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CHARLESTON – State Department of Arts, Culture and History Cabinet Secretary Randall Reid-Smith used one of the private foundations that funds West Virginia P

CHARLESTON — State Department of Arts, Culture and History Cabinet Secretary Randall Reid-Smith used one of the private foundations that funds West Virginia

Wood engraving testament to the importance of Maitland to the Colony during the latter half of the 19th...

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Advertisement A brutal period in Victoria’s history is set to be retold as part of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission, the state government’s truth-telling inquiry into the wrongs committed against Aboriginal people after white settlement. One of the most difficult of these truths to confront will be the wave of slaughter unleashed in the mid-1800s, when Indigenous people were massacred by white pastoralists and explorers across the state’s frontiers. Robert Lowe wants to tell his ...

Top 10 Vicious 19th-Century Australian Slaughters Australia is generally known for the Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Opera House, and the diverse species of the outback. However, the continent’s encapsulating history is as dark as it is captivating. Australia’s story is one of blood and violence. With its famous past as a penal colony, the Australia of old was not for the faint of heart. Bushrangers and con men alike ravaged the continent, committing unspeakable acts. The following list ex...