Potter’s animal tales satirised society
UNABLE to think of what to write to the son of a close friend, Beatrix Potter wrote an illustrated letter that became the basis of her most famous book.
Today In History
Non-stop flight to UK no longer a dream
DON’T dream it’s over — how technology is heralding in a new era of aviation and air travel to maker it more shorter, faster and cheaper for all.
Business partner killed ‘world’s fastest man’
WHEN a businessman and former racing driver was murdered in the driveway of his California home, it took more than a decade to bring his killer to justice.
CIA double agents betrayed Soviet spy Polyakov
WHEN the CIA lost contact with one of their best sources deep inside Soviet intelligence, Dmitri Polyakov, it would be two years before they learnt of his fate.
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Queen of the Desert helped to reshape Middle East after WWI
A NEW film casts the spotlight on Gertrude Bell, otherwie known as the female Lawrence of Arabia, for her key role in the history of the Middle East.
Being Seller’s sidekick helped Asian actor break the mould
ACTING roles were often limited for actors with Chinese heritage but Burt Kwouk (left) was one of the few that became a star.
Spice Winds bode well for early Australian explorers
VIVID Festival may be all about the lights, but one light artwork will celebrate how Australian history was changed when Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog (left) was blown off course onto the west coast of Australia.
Publishing pioneer Blake dies in New York
COLOURFUL bookmaker, wordsmith and publishing pioneer Peter Blake (left), has died aged 84 at Mt Sinai Hospice in New York.
Champion Aussie jockey never won the Cup
FIFTY years ago today, on May 25, 1966, Australian jockey Scobie Breasley (left) won his second Epsom Derby, England’s most prestigious horse race. It would cap a brilliant career of more than 3000 winning rides.
Churchill’s lust for revenge as empire hunted Bismarck
WHEN the German battleship Bismarck sank British battleship HMS Hood on May 24, 1941, it generated calls for revenge, sparking one of the great sea chases of the war — the hunt for the Bismarck.
VC hero Cutler was ‘six feet five of sheer courage’
“Six Feet Five Of Sheer Courage” applauded a Melbourne newspaper comic strip as it introduced young readers to Victoria Cross winner Lieutenant Roden Cutler early in 1946, months after World War II ended.
Thirteen souls lost on a ship not meant for the high seas
As towering waves smashed its deck the captain of the dredger WD Atlas sent out a desperate mayday call. But it was already too late for 13 of his crew.
I fell in love and ran away to the circus
Lennon Bros Circus is the oldest touring circus in Australia. Its matriarch DOLLIE LENNON, turns 100 today. Here she recalls how love introduced her to a life on the road
Urchin became world’s first celebrity chef
Many are lured to the romance of cooking but only a few can rise above the wilting heat of the kitchen. The first to find wide fame with his culinary feats was a boy abandoned by his parents on the streets of Paris
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