Samantha ElleyDec 6, 20213 minA woman's influence at the Eureka Stockade Her sewing skills helped rally the defiant on the goldfields.
Samantha ElleyNov 29, 20213 minAustralia's own Willy Wonka gave us chewing gum and fairy floss He also is responsible for Freddo Frogs and Cherry Ripes.
Samantha ElleyNov 22, 20213 minSailors friend has plinth erected in her memoryShe looked after the many sailors that made their way to The Basin in Pittwater.
Samantha ElleyNov 15, 20213 minFrom Imperialist butterfly to democratic grubBella Guerin worked hard to promote the rights of women and pushed them into public life.
Samantha ElleyNov 8, 20212 minHe showed love and care to those society forgotHe provided free medical assistance to those who couldn't afford it.
Samantha ElleyNov 1, 20213 minPioneers turn wilderness into paradiseWhen their dreams of a new life were dashed, the young Italian couple made new plans.
Samantha ElleyOct 24, 20213 minLindrum's billiards performances were a showHe stood on a crate when first playing billiards before becoming world champion.
Samantha ElleyOct 18, 20213 minAin't no mountain high enough!A uniquely spirited woman who loved mountaineering.
Samantha ElleyOct 11, 20213 minFirst Italian to step foot on present day MackayHis name has disappeared from the gravestone, but his legacy is large.
Samantha ElleyOct 5, 20212 minDiscovering where our fallen are buriedNew technology may help the descendants of Private Inglis find where he is buried in Belgium.
Samantha ElleySep 28, 20213 minTasmania's most hated public servantSolomon Blay had a very distinct achievement in the early days of settlement in Tasmania, as the state's longest working hangman.
Samantha ElleySep 21, 20213 minNo compensation for Australia's first police womanAustralia's first police woman had to pick up her skirts and run for her life from a cocaine-runner.
Samantha ElleySep 14, 20212 minTeenager feeds and hides Jews from NazisA friendship that became deadly but righteous.
Samantha ElleySep 7, 20213 minThe mystery of Sophia Stewart, the 'Locked-up Lady'A forgotten asylum patient, a newspaper article from the 1980s, and a callout on a Facebook page adds up to an intriguing mystery.
Samantha ElleyAug 31, 20213 minVine-dresser gets raw end of the iron spadeA dispute between neighbours turns tragic after a night of drinking and Johann Georg Reitz is the victim.
Samantha ElleyAug 24, 20215 minSpanish flu shows how history repeatsIt's not the first time Aussies have had to mask up.
Samantha ElleyAug 17, 20213 minPoem sparks Poppy Remembrance ProjectA poignant poem from a grieving mother in 1923, sparked the fulfillment of a request nearly 100 years later.
Samantha ElleyAug 10, 20213 minAboriginal woman claims and receives her own landTo be assigned to his 16-year-old Aboriginal wife, is definitely one for the books.
Samantha ElleyAug 3, 20212 minA family secret for a Prime MinisterEvery family has its secrets, but the Hughes family, Australian royalty in the early 1900s, had one with permanent consequences.
Samantha ElleyJul 27, 20213 minBridget Partridge: The Flighty NunIt was a time where patriarchy ruled and sectarianism between the Catholic and Protestant churches was rife