19th Century

It's a story that became Aussie folklore, but for the descendants of those involved, the ripple effects of that frosty night 145 years ago would be felt for generations.

A murder in colonial Perth almost 150 years ago shocked the country and inspired Edith Cowan, the woman on Australia's $50 note, to fight for the rights of women.

The final resting place of bushrangers Captain Moonlite and James Nesbitt has been heritage listed – not only for their notoriety as outlaws, but for their gay relationship.

It's been 30 years since Australian South Sea Islanders were recognised as a distinct group, but an exhibition to mark the occasion comes amid accusations of the modern-day slavery of Pacific Islander workers.

It started as a quick job to replace a rotting model boat at the entrance to the town of American River on Kangaroo Island, but it grew into a much bigger project: to build a full-size, operational replica of the sailing ship.

An island riddled with caves in the western Torres Strait provided sanctuary to pirates, shipwrecked sailors, and a post office.

The Federal Standard printing works is one of the few substantially intact provincial newspaper printeries remaining from the gold mining era.

From peeling wallpaper and a cellar left mouldy from floodwater, this couple has restored a circa-1881 Victorian mansion into a grand attraction with some modern-day living features.

Maritime archaeologists identify the earliest known shipwreck in the Swan River, a cargo barge wrecked in an 1882 storm, which provides a glimpse into life in 19th-century Perth. 

Col Anderson is training her horses to travel 76kms through dust and dirt to retrace the path of Australia's last horse drawn mail run.

A prominent historian is reviving questions about the final resting place of up to 1,000 South Sea Islander workers, fearing some remains could be located where a ward is set to be built at Mackay Base Hospital.

In the middle of the bush near the Victorian Mallee is the ghost town of Pella, which was founded as a German colony by Lutherans when the first Europeans arrived in the area. Surrounded by paddocks and scrubland, the town’s sandstone church houses a humongous 19th Century pipe organ, which provides the visitors a surreal experience of hearing cathedral music in the middle of nowhere.

It took four people months to draw Archie Moore's enormous family tree – but it'll all be erased soon.

For many tourists and locals alike, the dry stone walls of Kiama’s hinterland offer a link to the past but as time progresses landowners who inherited the walls are left wondering whether they will survive for future generations to admire. ABC Illawarra: Sarah Moss, ABC Western Plains: Catherine James, drone by Justin Huntsdale

The graves of Captain Moonlite and James Nesbitt are being considered for the state heritage register, not only for their notoriety as colonial-era criminals, but for their publicly acknowledged same-sex relationship.

After being closed for more than a year following storm damage, work has started to repair the historic 1852 jetty at Horseshoe Bay at Port Elliot.

Steeped in colonial history and modern-slavery controversy, Oceania House, is getting a new lease on life as a place of healing.

It's the site of some of Perth's grandest bureaucratic schemes and dreams but this island nature reserve on the edge of the city has defied plan after far-fetched development plan.

Two works by Aboriginal artist and advocate William Barak will go on display this week after being returned to Victoria 126 years after they were gifted to a Swiss family.

A pioneer who built cottages and subdivided land to create a South Australian riverside town has a plaque placed on his grave more than a century after his death.