The forgotten people behind Australia’s famous birdman John Gould

The forgotten people behind Australia’s famous birdman John Gould

John Gould,the father of the science of ornithology,may not have achieved the same fame and fortune without the help of those often relegated to footnotes in history;his wife Elizabeth and Indigenous Australians.

  • byJulie Power

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‘Lost’ painting of George Washington found in basement

‘Lost’ painting of George Washington found in basement

Historian Patricia E. Millen went down a rabbit hole in search of a “lost” painting of George Washington. Then she hit gold.

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It’s sold 12 million copies. Now The Tattooist of Auschwitz is coming to TV
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It’s sold 12 million copies. Now The Tattooist of Auschwitz is coming to TV

The bestselling novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz is coming to the screen. And the woman adapting it expects controversy to follow.

  • byKarl Quinn
San Francisco slavery reparations idea:$US5 million per black person

San Francisco slavery reparations idea:$US5 million per black person

What would it take to atone for the centuries of slavery and generations of systemic racism that continue to keep black Americans on the bottom rungs of society?

  • byJanie Har
From the Archives,1983:A slice of history that Melbourne forgot

From the Archives,1983:A slice of history that Melbourne forgot

In 1983,a beautiful piece of Melbourne history came from the basement of the State Library. The cyclorama,so rare nobody knew what to do with it,was 33 metres long and 5 metres deep and depicted life in Melbourne in 1841.

  • byJohn Lahey
Roman altar under British cathedral shows pagans were there first

Roman altar under British cathedral shows pagans were there first

The sunken room was probably built in the second century,when Leicester was the Roman town Ratae Corieltavorum.

  • bySarah Knapton
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Sphinx-like statue of Roman emperor unearthed in Egyptian temple

Sphinx-like statue of Roman emperor unearthed in Egyptian temple

Archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with demotic and hieroglyphic inscriptions.

West Australian-found Buddha is a Ming Dynasty treasure:Antiques Roadshow
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West Australian-found Buddha is a Ming Dynasty treasure:Antiques Roadshow

The finders,two metal-detecting enthusiasts from Shark Bay on the north-west coast,will auction their “world treasure” with a reserve price of $100,000.

  • byEmma Young
US bestows honour on African American co-leader of Eureka Stockade
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US bestows honour on African American co-leader of Eureka Stockade

Buried in an unmarked grave,John Joseph was the first person tried and acquitted for the Eureka Rebellion,and has been honoured by US ambassador Caroline Kennedy in Bendigo.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Iconic French Resistance fighter Simone Segouin dies

Iconic French Resistance fighter Simone Segouin dies

The farmworker who became a French Resistance fighter was celebrated internationally as ‘The Girl Partisan of Chartres’.

Once called ‘Antioch’:Latest quake hit Turkish city of mosques,early Christians,crusaders

Once called ‘Antioch’:Latest quake hit Turkish city of mosques,early Christians,crusaders

Some Antakya residents complain of neglect from a central government busy with helping other provinces where it has a stronger voting base.

  • bySarah El Deeb