When Harley's baby homing pigeon, Lofty,is taken away to help the army in World War II, Harley is devastated. Lofty is re-named Number 371 and flies hundreds of miles of long-distance missions behind enemy lines. Meanwhile, Harley contracts polio and is confined to his bed

On 9 February 2014 a fire took hold in the Hazelwood coal mine near Morwell in Victoria; it wasn't brought under control until 25 March 2014. How was this small town affected by this huge disaster?

Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country is a curated guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. In its pages, respected Elder and author Professor Marcia Langton offers fascinating insights i... read more

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The author recalls her childhood in Walhalla, Victoria.

Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable names in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshir... read more

A history of the goldmining boom town in the heart of the Victorian mountains.

This publication is about the only marked grave at the Edward's Reef Burial Ground that of Christina Shaw.This is a diary written by Alec Shaw, Christina 's son and is an account of a fourteen-day journey made by Alec in 193... read more

Historians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy?s brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimin... read more