http://www.australiantales.com/ Australian Tales en Sat, 22 May 2010 08:16:00 GMT Sat, 22 May 2010 08:16:00 GMT info@australiantales.com info@australiantales.com http://www.australiantales.com/new-format/2/ New format coming soon http://www.australiantales.com/new-format/2/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/new-format/2/ Sat, 22 May 2010 08:16:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/fred-hollows/ Professor Fred Hollows was an eye doctor (opthalmologist). In his lifetime Fred gave thousands of people, all over the world, their eyesight back. Fred Hollows was born in New Zealand... http://www.australiantales.com/fred-hollows/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/fred-hollows/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:55:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/nancy-birdwalton/ Australian aviation pioneer Nancy Bird Walton died today at her Sydney home, aged 93. Named a Living National Treasure by the National Trust of Australia in 1997, she was one... http://www.australiantales.com/nancy-birdwalton/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/nancy-birdwalton/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:43:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/rolf-harris-master-entertainer/ Rolf Harris CBE, AM is almost unique among Australian entertainers, in that he excels in many different areas of the arts. A musician, singer, composer, TV host, sportsman and painter... http://www.australiantales.com/rolf-harris-master-entertainer/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/rolf-harris-master-entertainer/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:17:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/sir-henry-parkes-father-of-federation/2/ Sir Henry Parkes is known in Australian history as the Father of Federation, following his famous 1889 Tenterfield speech. Sadly, having worked so tirelessly to make Australia independent from Britain... http://www.australiantales.com/sir-henry-parkes-father-of-federation/2/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/sir-henry-parkes-father-of-federation/2/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:25:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/caroline-chisholm/ Caroline Chisholm was known as 'the emigrant's friend', having earned the title for her work with poor migrants to Australia in the 1800's. But despite all her work and her... http://www.australiantales.com/caroline-chisholm/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/caroline-chisholm/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:12:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/woollarawarre-bennelong-bush-diplomat/3/ The Sydney Opera House is located on Bennelong Point, named after the first Indigenous Australian to have intimate contact with Europeans. However, the story of Bennelong is also the amazing... http://www.australiantales.com/woollarawarre-bennelong-bush-diplomat/3/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/woollarawarre-bennelong-bush-diplomat/3/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:51:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/edmund-barton-australias-first-prime-minister/ Edmund Barton was born in Glebe Sydney in 1849 to William and Mary Louise (nee Whydah). A clever boy with a love of literature, music and art, Barton was educated... http://www.australiantales.com/edmund-barton-australias-first-prime-minister/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/edmund-barton-australias-first-prime-minister/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.australiantales.com/post-end-text/ The content on this site is written and mediated by Craig Hill Go to Craig Hill's home page by clicking here http://www.australiantales.com/post-end-text/#comments http://www.australiantales.com/post-end-text/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:01:00 GMT