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Ngorongoro Crater
Forgotten Places

Ngorongoro Crater

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 25, 2025January 28, 20250

Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the world’s largest volcanic caldera, a lost world style home to an array of iconic animals.

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2025: What Happened 20, 50 and 100 Years Ago
Dates

2025: What Happened 20, 50 and 100 Years Ago

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 12, 20250

As 2025 begins, its time for our annual look back at the top stories and events of 20, 50 and 100 years ago.

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Did the Nazis Invent Fanta?
Drinks and Foods

Did the Nazis Invent Fanta?

museumoflostby museumoflostOctober 6, 20240

The world’s most popular orange drink has its unlikely origin in World War II Germany: did the Nazi’s invent Fanta?

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AFL Teams That Changed Their Name
Sports & Games

AFL Teams That Changed Their Name

museumoflostby museumoflostSeptember 27, 2024May 26, 20250

The VFL/AFL has seen many changes in the last 120 years; here are the AFL teams that have changed their name.

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History’s Greatest Coincidences
Weird and Wild

History’s Greatest Coincidences

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 10, 2024August 10, 20240

Unsinkable predictions, perfect eclipses, and a prophetic license plate: here are history’s greatest coincidences.

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Melbourne’s Oldest Buildings
The Melbourne Files

Melbourne’s Oldest Buildings

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 25, 2024July 25, 20241

Melbourne is a young city; only a handful of structures remain from before 1850, here is a list of Melbourne’s oldest buildings.

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Australia’s First Photographer
Firsts and Lasts

Australia’s First Photographer

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 10, 2024January 28, 20262

George Goodman was Australia’s first photographer: in the 1840s, the only man licensed to take photos in the colonies.

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The Hidden History of Weeds
The Natural World

The Hidden History of Weeds

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 2, 2024June 2, 20240

Maligned as a pest and otherwise ignored, weedy plants often have fascinating backstories. This is, the hidden history of weeds.

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Cliveden: Melbourne’s Largest House
The Melbourne Files

Cliveden: Melbourne’s Largest House

museumoflostby museumoflostMay 4, 20240

Near the MCG, where the Pullman Hotel is today, used to stand ‘Cliveden’, Melbourne’s largest and most opulent house.

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The Longest Winning Streak in VFL/AFL History
Sports & Games

The Longest Winning Streak in VFL/AFL History

museumoflostby museumoflostApril 27, 2024April 27, 20240

In 1953, Geelong set an Australian football record that still stands today: the longest winning streak in VFL/AFL history.

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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, 2017April 11, 2026
The Stand By Me bridge

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

July 17, 2017March 3, 2024
The first Anzac Day football

The First Anzac Day Football

April 26, 2026April 27, 2026
Australia's oldest building

Australia’s Oldest Building

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026
The PB/5 pedestrian crossing button

The PB/5 Pedestrian Crossing Button

April 5, 2026April 5, 2026
The history of Scrabble

The History of Scrabble

March 28, 2026
Grace Crowley

Grace Crowley: Pioneering Modernist

March 26, 2026
Interstellar movie trivia

Interstellar Movie Trivia

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026
Ada Gunn and The Loungers' Club

Ada Gunn and The Loungers Club

February 28, 2026April 27, 2026
Lucas Hu - The Secret Tunnels at St James Station

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Stej - The Waiter’s Restaurant Siege

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37 Songs From the '60s and '70s With Meanings No One Caught the First Time - Festivaltopia - Surprising Backstories of 1970s Hit Songs

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Ada Gunn and The Loungers Club - The Flinders Street Station Ballroom

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The First Australian to Win an Oscar - 11 Films Banned in Australia

[…] Many films in the 1920s and 30s were banned in Australia, the power to do so sitting with one…

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