History
Tony Wright’s Column
Photography
The battle over two of the most compelling images of war
A new book tells the remarkable story behind two photographers who fought censors to record the truth of war.
- by Tony Wright
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‘Machine guns and men in trenches’: On the eve of battle, Albert Jacka made an awful discovery
In early 1917, as the Allies prepared to take Bullecourt on the Western Front, Jacka was sent into No-Man’s Land.
- by Peter FitzSimons
More than 6000 Mayan structures discovered buried in Mexican jungle
The city, which has been named Valeriana by archaeologists, bears the hallmarks of an important regional capital.
- by Sarah Knapton
What Australia’s first census reveals about the country today
The handwritten account of the people – and sheep – living around Sydney in 1800 is a fascinating snapshot of early colonial history.
- by Julie Power
This organisation has shaped WA lives for 120 years. Heard any of these names?
Once West Australians could legally drink anywhere from the front line of war to before hopping in the car to drive home. One WA group stopped all that – but it didn’t stop there.
- by Merinda March
Self-healing concrete? The Romans thought of that
Modern concrete is much less resilient than the concrete used in Roman times. Now researchers think they know why.
- by Amos Zeeberg
I thought I’d pried every last secret from my father’s past. A locked red box proved me wrong
An old legal document led me to discover an unlikely connection with the world’s greatest book.
- by Michael Visontay
‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in Indiana Jones
Researchers found at least 12 skeletal remains and artefacts – including a ceramic vessel that “looked nearly identical to the Holy Grail” in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- by Annabelle Timsit
Discovery of human foot on Everest sheds light on 100-year-old mystery
A foot encased in a sock embroidered with “AC Irvine” and a boot, discovered by filmmakers, could belong to a celebrated climber who disappeared in 1924.
- by Pan Pylas
The secret piece of Sydney history uncovered in a run-down restaurant
A secret hidden within the walls of an unassuming building would turn a $2.5 million bet into one of the highlights of Clinton Cole’s career.
- by Josefine Ganko
A lifetime dedicated to Sydney’s maritime heritage
Graeme Andrews was a Sydney-based maritime historian, his work was praised as invaluable, without which many memories and visual histories would be lost. He died on September 25, 2024, at the age of 86.
- by Gillian Andrews
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