Cartoonist captures Australian idiom
Two cartoon characters bring the Australian way of life to the fore.
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Samantha Elley
- Jul 4
- 3 min
His last ride was a memorable one
Australia's most successful jockey met his match at Caulfield.
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Samantha Elley
- May 23
- 2 min
They became Empire scapegoats
His fellow officers were executed to hide a 'no prisoners' policy.
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Samantha Elley
- May 2
- 2 min
Memorial for a little hero
Heroes can come in all shapes and sizes.
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Samantha Elley
- Apr 25
- 2 min
He survived both world wars with a Victoria Cross
In honour of Anzac Day, we remember Albert Chalmers Borella, Victoria Cross recipient. Born in Victoria in 1881, he was working in the...
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Goldfields artist forgotten for three decades
His sketches and lithographs made him famous in his time.
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Samantha Elley
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Sad ending for missing children from Daylesford
A day of chasing wild goats ends in tragedy.
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Samantha Elley
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Christmas Day passing after losing wife
He made Christmas lunch memorable for his friends.
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Samantha Elley
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Ominous messages from lost trawler
Despite his misgivings, Harold Dannevig boarded the fateful Endeavour.
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Samantha Elley
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
A man of many disguises
A boxer and rower who had a penchant for catching crooks
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Samantha Elley
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
"You are a pest and must be suppressed"
Boxer with gang connections.
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Samantha Elley
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
Murder most foul committed over choice of radio shows
Horror stories on the radio soon led to their own horror story in real life.
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Samantha Elley
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
The catastrophic fate of the Burns boys
Two young boys face a fate worse than death.
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Samantha Elley
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
Humming led her to the world stage
Australia's first international opera star.
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Her expertise was in sheep
Eliza was well respected in Australia's burgeoning sheep industry.
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Samantha Elley
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
A woman's influence at the Eureka Stockade
Her sewing skills helped rally the defiant on the goldfields.
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Samantha Elley
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Australia's own Willy Wonka gave us chewing gum and fairy floss
He also is responsible for Freddo Frogs and Cherry Ripes.
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Samantha Elley
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
He showed love and care to those society forgot
He provided free medical assistance to those who couldn't afford it.
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Samantha Elley
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
Lindrum's billiards performances were a show
He stood on a crate when first playing billiards before becoming world champion.
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Samantha Elley
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Teenager feeds and hides Jews from Nazis
A friendship that became deadly but righteous.
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