How war led to an escape to the Mountains
Terrified by the prospect of a Japanese invasion, Sydneysiders fled inland to places like the Blue Mountains at the start of World War II.
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Sydney’s forgotten ‘Cocaine Queen’
A witness to one of Sydney’s oldest cold cases, madam May Smith, was later arrested by our first female detective. She was jailed and then disappeared from public records — and from memory.
Convict Artisans in Exile: Colony’s crafty criminals
A new exhibition shines a spotlight on the incredible, and usually unsung, talents of our convict artisans whose valuable skills helped forge a new society.
Game-changing find behind hotel room door
Travelling with family shouldn’t be as hard as hotels sometimes make it. This mum discovered one hotel where a world-first interconnecting room policy makes all the difference.
How Sydney sisters changed the Aussie film industry
Three Sydney sisters who had no training in film production made a silent film so well received in 1926, they turned a corner of Sydney’s inner west into our version of Hollywood.
Parton and Patterson create book and album collab
A blockbuster collaboration between country singer Dolly Parton and crime author James Patterson on a new book — and a 12-song album to go with it — has Hollywood going crazy.
‘They got away with it’: No justice in horrors of Fairbridge Farm
The “forgotten children” of Fairbridge Farm may have won a civil victory, but author David Hill is angry perpetrators of the years of sexual and physical abuse will never face justice.
Last man executed in NSW
John Kelly was sent to the gallows in 1939 for murder, a decision his father labelled as “class justice”, claiming his son would have lived if the murder victim wasn’t from a prominent family.
Why Sydney doctor opened up about Holocaust horrors
The son of Holocaust survivor Henry Bernard has revealed what motivated his dad to share his story after six decades, including a role he regretted until his death.
How Sydney model was acquitted of lover’s murder
It had sex and crime … little wonder 1950s Sydney was fascinated by the trial of model Shirley Beiger, accused of shooting dead her lover outside a popular Sydney nightclub.
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