Skylab is a space research laboratory from the 1970s that crashed leaving a trail of debris from Esperance through Balladonia and up to Zanthus in Western Australia. Skylab was America’s first experimental space station, launched on the last Saturn V rocket. Its objectives were to prove that humans can live and work in space over … Read more
Fremantle has a long maritime history as a major port in Western Australia. Along with the Shipwrecks Museum, the Maritime Museum provides a glimpse of the importance of maritime industry to the coastal city. The museum is made up of a number of galleries with various aspects of Western Australia’s maritime relationship. One of the … Read more
The Courthouse was built in 1895 during the declining years of Cossack , as were most of the stone buildings that remain in the abandoned ghost town. All of the stone buildings were built in the 1890s, with the exception of the Post Office. The port moved to the deeper waters of Point Samson. Combined … Read more
The Wharfinger House in Derby was occupied by the wharfinger from 1928 until 1962. A wharfinger is a person who owns or has charge of a wharf. The house was first requested by wharfinger Camphle, however, it wan’t until the middle of 1928 before the house was completed, three wharfingers later. Wharfinger Maguire was the … Read more
The Larrimah Museum is in the old railway yards of Larrimah in a disused WW2 building, a former repeater station during the war. Larrimah was established as the rail terminus of the North-South railway line from Darwin. The railhead was meant to be at Burdum, however, as the wet seasons rendered the road from Birdum … Read more
The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum is located a few kilometres out of Winton in Outback Queensland and is the largest collection of Australia’s biggest dinosaur fossils. The museum is part of Australia’s Dinosaur Trail, a series of attractions spread over three towns – Winton, Richmond, and Hughenden. Winton’s attractions include the Dinosaur Stampede National … Read more
Waltzing Matilda Centre is a tribute to the unofficial Australian anthem by Banjo Patterson, and is also the Tourist Information Centre for Winton. The famous bush song ‘Waltzing Matilda’ is thought to be inspired by the suicide of a shearer in 1894 at Combo Waterhole, about 150km north-west of Winton. Waltzing Matilda is composed from … Read more
The QANTAS Museum in Longreach Outback Queensland is a popular stop for many travellers. QANTAS was formed two years after World War I in 1920 with the partnership of fighter pilots Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness during the last 3 months of the war. They were an effective team and both awarded the Distinguished Flying … Read more
The Wallangarra Railway Station was first opened in February 1887 when the Queensland southern railway line was extended from Stanthorpe. Nearly a year later in January 1888, the New South Wales main northern line was extended from Tenterfield to Wallangarra. Wallangarra Railway Station sits on the border of Queensland and New South Wales with a … Read more
Centenary Cottage was built in Tenterfield in 1871, itself a piece of colonial history, it is now a museum with a collection of memorabilia from Tenterfield and the surrounding areas. The land was the first town land sold in Tenterfield in 1854, taking nearly 20 years before the cottage was built. It was opened as … Read more