How Hyde Park replaced Aboriginal ceremonial ground
When Sydney’s Hyde Park began life as a racecourse, its role in a significant Aboriginal tradition was lost.
Today In History
How First Fleet’s forgotten men helped shape a nation
From the carnage of Gallipoli to the Test cricket arena, the descendants of 10 African First Fleeters have played pivotal, but often overlooked, roles in our history.
When ice used to be a rare, expensive commodity
Once a luxury only the rich could afford, blocks of ice used to be shipped to Australia from America — until we discovered a way to manufacture it on our own. Plus more NSW history.
Sordid truth behind Blue Mountains’ teen ghost
Said to appear to travellers on the road to Lithgow, Caroline Collits knew little but neglect and abuse in her tragically short life. Here’s the story behind her haunting.
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Mystery of Marrickville mansion’s burial vaults
A reclusive order of nuns were part of decades-old rumours about a body buried in the grounds of the grand Inner West mansion called The Warren.
Nun and surgeon’s love story leads to wine dynasty
The love story of a surgeon from Florence and an Irish nun/nurse can be traced from Macquarie St in Sydney to the vineyards of Windsor in the late 1800s.
Man dies of broken heart after losing brothel madam fiancee
The legend behind the grief-stricken ghost of Harrington St, who had a hotel bar named after him, is a bittersweet romance involving a merchant seafarer and a brothel madam.
Perfect shot ended ‘Boy’ bushranger’s bold career
He was the scourge of the roads west of Sydney, until one day felon Jack Donohoe’s luck ran out in bushland near what is today the suburb of Raby.
Rum rise and rapid fall of a Darlinghurst empire
Richard ‘China’ Jones went from one of colonial Sydney’s wealthiest men to bankrupt but still made his mark on one of Sydney’s most colourful ‘hoods.
‘Animal heroes’ who served alongside Aussie soldiers in wartime
On Remembrance Day we honour the people who served by wearing a red poppy, but many also commemorate the animals who were wounded or died in action by wearing a purple poppy.
Paddington’s first picture show no picnic for patrons
In 1910 watching a movie under the stars was a considerably less comfortable prospect than it can be today. But that didn’t stop it from being a popular pastime. OUR HISTORY: FIND OUT MORE
Frugal life and lonely death of Australia’s first millionaire
Australia’s first millionaire was born at Cowpastures, now Narellan and Camden, in 1819, the son of a farmer and a convict. James Tyson saw the benefit in working over playing and living a frugal lifestyle despite his growing wealth. MORE: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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