Part VI

The Part of Tens

“That’s the last we’ll see of that silly invention.”

In this part . . .

Okay, this is the part of the book that you keep on hand in case you ever want to impress people with some quirky piece of knowledge about what has been invented in Australia or by Australians that has gone on to take off in the world. It’s also the part of the book you cut to if you want a quick idea about what the real ‘game-changing’ moments or events in Australian history were — the sorts of things after which nothing is ever quite the same again.

So this part has both amazing little facts and big events in it. Keep it handy.