On This Road – Australian travel stories
Short narrated stories about the people, places, and moments that live along Australia’s roads.
Created by Anthony Byrnes
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Just outside Derby, there’s an open block of ground and a single screen still standing.
It doesn’t look like much.
But this was once the town’s Picture Gardens — an open-air theatre where people gathered under the night sky.
On This Road (http://onthisroad.substack.com)— Travel stories from Australia
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12 May 2026
Kimberley — Broome — Edwin Streeter
The pearls gathered off the Kimberley coast didn’t stay here.Men like Edwin Streeter, a jeweller from London, helped carry them into global markets.
A brief story of how Broome became part of something much larger.
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11 May 2026
Kimberley — The Coast — Blackbirding
In the late 1800s, labour was brought into northern Australia from across the region — often under coercion or false promise.Known as blackbirding, it became part of the early pearling and pastoral industries.
This is a short look at what that meant, and the place it holds in the history of the Kimberley.
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On This Road (http://onthisroad.substack.com)— Travel stories from Australia
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