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Category: Disasters

The Sinking of the SS Casino
Disasters

The Sinking of the SS Casino

museumoflostby museumoflostNovember 20, 2021March 15, 20231

For 50 years, the SS Casino hauled cargo and customers along Victoria’s south coast. In 1932, it foundered in Apollo Bay.

Plane Crash on Mount Dandenong
Disasters

Plane Crash on Mount Dandenong

museumoflostby museumoflostMay 20, 2021January 12, 20220

In October 1938, a plane crash on Mount Dandenong became Australia’s first major air disaster. The aftermath would change aviation in this country.

The Iceberg That Sunk the Titanic
Disasters

The Iceberg That Sunk the Titanic

museumoflostby museumoflostMarch 23, 2021May 14, 20210

In April 1912, the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic. There is only one confirmed photo of the iceberg that caused the fatal damage.

Coles Book Arcade

Cole’s Book Arcade

May 12, 2018January 29, 2022
Who was saint kilda?

Who Was Saint Kilda?

November 4, 2017February 3, 2022
The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach

The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach

December 29, 2017March 31, 2024
The Degraves Street Subway

Underground History: The Degraves Street Subway

June 14, 2021July 25, 2024
Melbourne Fish Market

Melbourne’s Lost Buildings

October 7, 2018April 24, 2024
The Westall UFO, Melbourne Australia

The Westall UFO

June 26, 2017October 3, 2025
The Stand By Me bridge

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

July 17, 2017March 3, 2024
Jack the Ripper in Melbourne

Jack the Ripper in Melbourne

October 17, 2025
The real crocodile dundee

The Real Crocodile Dundee

October 11, 2025
Cortlandt Alley

Cortlandt Alley

October 4, 2025
Troops at the MCG

Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG

September 27, 2025
Bogle-Chandler case

The Bogle-Chandler Case

September 21, 2025
The Mechanical Turk

The Mechanical Turk

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025
Jack the Ripper in Melbourne - Holt’s Matrimonial Agency

[…] Under the name Duncan, Deeming spent a few days at a Melbourne hotel. There he arranged to sell some…

Anonymous - Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG

Great stuff! Love this blog

Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG - A History of the AFL Grand Final

[…] One of these was the notorious ‘bloodbath’ (read more about this in my history of the Grand Final, here).…

Anonymous - Aliens on the Nullarbor

My guess is a dragon.

¿Casos ovni inexplicables? – Historias de encuentros extraterrestres que nunca han sido explicados | Marcianitos Verdes - The Westall UFO

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