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5 days ago July 15, 2026July 15, 2026History Out There

Queensland’s First Drive to Darwin

1 week ago July 12, 2026July 12, 2026History Out There

Australia’s First Wimbledon Champion

2 weeks ago July 8, 2026July 8, 2026History Out There

The Marvell Beneath Lang Park

July 5, 2026July 5, 2026History Out There

The Convict King of Ipswich

July 3, 2026July 4, 2026History Out There

When a Milkman Made Tax History

June 28, 2026July 4, 2026History Out There

The Butter Boss and the Taxman

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026History Out There

The Trevethans: The Family Who Built Queensland’s First Car

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026History Out There

The Miner Who Became Ipswich’s Greatest Librarian

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026History Out There

The Connolly Cousins: Murder, Mayors and Million‑Dollar Contracts

June 14, 2026June 24, 2026History Out There

The Last of the Pericles

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During the first bombing of Darwin on the 19th of February 1942, this Japanese Zero was shot down, its pilot captured by Tiwi Islander Mathias, and the wreckage is now here at the Darwin Aviation Museum. Camels were imported in greater numbers from the 1860s to assist with inland exploration, including the Burke & Wills expedition. Today Australia has the largest population of wild camels in the world, and in the Northern Territory I took a magical camel ride back through time as the sun set over the Timor Sea. Hard to beat when the Sun, Moon and Venus say goodnight together over the Timor Sea 🙂 On the 19th of February 1942, ten weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbour and four days after the fall of Singspore, the Japanese attack Australia and bomb Darwin for the first time. USS Peary is sunk for the US Navy's biggest loss of life in Australian waters. She goes down with guns blazing – this is one of those guns. Here’s The Honourable John Mickel, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, this week admiring traditional Tiwi Islands art that I brought back from a previous visit. John is honoured to support my #TiwiIslandsHikeforHealth in which I’m attending the Tiwi Islands football grand final to highlight the community that knows a healthy sport can be celebrated without an unhealthy mix of alcohol. I’m raising money for the charity @drug.arm to reduce the harms of alcohol and other drugs. More than 50% of intimate partner homicides involve alcohol use, and yet alcohol companies still advertise their products as tools of sporting celebration after which domestic violence spikes. We need to do better than that. Please make your tax-deductible donation by visiting www.mycause.com.au and searching for “Tiwi Islands Hike for Health” or follow the link on my profile to go to my website www.historyoutthere.com and you'll see the tile to click there. The earliest documented motorists to drive from Queensland to Darwin were these four men 101 years ago from the Darling Downs. Please following the link on my profile for this previously forgotten story, "Queensland’s First Drive to Darwin. It’s the Wimbledon finals this weekend, so here’s a story about Australia's first Wimbledon champion, and it's not who you think. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, “Australia’s First Wimbledon Champion.” Whenever the Queensland State of Origin rugby league team plays at Lang Park, the team runs to the beat of the heart of the founders of the state literally under their feet. Please Like and Share via the link on my profile the story, “The Marvell Beneath Lang Park”. If you were listening to ABC Drive this afternoon then you would have heard this promo about Chris Calcino's take on my Spirit of Lang Park story in advance of Wednesday's State of Origin decider!
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