Michael Murphy
The Australian 'bush' and national identity
From the nineteenth century Australian writers and artists looked towards the Australian bush to help create a national identity.
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Michael J Murphy
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Michael Murphy
Jun 95 min read
Compulsory voting in Australia
Compulsory voting divides opinion; does it promote, or restrict an individuals rights? It has proven successful in Australia.
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Michael Murphy
Mar 36 min read
Anzac Day: A Commemoration
Anzac Day is commemorative day that is attended in ever-increasing numbers.
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Georgia Murphy
Jan 48 min read
Exile and Punishment: A Brief History of the Moreton Bay Penal Colony
Moreton Bay penal colony (1824-1939) was designed to alienate and punish convicts.
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Michael Murphy
Dec 17, 20235 min read
Executed for the most heinous of crimes: Myall Creek Murderers hanged 18 December, 1838.
(Warning this blog may contain names and voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders). On 18 December 1838, seven men were...
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Michael Murphy
Dec 2, 20235 min read
Eureka Stockade: beginning of Australian democracy, or localised riot?
At dawn on 3 December 1854 government soldiers stormed a barricade erected at Ballarat by miners of the Victorian goldfields. In a very...
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Michael Murphy
Nov 19, 20237 min read
A Living Hell: Surgeon Superintendents Changed Convict Transportation to Australia.
The decision by the British Government in 1786 to establish a convict settlement in New South Wales initiated a series of voyages that...
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Michael Murphy
Nov 12, 20239 min read
The Second World War and Australian National Identity
Australia’s memory of World War II has played a large role in the nations sense of identity. After 3 September 1939, Australia was once...
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Michael Murphy
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Remembrance Day, 2023
Remembrance Day has its own unique place on the calendar. It is a time to quietly pay tribute to those who have died or suffered serving...
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Michael Murphy
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Welcome to my blog
Welcome to my new blog that will focus on Australian history and world events that are directly linked to it. I hope it will be a...
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