History
History · People
“A small match-box full of gold…”
The birth of Bendigo, and a nominee for Aussie iconography… Christian Asquith began life in one of the…
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Category: Places
History
History
History · Photos
Jaffna fort, Sri Lanka
The Jaffna fort in northern Sri Lanka was originally built by the Portuguese in 1618. Forces under the…
History
History · Places
‘The grim contest between man and nature’
This a sequence of rare audio recordings of eyewitness accounts and news reports from the 1967 Black Tuesday…
Photos
Photos · Places
Rasta house, South Africa
In parts of South Africa, there are many followers of the Rastafarian movement, which originated in Jamaica in…
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Photos · Places
Storks’ nest, Morocco
At certain times of the year, the highly migratory white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is commonly seen in Morocco…
Art
Art · Issues
Freestyle Australian home decoration
In Australia’s major cities, oppressive local government by-laws can squash the creativity of those with a proclivity for…
Issues
Issues · Photos
No welcome to Australia
This Australian government billboard in northern Sri Lanka, written in Tamil, is designed to dissuade asylum seekers arriving…
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Photos · Places
Clever mother, New Caledonia
Have to carry some coconuts, a baby and an umbrella while keeping a hand free to hold onto…
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Photos · Places
Sceptical cop, Cuba
The faint smile on the cop’s face says it all: “I’ve heard it all, a million times before.”
Objects
Objects · Places
Stone money, Yap
The people in Yap in the western Pacific believe a sea explorer named Anagumang made the first dangerous…