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.
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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.
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Channel hero no match for power of Niagara
The violently swirling waters below Niagara Falls tempted Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, to try his luck in 1883. Unfortunately his skill was not enough
New wave astronauts ‘carry torch’ for moon landers
A Russian, American and Italian have blasted off into space on the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, in a fitting tribute to the Apollo 11 crew.
Everest garbage would shock conqueror Hillary
The intrepid was not prepared for the worldwide excitement when he and Tenzing Norgay made it to the summit of Mount Everest
Crash mystery a shadow over JFK’s lunar legacy
As the world prepared to celebrate one of the greatest visions of his brother’s presidency, US senator Ted Kennedy was embroiled in a tragic controversy
65 hours trapped as wife dies next to him
“I can hear you!” Those four words turned a nation’s collective mourning into hope and joy as ski instructor Stuart Diver was found buried deep in the rubble of the Thredbo landslide that had taken the lives of 18 people, including his wife.
Strike saved locals as fragile city crumbled
Pokie players at the Newcastle Workers Club suddenly saw their world go dark on December 28, 1989 as the building collapsed during a devastating earthquake
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
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