The Life of One Australian Squatter – Adam Robertson
The term “squatter” was given to early European settlers in Australia who began living and farming on newly-mapped land which they did not actually...
The Christian Faith of Hawaii’s Queen Lili`uokalani
The last reigning monarch in the history of Hawaii was sustained by a vibrant Christian faith, learned from the missionary families who betrayed her.
The...
Brian Dixon – Hero of the Melbourne FC and Pioneering Politician
Brian James Dixon AM is a former AFL footballer and Victorian State Member of Parliament. Following the completion of his secondary school studies at...
New Zealand Jade, Commonly Known as Greenstone
Like so many other cultures, the Maori of New Zealand have valued jade for centuries, using it as an ornament, an artwork, a weapon...
Brian Dixon: Politics and Leadership
Having completed a Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma of Education at Melbourne University, and all while still playing at the Melbourne Football Club,...
The Discovery and First Settlement of Aotearoa New Zealand
The islands of New Zealand were the last lands colonised by humans. The Polynesian voyagers are now believed to have arrived barely seven centuries...
The Moriori People of Rekohu: First Settlers of New Zealand’s Eastern Outpost
The Moriori were the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands, which they called Rekohu. The last full-blooded Moriori died in 1933.
Dating the earliest human...
Easter Island Before the Europeans Arrived: The History of Rapa Nui Is Cloaked in...
The history of Easter Island before the Europeans first visited there is much like the land itself: remote, difficult, and mysterious.
The article “Easter Island...
Tasmania’s Indigenous People and the Impact of Colonisation
Suggestions of genocide put the colonisation of Australia in a harsh light. The issue arises most frequently in reference to the natives of Tasmania.
When...
The Battle of Rangiriri: European Expansion into the Waikato
In the New Zealand Wars, the Battle of Rangiriri was won by the British at considerable cost to the forces of its Imperial Army.
The...