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“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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History
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A top hat, five tame rabbits and a plank
A top hat, five tame rabbits and a plank. In another time and place, they’d be a magician’s…
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Jaffna fort, Sri Lanka
The Jaffna fort in northern Sri Lanka was originally built by the Portuguese in 1618. Forces under the…
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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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Freestyle Australian home decoration
In Australia’s major cities, oppressive local government by-laws can squash the creativity of those with a proclivity for…
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Senna auriculata
Flowers of the senna auriculata tree, also known as the avaram senna or ranawara tree. It is common…
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‘There was literally a ring of fire about us’
A rare audio recording from 1967 of 11-year-old Tasmanian boy Bob Elliston, talking about his family’s successful efforts…
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Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 1978
Bamiyan village, Afghanistan, 1978.
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‘Jeannette and Jeannot’, 1848
This drawing depicts the separation of two young lovers, as one leaves to fight in the French Revolutionary…