Devoted model inspired Matisse’s final artwork
Lydia Delectorskaya fled revolution and became an indispensable assistant to one of the world’s most famous artists.
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History’s most unusual Christmas presents
From a barbed wire harp to an elephant, these are some of the gifts you won’t find under the tree this week.
Ancient history behind Sydney’s ‘epic’ Coliseum theatre
Sydney has a brand new entertainment venue at Rooty Hill. But as new as it is, the Sydney Coliseum owes some of the inspiration for its name to Rome’s legendary Colosseum.
Rebel cricketer told officer to ‘Get stuffed’
As dashing in uniform as he was on the cricket pitch Keith Miller was never one to bow to authority
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Haunting mystery of Luna Park inferno
It is the unsolved mystery that has haunted Sydney for 40 years — a father and his two sons, together with four school mates, perished after a fire broke out inside the popular Ghost Train ride at Sydney’s Luna Park on the night of June 9, 1979.
Teen star kept singing when Long Tan erupted
She had packed three dresses and a few pairs of nylon stockings. But it wasn’t until she arrived in Vietnam in August 1966 that Patricia “Little Pattie” Thompson realised it was going to be too hot to wear nylons
Sky no limit in Oscar Garden’s trek
Oscar Garden was a complex man but he created aviation history with a great solo flight from England to Australia. His daughter Mary Garden reveals the story of his great adventure and the difficulties of family life with him
Living Treasure Geoffrey Blainey turns his formidable mind to a memoir of his early life
Geoffrey Blainey grew up in country Australia and his love for this land and its people is stronger than ever as he approaches his 90th birthday. His memoir Before I Forget is a window into the early years of a remarkable life
Rise and rise of a monster
Few realised it at the time but the 1930 German election put the world on course for another devastating conflict
Gangs ruled streets with just their ‘shaving gear’
A crime wave in Sydney in the 1920s led to an outbreak of violence using cut throat razors
Race to conquer skies took decades to win
When Harry Houdini escaped the bonds of gravity at Diggers Rest in Victoria in 1910 he claimed to have been the first to fly an aeroplane in Australia, but in fact somebody had beaten him to it
Bush poet’s execution a sacrifice for peace
Lt Harry Morant and Lt Handcock went to their death as a peace gesture between the British and the Boers
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