Although George only ever moved 5kms from his birthplace in Jindivick, East Gippsland, his life is characterised by some very big moves. A farmer and earthmover turned world champion cheesemaker, George’s life is synonymous...
The Coca-Cola Story Asa Candler 1851-1929 This flowing copperplate script with red and white colours is a logo that is recognisable around the world. Its success is due to Asa Candler, whose primary motivation...
THE ARCHITECT OF ANZAC DAY Chaplain Lieutenant- Colonel Canon David Garland The catch cry of Canon David Garland was “nothing is too good for our soldier boys”. It epitomises the heart of a man...
The Sydney Morning Herald John Fairfax (1804 – 1877) John and Sarah Fairfax after fourteen years of hard work in growing their business in Leamington, England, stood in the place that was John’s printing...
The Man Who Named Australia – Matthew Flinders For over two hundred years, the final resting place of the man ultimately responsible for the naming of ‘Australia’ was lost. Then in early 2019, his...
Cannibals, Kanakas & Florence Young Our History and the Christian Connection The Queensland Kanaka Mission had received a request for help from a place where cannibalism is very much alive. Who would be willing...
Boxing Day 1903 saw 40,000 people in Wales, mainly miners go to Cardiff for a big celebration and many of them ended up all the worse for their drinking. Boxing Day 1904 saw only...
Australia’s First Newspaper – Robert Howe Our History and the Christian Connection Perched on a stool, bent over trays of typeset, Robert Howe was just eight years old when the King’s Representative inspected the...
Bill Ferguson (1882-1950) Our History and the Christian Connection INSPIRING ABORIGINAL CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER. Furious at being ignored by both political parties, Bill Ferguson resigned from the Labor Party and stood as an Independent...
On New Year’s Eve 1999, an estimated 2 billion television viewers around the world watched Sydney’s spectacular millennium celebrations. Sydney was to host the Olympic Games in 2000 and the city was the centre...
ANZAC – Egypt – ‘Banjo’ Paterson Our History and the Christian Connection Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson The line of horses struggled in the soft burning sand, their fetlocks sinking deep in the desert hills....
