Tales from the Grave

Australia's first international opera star.

Eliza was well respected in Australia's burgeoning sheep industry.

Her sewing skills helped rally the defiant on the goldfields.

He also is responsible for Freddo Frogs and Cherry Ripes.

He provided free medical assistance to those who couldn't afford it.

He stood on a crate when first playing billiards before becoming world champion.

A friendship that became deadly but righteous.

It's not the first time Aussies have had to mask up.

What do Australia's most famous portrait prize, the now defunct Bulletin magazine and Hyde Park fountain in the heart of Sydney all have...

Her articles on the health system in Victoria highlighted its shortcomings.

A 9 year old boy travels from the country to the city alone and stirs up a nation.

His name alone carried the weight of British literature.

Jeannie Taylor stood at only 5 foot (153cm) as an adult, but her strength, energy and determination were her greatest legacies.

He was only 5 years old when his French soldier father was killed during the Great War. Not too long after that his mother died.

Was it a myth or was he a real man? Who truly was the ' stripling on a small and weedy beast'? Was Jack Riley really the Man From Snow River

He was country bred from humble beginnings, but became a hero through the Great War.

It's a brave woman who, at the age of 20 years old, steps on a ship to travel to the other side of the world, knowing she is leaving behind