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Jen KellyIn Black and White columnist

Jen Kelly has been the Herald Sun’s In Black and White columnist since 2015, sharing our readers’ quirky and amusing stories from the past and present. She also writes and hosts a weekly history podcast called In Black and White on Australia’s forgotten characters, featuring interviews with a range of historians, authors and experts. Jen has previously covered general news, features, health, city affairs, state politics, travel, parenting and books over more than 25 years at the Herald Sun.

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web Daniel Andrews Budget House

True cost of Dan’s landlord tax grab revealed

Property owners have savaged the Andrews government’s tax hikes, with many investors saying they will have no choice but to pass on costs to renters if they can’t absorb extra payments.

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Rhonda Burchmore with Ruth Slade, daughter of Burchmore's maternal grandfather, Tommy Stewart, on SBS's Who Do You Think You Are?

Rhonda Burchmore’s dark family secret

Rhonda Burchmore has uncovered the startling truth about her grandfather during a recent TV appearance, finally learning why his name was taboo in her family.

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Val Eastwood at Val's Coffee Lounge, Bourke St, Melbourne, from Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives. Source: State Library Victoria

Coffee lounge one of nation’s first gay and lesbian venues

In a dark decade for the gay and lesbian community in Melbourne, one young woman decided to build a haven.

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1847 portrait of Mary Bligh/Lady O'Connell by William Nicholas. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Mary Bligh’s attempt to thwart military coup with parasol

The enduring image of the Rum Rebellion is of William Bligh hiding under a bed, but it was his daughter who owned the hour.

Derryn Hinch in Melbourne. Picture: Supplied

Derryn Hinch solves century-old family mystery

Derryn Hinch has unravelled a secret that has long haunted his family — the identity of his maternal grandfather and why his grandmother refused to reveal it.

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Geelong Gaol. (HM Prison Geelong) Supplied.

Mystery surrounds “Green Tent” killer after second body found

Young mum Elizabeth Lowe was slain in her goldfields shack. Then a second grisly find raised the question: did the killer strike twice?

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Young Albert Nichols, the bosun on the Titanic. Supplied.

Australia’s forgotten Titanic hero

As the ship slowly sank, a brave Aussie sailor gave up the chance to save himself in order to save countless passengers and crew.

VCE Literature students at MacRobertson Girls Secondary School have discovered the benefits are studying in a group. (L-R) Year 12 MacRobertson Girls Secondary School students Emily Yang, Hannah Weston and Milla Ozimkovsky-Klein have a discussion in their Literature classPicture Norm Oorloff

Best value for money Victorian schools revealed

A comparison of top-performing Victorian schools by fees, VCE marks, facilities, alumni and sporting excellence has revealed a few surprises.

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Italian-born adventurer Raffaello Carboni who was a leader in the Eureka Stockade revolt. Pic from the book 'Eureka Stockade' by Geoff Hocking.

How ‘treasonist’ became playwright genius

While famed as a rebel, Eureka rebellion ringleader Raffaello Carboni’s greatest contribution to Australian history may be a long-lost Italian operatic pantomime.

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Elizabeth Downey jpeg for In Black and White

Why it took 14 murder trials to bring down Elizabeth Downey

A code of silence among desperate victims enabled the Melbourne nurse to repeatedly get away with murder.

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