Editorial - New Premises

Dear Readers

We are pleased to announce that we are relocating to new 'real world' premises in the near future. Whilst an initial settling in period is expected, we hope that normal services will resume in due course. It is semester break and we expect that all will be back to normal in time for the new academic sessions.

Thanks for your patience

Blakkbyrd

The Ashes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hzdceZ6Kyc

Australian satirical television program from the ABC, The Chaser's War On Everything, where nothing is sacred, in this case, the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) and their refusal to allow The Ashes trophy to be handed to Australia, regardless of how many times we win.

"I hope the security's got better defences than your batsmen."

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more on the origins of the ashes
http://printaustralia.blogspot.com/2006/11/janet-snodgrass.html

George Collingridge

As an historian he is best known today for his early assertions of Portuguese discovery of Australia in the 16th century.

http://gutenberg.net.au/pages/collingridge.html

George COLLINGRIDGE
(1847-1931)

• The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea
• The Discovery of Australia

http://gutenberg.net.au/pgaus.html#collingridge

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George COLLINGRIDGE (1847-1931)

The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea--Text--ZIP--HTML The Discovery of Australia--Text--ZIP--HTML

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see also

James COOK (1728-1779)

• Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World made in H.M. bark "Endeavour". This ebook is available from the Australian Explorers Journals page.
• A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume I (Contribution by Tobias Furneaux)
• A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume II (Contribution by Tobias Furneaux)

Beyond Capricorn

Trickett argues the remarkable claim that in the year 1522 – a century before the Dutch and 250 years before Captain Cook - the Portuguese sailed past Fraser Island and into Botany Bay, around Wilson’s Promontory, and as far as Kangaroo Island before returning to their base in Malacca via the North Island of New Zealand.Drawing from primary and secondary historical sources, archaeological evidence and stories handed down through Aboriginal oral tradition, Peter Trickett tells a story of espionage, revenge and secret voyages made by the Portuguese to corner the fabulously rich spice trade in the east and find the islands of gold alluded to by Marco Polo.

more info

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The Vallard Atlas

http://dpg.lib.berkeley.edu/webdb/dsheh/heh_brf?Description=&CallNumber=HM+29