Horses in Australia are most closely connected to everyday life through competition and leisure. Outside of horseracing, key equestrian disciplines practised at local, state and national levels include dressage, showjumping and eventing, each (read more)
published August 11th, 2014
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The 10-day visit to Australia by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began when the family arrived in Sydney with HRH Prince George of Cambridge on 16 April 2014. (read more)
published August 8th, 2014
An Australian postage milestone was made in July 1914. French aviator Maurice Guillaux took off from Melbourne Agricultural Grounds on 16 July bound for Sydney, with a cargo of souvenir postcards, official letters and a small number of parcels. Guillaux’s load was light, as his Bleriot XI monoplane was only powered by a Gnôme rotary engine of around 50 horse power. The aviator was challenged by inclement weather as he winged his way north, (read more)
published August 1st, 2014
The first European sighting of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is thought to have been in 1609, by Englishman Captain William Keeling of the East India Company. Soon after, the two atolls that comprise the islands started to appear on maps. (read more)
published July 25th, 2014
A century ago, Australia’s stamp designs were “hot” political topics. Labor PostmasterGeneral, Charles Frazer developed the Kangaroo and Map design, but a few months later, his successor, the Liberal’s Agar Wynne, made plans to scrap it in favour of stamps featuring the monarch, King George V. (read more)
published July 17th, 2014
Christmas Island is a place of much natural beauty and scientific interest. This peak of a submarine mountain rises to a central plateau at about 360 metres above sea level. It is fringed by an almost continuous rocky cliff that rises to an average of 10–20 metres, broken in about a dozen places by shallow bays and small beaches. The Christmas Island National Park comprises 64 per cent of the island’s total area of 135 square kilometres. (read more)
published July 10th, 2014
Australia is the official host for the G20 Leaders Summit in 2014. The Summit will be held in Brisbane on 15 and 16 November at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. This will be the most significant meeting of world leaders that Australia has hosted. (read more)
published July 1st, 2014
Poet, journalist, editor and solicitor, Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson is arguably Australia’s master balladeer. The late 19th and early 20th centuries were the peak of this popular verse form in Australia, but Paterson’s renown and poetry has travelled very well across time. In 2014, we commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth, on 17 February 1864. (read more)
published June 29th, 2014
Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Mr Michael Zsolt said “We are pleased to be able to support Australian Red Cross with the release of this commemorative stamp issue in this centenary year.”
“We trust that the stamp will remind all Australians of the important humanitarian contribution of the organisation over the last 100 years,” Mr Zsolt said. (read more)
published June 13th, 2014
This stamp issue is the first in a five-year series that commemorates World War I, the first war in which Australians fought not as colonial soldiers but as Australians. Together the five issues will tell a chronological story of the war, with each issue relating to the centenary year in which it is released.
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published May 5th, 2014
The new range in the Special Occasions series provides a selection of stamps to mark both personal and public events. This range has particular appeal for planners of special events, for tourists and for those wanting to add a heartfelt touch to their correspondence or invitations. (read more)
published May 2nd, 2014