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Pages in category "Explorers of Australia" The following 157 pages are in this category, out of 157 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
During the first years of World War II, Australia's military strategy was closely aligned with that of the United Kingdom. In line with this, most Australian military units deployed overseas in 1940 and 1941 were sent to the Mediterranean and Middle East where they formed a key part of the Commonwealth forces in the area. The three AIF infantry ...
Biographical articles on explorers of Australian nationality belong in category Category:Australian explorers. This category may contain, for example, articles on expeditions, explorers' journals and books, ships used in exploration, monuments to explorers, overview articles, etc.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
The history of Australia from 1901 to 1945 begins with the federation of the six colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia. The young nation joined Britain in the First World War, suffered through the Great Depression in Australia as part of the global Great Depression and again joined Britain in the Second World War against Nazi Germany in 1939.
In 1928, the Royal Australian Air Force started photographing Australian land features from aircraft, [41] and in 1929, the Australian Survey Corps had aerial photos of coastal areas north of Sydney. Urbanized areas were generally first photographed from aircraft during World War II, and the Air Force produced imagery of 1.25 million square ...
Pages in category "Australian military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 236 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The most significant exploration of Australia in the 17th century was by the Dutch. The Dutch East India Company ( Dutch : Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie , "VOC", "United East India Company") was set up in 1602 and traded extensively with the islands which now form parts of Indonesia , and hence were very close to Australia already.