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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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Samantha Elley
- Aug 24, 2021
- 5 min
Spanish flu shows how history repeats
It's not the first time Aussies have had to mask up.
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Samantha Elley
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
He established Bushman's Bible and portraiture prize
What do Australia's most famous portrait prize, the now defunct Bulletin magazine and Hyde Park fountain in the heart of Sydney all have...
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Samantha Elley
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
Female 'vagabond' is teacher, undercover journo and marries at 72
Her articles on the health system in Victoria highlighted its shortcomings.
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Samantha Elley
- May 4, 2021
- 4 min
Nine-year-old completes 2500km trek alone
A 9 year old boy travels from the country to the city alone and stirs up a nation.
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Samantha Elley
- Feb 20, 2021
- 4 min
Dickens' son a station agent and bushranger catcher
His name alone carried the weight of British literature.
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Samantha Elley
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Young author brings 'Never Never' to the literary world
Jeannie Taylor stood at only 5 foot (153cm) as an adult, but her strength, energy and determination were her greatest legacies.
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