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Nowra

Originally inhabited by the Dharawal Aboriginal people, Nowra would derive its name from the Aboriginal ... continue

Quoll

The small white spotted quoll is a nocturnal carnivorous mammal and is native to the ... continue

Vaucluse

Located on the inner east coast of Sydney, the suburb of Vaucluse was originally inhabited ... continue

Aboriginal settlement

Indigenous Australians have a history that spans 40 000 to 50 000 years, making the ... continue

Captain James Cook

Born into a labouring family in Yorkshire in 1728, James Cook would enjoy a swift ... continue

Native Hibiscus

The Hibiscus heterophyllus, commonly referred to as the Native Hibiscus, is a particularly attractive native ... continue

Water Gum

Commonly referred to as a Water Gum, Tristania neriifolia is easily identified by it's ... continue

Tilba Tilba

Located on the New South Wales south-east coast, settlement in Tilba Tilba would occur when ... continue

Port Macquarie

Quick stats: Port Macquarie has the highest number of registered marriages, with 31,746 couples ... continue

Bourke

Bourke was first discovered by explorer Charles Sturt in 1828, with Sturt naming the river ... continue

Frederick Victor Grey Wymark

WYMARK, FREDERICK VICTOR GREY (1872-1942), bookseller, was born on 6 October 1872 at Stawell, Victoria ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Allan Riverstone McCulloch

McCULLOCH, ALLAN RIVERSTONE (1885-1925), ichthyologist and field naturalist, was born on 20 June 1885 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Gerald Harnett Halligan

HALLIGAN, GERALD HARNETT (1856-1942), hydrographer and civil engineer, was born on 21 April 1856 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Charles Arthur Wagner

WAGNER, CHARLES ARTHUR (1916-1943), army officer, was born on 12 August 1916 at Bondi, Sydney ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Kenneth Johnstone Binns

BINNS, KENNETH JOHNSTONE (1912-987), public servant, was born on 3 June 1912 at Rockdale, Sydney ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

James Kelly

KELLY, JAMES (1791-1859), sealer, pilot and harbourmaster, was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Musquito

MUSQUITO (c.1780-1825), Aboriginal resistance leader and tracker, also known as Mosquito, Musquetta, Bush Muschetta ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Walter David Bingle

Walter David Bingle (1861 - 1928), by unknown photograher, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Edmund Besley Court Kennedy

Edmund Besley Court Kennedy (1818 - 1848), by William Nicholas, 1848, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Philip Durham Lorimer

Philip Durham Lorimer (1843 - 1897), by unknown photographer, 1890s, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography