Winston’s darling Clemie endured darkest hours
The “terrifying storms” of Clementine Churchill’s angry outbursts kept Winston on track during his darket hours.
Today In History
John Gorton was an unlikely prime minister
WWII veteran John Gorton beat Billy McMahon 50 years ago to replace Harold Holt as Liberal leader and prime minister.
Our last convicts were Irish political prisoners
IN a cabin on a frigate bound for Australia, a group of Irish political prisoners penned an opus which would chisel their journey into the annals of colonial history. The last convict ship to Australia was the Hougoumont and 150 years ago this week it docked at Fremantle, WA, with 280 convicts on board.
Actor was more than just you know Who
When producers wanted an actor who could be tough yet cheeky and unpredictable they found it in actor William Hartnell who became the first Doctor Who.
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Egyptian Queen Nefertiti a beautiful enigma
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Discovery solved mystery of silver screen’s first Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes was long dead by the time American stage star William Gillette joined forces with author Arthur Conan Doyle to resurrect the pedantic sleuth for the stage.
Roberts’ bargain masterpiece now our great art treasure
A century ago artist Tom Roberts was impoverished and disillusioned, unable to sell Bailed Up, even after dropping the price from £275 to 70 by 1900.
Night Test match was more than a century in the making
When the lights finally come on over a Test match in Adelaide tonight it will be historic moment
Cold War tensions played out in the skies
Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter plane evokes bitter memories of a Cold War fought in the sky.
Einstein changed the way we look at the universe, and life
The way scientists looked at the world changed fundamentally when a moustachioed scientist dropped his bombshell about the nature of gravity in 1915
How taxis went from ancient Roman sedan chairs to Uber
Licensing Uber is the latest major shift in the taxi industry which has been evolving since ancient times.
Hollywood’s contenders for the best boxing films
Rocky Balboa is back for the seventh bout with the big screen, with still no sign of a knockout.
Superstar Lomu had power and pace but not much of a sidestep
Few players can be given credit for changing the face of their chosen sport, but Jonah Lomu sent rugby in a new direction
Voyage to Australia was anything but plain sailing
Life aboard ship on the voyage from England to Australia in the 19th and early 20th century was a gruelling endurance test
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