The ‘world’s fastest man on water”, Ken Warby (83), died this month four decades after establishing his record-breaking speed of
Arthur William Sutton was an important part of Five Dock history. He was a successful businessman and, in 1871, was
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As we farewell the Year of the Tiger, millions of people around the world are preparing to celebrate the Year
Gale Street, Mortlake Gale Street is a busy thoroughfare between Tennyson Road and the junction of Mortlake Street and Brays
Wax Match Holders A match holder, a vesta case, or simply a “vesta” is a small box made to house wax,
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Parramatta Female Factory original building
All female convicts who arrived in New South Wales in the 1820s and '30s without a husband or job faced
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his wife
Doyle's adventures in the Antipodes Arthur Conan Doyle had trained and practised as a doctor until the success of his
Ice Making Machine
Before Scottish expatriate James Harrison, then a member of the Victoria Legislative Council and owner of the Geelong Advertiser newspaper,
Residence of Eugene Nicolle, Burwood, c1870-78
After the 1848 revolution, Eugène Dominique Nicolle (1823 - 1909) came to Australia to pursue his career as an engineer.
Tobacco Cutter A tobacco or plug cutter was a tabletop machine that resembled a small paper cutter, where a metal
The Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) was formed in 1903 by amalgamating the nursing services of the colonial-era militaries. It
Bungaree, or Boongaree (1775 – 24 November 1830), was an Aboriginal Australian from the Kuringgai people of the Broken Bay
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