Recently we received an almost complete set of the magazine “Inside History”.
Unfortunately, eight of the issues were missing – Issues Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 18 and 34.
If any of our readers have one of these they no longer want, we would be most happy to accept the donation.
Peter Whittaker was born in 1868 in Altrincham, Wilmslow, England. He arrived in Brisbane in March 1891, where he joined the Royal Australian Artillery the following year. In 1904 he resigned with the rank of Corporal. He married Blanche Bushell in 1898. They had four children – two sons, Eugene and Norman, and two daughters,…
Yaralla House residents were invited by the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet to a meet and greet with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt on Tuesday 16th October 2018. The Duke and Duchess were visiting Sydney to open and celebrate the Invictus Games. The Invictus Games is an…
Have you ever looked closely at the different notes in your wallet, or do you just glance superficially, interested only in the denomination? You all know and recognise the persons depicted on each note, but have you ever looked more closely at the rest of the decorations surrounding the portrait? I must confess that I…
The hospital began life as an asylum for destitute children In 1920 the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, was visiting Australia. On his itinerary was a hospital in Randwick that had once housed destitute children but had recently been converted to a military hospital. Photo shows the Prince of Wales, later King Edward …
The story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong’s First Step For more than 60 years, Australia has played a vital role in space tracking owing to its geographic location and its technical know-how. A high point was reached at 12.56 pm (AEST) on 21 July 1969 when the Apollo tracking station at…
February 5, 1991 – 1 and 2 cent pieces came off the production line for the final time at the Royal Australian MintFebruary 3, 1954 – Queen Elizabeth arrived in Australia and became the first reigning monarch to visit the country.February 4, 1965 – Don Lane made his debut as host of the Tonight Show….
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