-west of Alice Springs in Northern Ter...
Australia is a unique and diverse country in every way - in culture, population, climate, geography, and history. For articles on specific topics about Australian history and culture visit our Australian Stories Index. Australia's population is concentrat...
This includes Pleistocene era Aboriginal body fossils, many of which were removed and sent overseas. The Riversleigh fossil site, near Mount Isa Queensland, is recognised as one of the most important fossil sites in the world. The Riversleigh and Narrac...
Image courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald. Lawrence Hargrave, who achieved the first powered flight in 1894 with four box kites, was said to be symbolic of many Australian inventors and Australian innovation; 'He was interested in the invention, not th...
World Heritage-listed Fraser Island. However, Australia is actually made up of more than 8,000 islands, including the island state of Tasmania. Norfolk Island is located far off the east coast of Australia. ...
Australia's maritime history is closely related to the global story of people crossing oceans. N B Stuckey, Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, 1945, Members of Torres Strait Island Light Infantry returning from fishing trip in outrigger sailing cano...
Blue Lake, Kosciuszko National Park. Australia has over 500 national parks. Most of our national parks are managed by the States and Territories of Australia; however the Commonwealth of Australia manages six national parks and a further 13 marine parks...
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The natural history, national parks and reserves of the Northern Rivers - Gold Coast region of north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Includes geology, rainforests, flora and fauna, World Heritage and general information.
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Correspondence relating to the preparation of Outlines of Structural Geology, particularly a proposed fourth edition. Inward and outward correspondence with Methuen & Co. Ltd relating to the publication of the three editions of Outlines of Structural Geo...
Agreements and correspondence relating to the preparation and revision of Elements of Structural Geology. Inward and outward correspondence with Methuen & Co. Ltd relating to the preparation and publication of the first edition, as well as subsequent rep...
OGC:WMS This OneGeology WMS service comprises a 1:2,500,000 scale digital geological map of Australia (2000) and 1:1,000,000 scale digital geological maps of Eastern Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia (2008). The data re...
Frank Clune Angus & Robertson Sydney, NSW, Australia 1957 First Edition Hard Cover 250 pages. Bruce Brown & Lane Morgan ISBN: 1875137106Weldon Owen Sydney, Australia 1991 ReprintDust Jacket Protected with New Plastic Covering Hard Cover 257 pages. Nigel...
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Monday, 18 January 2010As the search for survivors from the Haiti earthquake continues, experts warn another devasting earthquake and tsunami could strike off the island of Sumatra. Wednesday, 30 September 2009Scientists say the tsunami that devastated th...
Wednesday, 30 September 2009Scientists say the tsunami that devastated the islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga was the result of a shallow rupture in the earth's crust. Tuesday, 1 September 2009A new computerised grading system will make valuing op...
Thursday, 9 July 2009Dr Karl on triplej Do springs get affected by tides? Friday, 27 March 2009News analysis Australians are "complacent" to the risks posed by earthquakes and that one could strike a major city, say earthquake experts. Join Australia's f...
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