Michael Murphy
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 J Murphy
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Michael Murphy
- Nov 19
- 7 min
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
- 9 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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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