Gulf of Carpentaria

after her arrival there on the 13th. She departed in ballast on the 26th and proceeded to load wool in Newcastle and Sydney. Destined for London via Adelaide and Port Augusta, Archibald and Gulf of Carpenta-ria departed Sydney at 6 a.m. on the 13th of September. On the morning of the 15th, Gulf of Carpentaria steamed eastwards through the rock-strewn and partially charted waters of Bass

He served as second mate aboard Inchgreen and aboard the steamship Gulf of Suez between 1881 and 1882. He returned to the Inchgreen as first mate between 1882 and 1884, before signing on with Gulf of Carpentaria. The Gulf vessels belonged to the Greenock Steamship Company, a relatively successful undertaking which Archibald had shares in. More cru-cial than that, however, was the fact that he

Many long sandstone ranges make up most of the interior of the region, falling to low plains which border the coastal areas. As with many other regions across Northern Australia the ecological health of the Gulf is now under threat by poorly managed cattle grazing, a change in fire management and the impact of weeds and feral animals. Pungalina is a lucky exception to these unfortunate events. Perched on a sandstone plateau and heavily dissected by gorges and rivers, Pungalina protects a collection

Flinders proceeded to Sydney, arriving 9 May 1802. Having hastily prepared the ship, Flinders set sail again on 22 July, heading north and surveying the coast of Queensland. From there he passed through the Torres Strait, and explored the Gulf of Carpentaria. During this time, the ship was discovered to be badly leaking, and despite careening, they were unable to affect the necessary repairs. Reluctantly, Flinders returned to Sydney, though via the western coast, completing the

Introduction/Background Information Burke and Wills both came from very different backgrounds, but despite this, they both found themselves in Australia attempting to explore the continent from South to North. Robert O’Hara Burke was born in Count Galway, Ireland, in 1821, he was the second of three sons of James and Anne Burke. After leaving school he decided to migrate to Australia and in 1853 he entered the Victorian Police force. Then in 1860 he was appointed the commanding officer of the exploration

Aboriginals - The Europeans originally thought that they had found a land that know else had laid claim to but they were so wrong. Before the British landed in what’s now known as northern Sydney the aboriginals had been inhabiting those lands for thousands of years before this time. The aboriginal were a race that produced for themselves for the land and they were peaceful, they had established trade between the tribes. Their resources were so abundant that they never had to move far from their

Here comes your beautiful Queensland Nothing can beat a beautiful continent with amazing places inside it. Queensland in Australia is home to spectacular nature and wonderful people that will make you say to yourself “I will definitely come back for more!” This state is a sure hit as this is home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World: “The Great Barrier Reef.” Now, let us look beyond what the eyes can see and delve into what heart can feel when you visit this amazing place! 1. Queensland

Imagine you are a dolphin swimming happily in the ocean with the other dolphins. Suddenly, you hear something terrible, and that makes you feel extremely uncomfortable. You swim towards somewhere “safe” to get away from that terrible sound. However, when you get in, you realize it is a trap! You have been caught! You might be sent to an aquarium or killed to be made into sushi. This unfortunate fate is not a dream, but it is a sad reality for hundreds of thousands of innocent dolphins. They

Introduction Aquaculture is a major industry world-wide but is becoming fast growing in Australia (Moffatt, B. 2008). Aquaculture is defined as the business of farming aquatic animals and plants, under varying degrees of controlled conditions, both in marine and freshwater environments (Daf, 2017). Aquaculture has the potential, through harvesting and farming species, to support the growing demand for seafood (Daf, 2017). Aquaculture produces fish for food, sport, bait and ornamental, as well as

winning architect, designed the Marika-Alderton House for Aboriginal leader Banduk Marika and her husband. The Marika-Alderton House sits in North Australia in Yirrkala, an indigenous community in Arnhem Land on a landscape facing a beach on the gulf of Carpentaria. The house links back to Aboriginal huts while focusing on the extremities of the weather in the surrounding environment. The house was seen as a link between Aboriginal and White Australia, ‘bridging cultures’ with architecture that was uniquely