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Coffin Bay was named by British naval explorer Lieutenant Matthew Flinders after Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, the Resident Commissioner of Sheerness Naval Dockyards in England, where Flinder’s survey ship, HMS Investigator, was fitted out. The bay was identified in 1802 by Flinders and his crew on board the Investigator during the first ever circumnavigation of Australia by ship. Originally named Read more...
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Dirk Hartog Island, off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast, can be reached by vehicle-carrying barge, boat or small plane. The privately-operated landing barge operates daily on-demand for transporting one four-wheel-drive vehicle and trailer at a time from Shelter Bay, Steep Point. Pre-booking the barge in advance is advisable as the island has a limit of 20 vehicles at any one time. Read more...
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The memorial plaque for the workers killed in the West Gate Bridge collapse is mounted on one of the bridge’s supporting pedestals at the accident site, where Hyde Street runs under the bridge in Spotwood, Melbourne. During construction on 15 October 1970, a 112-metre steel box-girder span gave way and fell into the mud and water of the Yarra River. Read more...
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The Camfield pub is located next to Optus Stadium in the Perth suburb of Burswood. Claiming to be Australia’s largest pub, The Camfield has five bars, 175 beer taps, an onsite microbrewery, and a large beer garden. Burswood railway station is the closest station on non-event days, and on game or event days, Perth Stadium station is open for both Read more...
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Australian Olympic snowboarder Alex Pullin died, aged 32, on 8th July 2020 while diving on an artificial reef at Palm Beach in Gold Coast, Queensland. He was pulled unresponsive from the sea and attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. The cause of death was drowning. Read more...
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