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"Trim" pet cat of Captain Matthew Flinders.  historical

How shipwrecked cat was saved

One legendary cat, several farm animals and 80 seafarers faced death after being abandoned in the open ocean – until an extraordinary man hatched an audacious rescue plan.

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Would you lie then die for love?

Would you lie then die for love?

Jean Lee and her lover gambled that a woman would not be executed for a crime that would see a man hanged – and one ex-con still recalls the dark shadow of their fatal decision.

Books
Alexander Dreymon in still from The Last Kingdom. Courtesy Netflix

Blood eagles, beef: eat like a Viking

Make your meal like a Viking execution and learn which food risks flirting with Satan in kooky companion sequel to The Last Kingdom – plus find out what happened after the hit show ended.

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Twenty-two years ago, few had heard of Lynette Dawson, the mother-of-two who disappeared without a trace from Sydney’s northern beaches in January 1982.

New details on Dawson saga

It was the cold case that gripped Australia – and the world. Now a new book will shed more light on the investigation into Chris Dawson’s murder of his wife Lynette.

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