More than 300 people died when Tropical Cyclone Mahina slammed into the north Queensland coast on 4 March 1899.

In February 1907, Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club was founded, making it Australia’s first surf lifesaving club.

Jan. 26 is Australia Day, a national holiday that commemorates the 1788 landing of England’s first fleet off Sydney Harbor, when they raised the Union flag. Over the years, Australia Day and its ...

NERIMBERA, QUEENSLAND, Australia -- In the small town of Nerimbera lies a hidden gem of American and Australian military history - St. Christopher's Chapel. During World War II, American service ...

Sophie Couchman has undertaken research work for the See Yup Society on a voluntary basis and formerly curator at the Museum of Chinese Australian History. Leigh McKinnon is the Research Officer at ...