Gallipoli to D-Day: Aussie’s epic war story
George Dixon went ashore with the original Anzacs at Gallipoli, aged just 15 – and was shot. Three decades later he was fighting again, at history’s other most famous wartime landing.
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Love story behind escape tragedy
An Australian murdered in the infamous wartime Great Escape died after swapping places with another man. And his story is still unfolding, 80 years on.
Inside astonishing Darwin bombing story
Extraordinary footage captured on a smuggled camera tells a new story of the bombing of Darwin 81 years later.
Holocaust survivor’s greatest life lessons
To celebrate his 100th birthday, Melbourne Holocaust survivor Phillip Maisel has revealed his 11 pearls of wisdom.
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Lunchtime jewel heist which rocked Sydney’s CBD
In what was considered the biggest jewellery heist of the first half of the 20th century, in 1947 a thief managed to steal jewels worth about $600k today. But his glory was short-lived.
Guyra Ghost of 1921 still remains a mystery
As Sherlock Holmes and spiritualism became popular, a ghostly case in the NSW town of Guyra led to hysteria spreading throughout Australia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Opening of Sydney Arcade changes retail history
This city was a long way behind Melbourne when it came to embracing the joys of retail therapy where shoppers could find everything they wanted under one roof.
Model of a modern garden suburb
They are now some of our most sought-after addresses across Sydney thanks to planners’ forward thinking in designing these garden suburbs.
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