The ‘It Girl’ who changed racing fashion forever
A former model with indelible links to the Melbourne Cup turns 75 this week
Today In History
Forty souls lost in our worst Harbour sinking
Ninety years ago today, tragedy came to Sydney Harbour when the Greycliffe ferry was sliced in two
Cricket star went into bat for rugby league rebels
Victor Trumper is mainly remembered as a cricketer but he played a crucial role in the founding of the first rugby league competition in Australia
‘Nudie mag’ survivor is last king of porn
WITH both Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner and Penthouse founder Bob Guccione no longer with us, Larry Flynt is the last of his kind.
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Last waltz created a global music phenomenon
Look through the records for sale at any Salvos store and you are guaranteed to find at least one James Last album. In the 1970s it was a rare home in the Western world that didn’t have at least one of the late musical superstar’s records.
Pushing through the pain barrier tests sports’ finest
When a player gets a bad knock on the sporting field sometimes it can take them on to greater sporting glory.
Little black dress pushed Hurley into the limelight
Not many people who can say their career was launched by a garment. But Liz Hurley, who turns 50 today, can credit much of her success to a slinky gown held together with safety pins.
Guitar pioneer changed course of modern music
Some rock guitar heroes prefer Fenders while others are dedicated Les Paul fans. The latter owe a debt to a virtuosic guitarist with the mind of a tinkerer.
Tennis champion Roche’s passion for rugby league Tennis champion Roche’s passion for rugby league
Although “earning more money than the prime minister” by his mid-20s, left-handed tennis star Tony Roche’s secret ambition was to win fame as a rugby league great.
When power is secured at the point of a sword
Former PM Julia Gillard has accused Kevin Rudd of physical intimidation when he was leader, one of the latest instances in one of politic’s more colourful chapters
Little Ships the Dynamo of Dunkirk’s evacuation
Seventy-five years ago this week the British Expeditionary forces were engaged in a desperate evacuation from France
Activist star a rare survivor of Hollywood’s black ban
Actor John Randolph, banned from television for a decade as a Communist sympathiser, was born a century ago today.
Chinese helped kick off our passion for beautiful game
While Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea will be feted in luxury on their Australian visit, five star hotels are a far cry from the demands placed on the first soccer teams to play here
How Bridgebuster Barnes blew holes in enemy plans
On May 29, 1943, a top- secret cable came through for Allied engineer Tom Barnes, serving deep behind enemy lines in Greece.
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