The storm that swallowed Melbourne and what it taught us

The storm that swallowed Melbourne and what it taught us

The dust storm of February 1983 changed farming in the Mallee. But one family in the region had even bigger ambitions to restore the landscape.

  • byKarin Derkley

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Story of a one-armed footy star was too good not to steal
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Story of a one-armed footy star was too good not to steal

Call it theft if you like,but I couldn’t resist. I put myself in the central role,and told the story at paid speaking gigs as if it happened to me.

  • byAnson Cameron
Unearthed relics of Sydney and a few hungry trees:readers go hunting

Unearthed relics of Sydney and a few hungry trees:readers go hunting

Last week’s story about Thomassons – odd relics whose meanings are mostly lost to time – prompted a wave of submissions from readers. Here are their top finds.

  • byTim Barlass
Melbourne Fringe:Take a walk through Fitzroy’s First Nations history

Melbourne Fringe:Take a walk through Fitzroy’s First Nations history

As part of the upcoming Melbourne Fringe,Yalinguth Live shines a light on the Indigenous stories that have shaped Fitzroy.

  • byNell Geraets
Bridge to nowhere:The Sydney relics whose purposes are lost to time

Bridge to nowhere:The Sydney relics whose purposes are lost to time

Sydney is full of ‘Thomassons’ – unused objects from the past,left in place as the city grew around them. Now all that’s left is a work of art. Happy hunting.

  • byTim Barlass
Statues,like history books,should be revisited,not cancelled
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Opinion

Statues,like history books,should be revisited,not cancelled

Statues embodying past values should not be allowed to continue to occupy public space in perpetuity. What we put on a pedestal should always ask new questions of the past.

  • byNancy Cushing
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Statues with limitations:The bronzed figures who stand still while time marches on
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Opinion

Statues with limitations:The bronzed figures who stand still while time marches on

The imminent removal of a statue honouring a despicable 19th century Tasmanian premier is a reminder that we should be careful who,and what,we put on a pedestal.

  • byMalcolm Knox
From the Archives,1952:Marjorie Jackson’s glorious Olympic gold in Helsinki

From the Archives,1952:Marjorie Jackson’s glorious Olympic gold in Helsinki

On July 22,1952,Marjorie Jackson went into the women’s 100 metres Olympic final in Helsinki as Australia’s great hope and the fastest qualifier. She didn’t disappoint.

  • byFrank Thurney with AAP
From the Archives,1942:Remembering the war on the Kokoda Track

From the Archives,1942:Remembering the war on the Kokoda Track

On the 80th anniversary of the commencement of fighting on the Kokoda Track,we remember the “bitter,horribly bitter,business” of what was a turning point of the war in the Pacific.

  • byGordon Williams
New museum boss standing firm on contentious Endeavour discovery

New museum boss standing firm on contentious Endeavour discovery

Daryl Karp arrives amid interesting times for the museum.

  • byTim Barlass
Silent but deadly
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Silent but deadly

Sparking more generational tension.