As many remaining documents from early colonisation in Australia were created by colonial officers, explorers and politicians, the project stresses that the term 'documents' is broadly defined.

Analysis of dried plant remains from a 19th-century Australian colonial institution reveals the consumption of various foods not listed in official records, suggesting secretive snacking by residents.

In fact, it obscures another important strand of New Zealand's early development ... New Zealand from the convict "taint" of Australia's penal colonies. There is further confusion over the ...