This week, we discuss the role Australians played in the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. We also discuss the Sunshine rail disaster, Andrew Fisher becoming prime minister, the choice of Canberra over Dalgety for the national capital, and much more!

This is the podcast's 100th episode, thank you all so much for listening to 100 episodes of australian history, and here's to atleast 100 more!

G. Sherington's PhD Thesis on Dalgety and Canberra: https://web.archive.org/web/20200620152620/https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:42439/SOURCE01?view=true

This week, we discuss perhaps one of the most significant legal cases in Australia's history, the Harvester case. Its legacy, that of a fair and reasonable wage for all Australians, is one that is still felt to this day. In addition, we also talk about multiple changes in government, the arrival of Rugby League in Australia, and the establishment of the International Workers of the World (the Wobblies) as well!

This week, we witness the rise of the anti-socialist movement across 1905 and 1906. This movement affects much of Australia's political history across the next century, so this episode is key to understanding what comes next. In addition, we also discuss the deportation of Pacific Islanders from Queensland, and some more political moments!

This week, we've got an episode for all you political history lovers out there. From two changes of Prime Minister in one year, the one of the only times this ever happens, to a premier change in every state besides Queensland and South Australia, 1904 is packed with political shifts and changes.

This week, we discuss the end of the 2nd Boer War and the 1903 Federal Election. We also talk about political changes in multiple states, the Federation Drought, the post office's ban on a lottery business, and the 1903 Victorian Railway strike. 

This week, we witness Australia as a federated Commonwealth for the first time. We discuss the first Federal election and reckon with the reality of the White Australia policy. We also discuss Australia's continuing role in the 2nd Boer War, and significant political instability in Western Australia. 

This week, we examine the final step towards Federation, the event known as the Hopetoun Blunder, and see how WA finally joins in with the rest of the colonies. We also discuss Australia's involvement in the 2nd Boer War and the Boxer Rebellion. Finally, I give a retrospective on 1800s Australia, as an ode and reflection on what has come throughout the podcast. 

This week, we examine the second round of referendums for Federation, and see whether the Australian colonies finally vote to federate. On top of this, we take a look at the Australians who volunteers in the Second Boer War, and what they did, as well as 7 premier changes in a packed episode!

This episode, we overview the first attempt at finalising Federation, the 1898 referendums!

This week, we look over the Federal Convention of 1897, and see what delegates are elected from each colony and what key issues they believe will affect Australia's Federation as we gear up for the referendums of 1898 and 1899.