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Many of Australia’s first cities were planned by British bureaucrats who
had never been there, which may explain why they put them in the wrong places.
2
One Man and his Dog
ByEdmund Lockyer
English explorer Major Edmund Lockyer tries to buy a puppy in Queensland, but ends up paying the owner to keep him.
3
The Crimson Thread
BySir Henry Parkes
In 1890, Sir Henry Parkes reminded Australians that they had a natural kinship and declared them ready to manage their own affairs.
4
Mischievous Interference
ByThe Council of New South Wales
In 1852 the Council of New South Wales sent a strongly-worded petition to London, demanding the right of self-government.
5
The First Fleet
ByJohn Patience Chard
Having brought hundreds of convicts to New South Wales, Arthur Phillip then had to conjure order out of their chaos.
6
Abel Tasman in New Zealand
ByWilliam Pember Reeves
The Dutch explorer ran across two islands in the Pacific of which Europeans knew nothing, but his chief desire was to get past them.
