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Supporters of the Fitzroy pool.

From the Archives: Backstroke down Fitzroy Pool’s memory lane

In 1994, the inner-city pool made famous by Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip and the iconic ‘Aqua Profonda’ sign was at risk of closing. Alan Attwood reflected on its magic.

  • Alan Attwood

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Carlton’s Brent Crosswell with coach Ron Barassi in the changing rooms after Carlton defeated Collingwood in the final round of the season in 1971.

From the Archives, 1989: Even in chess, a man was but a pawn to Ron Barassi

You are not all that smart, but you are smart enough to know that when the coach rings up for a game of chess over the phone right on dinner time you do not refuse. Brent Crosswell never did.

  • Brent Crosswell
Frank Houston died in 2004.

Praise the Lord and pass the chequebook

The music is catchy, the mood euphoric and the message perfect for a material age: believe in God and you’ll be rewarded in this life as well as the next. Greg Bearup visits Hillsong Church and learns how faith and finance go hand-in-hand.

  • Greg Bearup
A periscope view.

From the Archives, 1953: A Cold War salute to Jules Verne

At the height of the Cold War in 1953 HMS Andrew, a Royal Navy Amphion class submarine, set an unusual and notable record.

  • The Age Correspondent
Leslie Gonye in the storage room containing 150 years worth of petitions to NSW parliament.

From the Archives, 1989: Petitioners’ hopes buried in the storeroom

The eighth floor of Sydney’s Parliament House housed more than 150 years worth of petitions, showing the hopes, dreams and prejudices of the people of NSW.

  • Phillip Clark
The Serjeant-at-Arms, Jack Pettifer (left) escorts Frank Browne (wearing spectacles) and Raymond Fitzpatrick (in front) from King's Hall, Parliament House, after the House of Representatives had ordered that they be imprisoned for three months. 

From the Archives, 1955: Parliament finds newspaper men guilty of contempt

A journalist and a newspaper owner were found them guilty by the House of Representatives of a charge of serious breach of privilege against a sitting member. The following day, after a debate lasting almost five hours, the House decided to imprison the men for three months.

  • Staff Writers
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Illustration of the Aerial Steam Carriage, patented in 1842 by William Samuel Henson and John Stringfellow.

From the Archives, 1843: Proposal for an ‘aerial carriage’

One hundred and eighty years ago, young Francis Forbes shared his vision of a steam-powered flying machine with the Herald.

  • Francis Forbes
Despite troubles with their Gemini 4 spacecraft, astronauts Edward White, left, and James McDivitt posed smilingly in their space suits at Cape Kennedy.

From the Archives, 1965: Welcome flags out for Gemini space twins

A delighted America gave a hero’s welcome to the Gemini IV astronauts after they safely landed back on Earth after a marathon four days of weightlessness as they circled the globe in their spacecraft.

Serial killer Ivan Milat after appearing at the George Savvas inquest on April 16, 1998.

From the Archives, 1994: Court tells Who to recall copies

Concerns that front-cover photographs of accused backpacker murderer Ivan Milat could jeopardise his trial led to an edition of Who Weekly being withdrawn from sale.

  • Jennie Curtin
Paul Keating put forward a model with Parliament at its centre.

From the Archives, 1995: A historic moment, signed, sealed and delivered

The public gallery in parliament rose to give the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, a standing ovation at the end of his landmark speech outlining his vision for a republic in Australia.

  • Marion Frith

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