The Lost Blue Lake of Melbourne
by The lost blue lake of Melbourne was part of a wetland west of the city, swallowed up by Spencer Street station and surrounding development.
Ruth Hollick: Intuitive Pictorialist
Ruth Hollick was a pioneering Victorian photographer, the first Australian woman to have a solo exhibition in this country.
The World’s Largest Flower (and the World’s Smallest Bear)
Borneo is home to many exotic natural things, including the world’s largest flower, and the world’s smallest bear.
The Birthplace of the Ashes: Sunbury
The Ashes is cricket’s most famous contest, played between England and Australia. Less well known is the birthplace of the Ashes: Sunbury.
The Field Collection
The Field Collection at Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens contains cacti from around the world, a passion project for a local plant enthusiast, and an adventurous German botanist.
The Ta Prohm Stegosaur
One of Cambodia’s famous ruined temples contains an intriguing mystery: the Ta Prohm Stegosaur.
Jack the Ripper in Melbourne
One of history’s greatest unsolved crimes has a tantalising local connection: was Jack the Ripper in Melbourne?
The Real Crocodile Dundee
The real Crocodile Dundee was an outback bushman whose survival skills made him a celebrity, before a tragic fall from grace.
Cortlandt Alley
Cortlandt Alley represents New York in countless movies and shows; a visual stand-in for a city that no longer exists.
Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG
During World War II in Australia, a shortage of military bases led to a creative solution: thousands of troops at the MCG.