The world was introduced to Strictly Ballroom, Sylvania Waters became a cultural phenomenon, and Charles and Diana split in what the Queen described as her “annus horribilis”. How well do you remember the highs and lows of 1992?
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Today marks 60 years since 250,000 people flocked to get a glimpse of the Fab Four as Beatlemania took hold of Melbourne. Now fans can relive the hysteria with these previously unseen pictures.
Before Ned Kelly, the bushranger who most struck fear into the hearts of Australia’s lawmen was Dan Morgan.
From Collingwood winning its 14th premiership to Paul Keating’s recession we “had to have” and Step Reebok fitness classes, how well do you remember these highs and lows of 1990?
Redmond Barry sent Ned Kelly to the gallows, but he never would have sat in judgment if not for some poor judgment of his own.
When George Augustus Robinson was employed as the official protector of Tasmania’s Aboriginal people, he vowed to “do good”. Instead, Robinson committed a macabre act of betrayal.
Trainee pilot Len Fuller pulled off a one-in-a-million mid-air miracle when his plane collided with another plane mid-flight.
It seemed like science fiction at the time, but in the late 1800s one scientist and his team ventured deep into the Outback to connect Australia to the world.
On the list of Victoria’s great football coaches, one man stands alone. Here’s what happened when Charlie Clymo stepped in to lead the Cats in 1931.
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Every year Victorians unite to raise money for sick children on Good Friday. Today, on the 93rd Good Friday Appeal, we explore the closely linked histories of the fundraiser and children’s hospital.
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