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By: Annie Hamilton
The tiny face of the boy in the rowing boat was screwed up in timidity and fear. Continue reading “The Story of Australia’s First Saint, Mary MacKillop, Children and The Poor”
By: Graham McDonald
“Holden is no more: General Motors announces the 164-year-old Aussie auto brand will be axed by the end of the year.” – Business Insider Australia 17 February 2020 Continue reading “The History of Holden – Henry James Holden”
By: Graham McDonald
The Queensland Kanaka Mission had received a request for help from a place where cannibalism is very much alive. Who would be willing to go and maybe risk their life to help tell the cannibals about the love of God? Continue reading “Cannibals, Kanakas & Florence Young”
By: Vickie Janson
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 with the breaking of new ground. Continue reading “Jindi Cheese – World’s Best Cheese and It’s Aussie Christian Heritage”
By: Graham McDonald
The 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 in all he attempted was to be faithful to God through his stewardship. Continue reading “Do You Know the Coca-Cola Story and the Christian Connection?”
By: Annie Hamilton
Main image: Australian bush poet A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson. Inset: Light Horseman Private Richard Harwell Bryant on his waler, the kind of horse broken in and trained by Banjo Paterson. Bryant died aged only 38 while serving in Beirut, Syria, 1918. Photo: Australian War Memorial. All photos: Public Domain
Those tough Aussie horses, broken in and trained for the exact task before them, struggled in the soft, burning Middle Eastern sand, their fetlocks sinking deep in the desert hills. Continue reading “Banjo Paterson’s Forgotten ANZAC Role: One of the Least-Known Parts of His Life”
By: Graham McDonald
The catch cry of Canon David Garland was “nothing is too good for our soldier boys”. It epitomises the heart of a man dedicated to the soldiers he served.
Continue reading “The Architect of Anzac Day”
By: Graham McDonald
Throughout the history of mankind, the natural progression of life has been a birth ultimately followed by death at some point in time, except for a few notable exceptions that are recorded in the Holy Scriptures.
Continue reading “The Origins of National Children’s Week”
By: Karen Schneider
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 business and Sarah’s bookshop, bankrupt. Unable to continue.
Continue reading “The Sydney Morning Herald – Our History and the Christian Connection”
By: Graham McDonald
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 lead-plated coffin was discovered at the back of a train station in London.
Continue reading “The Man Who Named Australia – Matthew Flinders”
