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Australian History Courses

Discover Australian history from the First Nations peoples to the modern nation we know today. Learn about early explorers, settlers, and bushrangers; the impact of gold, wool, and minerals; and the role of ANZACs in shaping identity. Explore the turning points of Australia’s history through the lives of prime ministers, inventors, and artists.

The Dismissal of the Whitlam Government

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$130 Limited inc GST / $117

The Dismissal of the Whitlam Government

<p>Fifty years ago Governor-General Sir John Kerr removed the elected Prime Minister Gough Whitlam from office and installed the opposition leader Malcolm Fraser as interim Prime Minister. The

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Tue 18 Nov - Tue 2 Dec 2025
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Waves of Migration: An Australian Story

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$78 Limited inc GST / $70

Waves of Migration: An Australian Story

<p>Nearly half of Australians have at least one parent born overseas, the consequence of generations of immigration to this country. When we look back at the waves of migration that have made

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Wed 26 Nov
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The Wallace Line - Where Australia Collides with Asia

It was Alfred Russel Wallace who realised the Lombok Strait in Indonesia represents the biogeographic boundary between the fauna of Asia and Australia and subsequently named the Wallace Line. On the Asian side of the Wallace Line are elephants, tigers, primates and birds specific to Asia. While on the Australian side are marsupials, monotremes and birds specific to Australia, such as white cockatoos, brush turkeys and the spectacular birds of paradise. He was also the co-discoverer... [More]

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Insanity in Colonial NSW

Sanity collapsed in the colony ‘under the weight of the vast indifference of nature, of loneliness and mockery’ said historian Manning Clark, but what happened next? Colonial NSW was rife with mental illness – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, brain injuries, the consequences of poor nutrition and hygiene, socially sanctioned alcoholism, widespread Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and the physical and psychological brutality of the society, all resulted in extreme psychological... [More]

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The Tasman Map

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$46 Limited inc GST / $41

The Tasman Map

<p>Learn of the history of the 1645 Tasman Map, the first map of Australia, and how it came to the State Library NSW. Over a period of forty years from 1606 to 1644 and based on sixteen separate

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Thu 20 Nov
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Australia's Convict World Heritage Sites

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Australia's Indigenous World Heritage Sites

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What Lies Beneath: A Deeper Dig into the Archives

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The Australian Constitution - It's Worth Talking About

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How Trade Unions Shaped Australia

Trade unions probably affect you each and every day, without you realising how. (Hint what is WEA's connection to trade unions?) Join guest presenter Lynne Poleson, former NSW Branch Secretary of Finance Sector Union and ACTU National Executive member with Sandy Killick, WEA democracy specialist to find out how trade unions shaped Australia’s political, social and civic landscape. Explore the world view of trade unions & trace their impact, from the early 1800s to the present. Join... [More]

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