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Australia

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Australia. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Australia's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture…

Aboriginal Australia

History and culture of Australia's indigenous peoples by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Djakapurra Munyarryun plays the didgeridoo in the "Sea of Hands" display in Sydney in 1998. The display was in…

Australia: Prime Ministers

Prime Ministers Edmund Barton (1901–1903) Alfred Deakin (1903–1904, 1905–1908, 1909–1910) John Christian Watson (1904) George Huston Reid (1904–1905) Andrew Fisher (1908–1909, 1910–1913, 1914–…

The Devil's Dictionary: Australia

by Ambrose Bierce AUCTIONEERAVERNUSAUSTRALIA -n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and commercial development has been unspeakably retarded by an unfortunate dispute among…

Australia 4, Russia 1

at Brisbane, Australia (Sept. 24-26) Day One— Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Marat Safin (RUS) 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Wayne Arthurs (AUS) def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-0.…

Australia 5, Brazil 0

at Brisbane, Australia (July 14-16) Day One— Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Fernando Meligeni (BRA) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Day Two— Sandon…

Australia 4, Sweden 1

at Sydney, Australia (Sept. 21-23) Day One—Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. Patrick Rafter (AUS) 3-6, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5…

France 3, Australia 2

France 3, Australia 2 at Melbourne, Australia (Nov. 30–Dec. 2) Day One—Nicolas Escude (FRA) def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. Sebastian Grosjean (FRA) 6…

Australia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Australia Australia ôstrālˈyə , smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the…

Famous Trains: Asia and Australia

by Mike Rozett Orient Express 1883 In 1883, the Orient Express began service from Paris to Istanbul, crossing six countries with the cooperation of ten different railroads. The train…