How stowaway became first Aussie woman in Antarctica
Artist Nel Law made history after she was smuggled aboard the Magga Dan, and captured her adventure in watercolours and oils.
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Fantales join long list of axed sweet childhood favourites
Sweet tooths are reeling from the bitter loss of Starburst lollies, Polly Waffles, Spearmint Leaves, Green Frogs and now Fantales.
‘The Souvenir King’ of WWI who looted enemy trophies
It was rumoured Anzac ‘Wild Eye’, aka, John “Barney” Hines’ light-fingered antics drew the ire of the monarch of Germany himself.
How Aussie nurses overcame horrors of POW camp
Rather than let imprisonment drag them down, a group of brave WWII nurses banded together to lift morale in a surprising way.
Cash-strapped Melburnians ditching steak for snags
Steak and chicken breasts are being swapped for snags and burgers at many family dinner tables, as meat prices keep rising across Melbourne.
Dan’s print ad ban puts Victorians at risk
Victoria’s firefighters union has joined others, including a victim of the deadly Black Saturday bushfires, in slamming the Victorian government’s “reckless” decision to cut newspaper safety ads.
Alarm bells ring after swaggie brutally kills cook
As the world was gripped by fear about where Jack the Ripper would strike next, panic hit western Victoria when a swaggie claimed he was the notorious serial killer.
The Melbourne murders with notorious London killer’s MO
When three women were brutally killed in Collingwood, locals feared a copycat was at work – or even Jack the Ripper himself.
Gumtree puppy ads ‘blatantly’ flouting new laws
Victorians are being warned after hundreds of dogs are still being sold illegally online, despite a state government crackdown.
Rival state moves to poach Vic businesses
Major local employers are weighing up job cuts or seeking out greener pastures interstate following a new payroll tax hike — and one state has already rolled out the red carpet.
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