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A top hat, five tame rabbits and a plank
A top hat, five tame rabbits and a plank. In another time and place, they’d be a magician’s…
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“A small match-box full of gold…”
The birth of Bendigo, and a nominee for Aussie iconography… Christian Asquith began life in one of the poorest, filthiest parts of London, then the world’s…
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Grace Vale: pioneer female doctor
Grace Vale (1860-1933) was a pioneer Australian female doctor and suffragist who devoted much of her career to…
History
History · People
Amy Castilla: pioneer female doctor
In the 1890s, when women cyclists in Melbourne were uncommon, and women doctors very rare, for several years…
History
History · Issues
Lucinda Musgrave: charity worker and anti-suffragist
Born Jeanie Lucinda Field (1833-1920), Lady Lucinda Musgrave was a prominent American-born promoter of women’s charitable projects in…
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History · People
Bob ‘Doc’ Cunningham: magician
Robert (Bob) ‘Doc’ Cunningham (1873-1951), was an American illusionist, stunt performer, and showman whose stage names included Zante,…
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History · People
Frank Eliason: illusionist
Franklin ‘Frank’ Eugene Eliason (1878-1921?), was an American illusionist, magician and shadographer, who used stage names including Dante,…
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History · People
Edmunda Hammer: magician
Virginia ‘Verge’ Edmunda Hammer (1873–1946), was an American variety performer, whose stage names included Electra the Magic Wonder,…
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History · People
Oscar Eliason: magician
Oscar Eliason (1869–1899), known by the stage name Dante the Great, was an American illusionist and magician who…
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History · Photos
Jaffna fort, Sri Lanka
The Jaffna fort in northern Sri Lanka was originally built by the Portuguese in 1618. Forces under the…
History
History · Places
‘The grim contest between man and nature’
This a sequence of rare audio recordings of eyewitness accounts and news reports from the 1967 Black Tuesday…
Photos
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Rasta house, South Africa
In parts of South Africa, there are many followers of the Rastafarian movement, which originated in Jamaica in…
Photos
Photos · Places
Storks’ nest, Morocco
At certain times of the year, the highly migratory white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is commonly seen in Morocco…
Art
Art · Issues
Freestyle Australian home decoration
In Australia’s major cities, oppressive local government by-laws can squash the creativity of those with a proclivity for…
Issues
Issues · Photos
No welcome to Australia
This Australian government billboard in northern Sri Lanka, written in Tamil, is designed to dissuade asylum seekers arriving…
Photos
Photos · Places
Clever mother, New Caledonia
Have to carry some coconuts, a baby and an umbrella while keeping a hand free to hold onto…
Photos
Photos · Places
Sceptical cop, Cuba
The faint smile on the cop’s face says it all: “I’ve heard it all, a million times before.”
History
History · People
A top hat, five tame rabbits and a plank
A top hat, five tame rabbits and a plank. In another time and place, they’d be a magician’s…
History
History · People
Grace Vale: pioneer female doctor
Grace Vale (1860-1933) was a pioneer Australian female doctor and suffragist who devoted much of her career to…
History
History · People
Amy Castilla: pioneer female doctor
In the 1890s, when women cyclists in Melbourne were uncommon, and women doctors very rare, for several years…
History
History · Issues
Lucinda Musgrave: charity worker and anti-suffragist
Born Jeanie Lucinda Field (1833-1920), Lady Lucinda Musgrave was a prominent American-born promoter of women’s charitable projects in…
History
History · People
Bob ‘Doc’ Cunningham: magician
Robert (Bob) ‘Doc’ Cunningham (1873-1951), was an American illusionist, stunt performer, and showman whose stage names included Zante,…
History
History · People
Frank Eliason: illusionist
Franklin ‘Frank’ Eugene Eliason (1878-1921?), was an American illusionist, magician and shadographer, who used stage names including Dante,…
History
History · People
Edmunda Hammer: magician
Virginia ‘Verge’ Edmunda Hammer (1873–1946), was an American variety performer, whose stage names included Electra the Magic Wonder,…
History
History · People
Oscar Eliason: magician
Oscar Eliason (1869–1899), known by the stage name Dante the Great, was an American illusionist and magician who…
Art
Art · Issues
Freestyle Australian home decoration
In Australia’s major cities, oppressive local government by-laws can squash the creativity of those with a proclivity for…
Art
Art · Objects
Clay guineafowl, Zimbabwe
This is a hand-made clay figurine from Zimbabwe of a helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris). Measuring about 8cm x…
Art
Art · History
‘Jeannette and Jeannot’, 1848
This drawing depicts the separation of two young lovers, as one leaves to fight in the French Revolutionary…
Art
Art · People
‘A Panama Makes a Man-o’-pa!’
‘A Panama Makes a Man-o’-pa!’ by A. H. Lennie (c. 1905). Alexander Henderson Lennie (1890-1968) was a Glasgow-born…
Art
Art · History
James Waltham Curtis
James Waltham Curtis (c. 1839 – September 18, 1901), possibly born Charles James Waltham Curtis, was an English-born…
Art
Art · History
Charles Wightman Sievwright: Aboriginal protector
Charles Wightman Sievwright (1800-1855), soldier and protector of Aborigines, was born on 31 March 1800 in Edinburgh, third…
History
History · Photos
Jaffna fort, Sri Lanka
The Jaffna fort in northern Sri Lanka was originally built by the Portuguese in 1618. Forces under the…
Photos
Photos · Places
Rasta house, South Africa
In parts of South Africa, there are many followers of the Rastafarian movement, which originated in Jamaica in…
Photos
Photos
Boobook owl, Melbourne
The Southern Boobook owl (Ninox boobook) can be found all over Australia, southern Papua New Guinea, and in…
Photos
Photos · Places
Storks’ nest, Morocco
At certain times of the year, the highly migratory white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is commonly seen in Morocco…
Issues
Issues · Photos
No welcome to Australia
This Australian government billboard in northern Sri Lanka, written in Tamil, is designed to dissuade asylum seekers arriving…
Photos
Photos · Places
Clever mother, New Caledonia
Have to carry some coconuts, a baby and an umbrella while keeping a hand free to hold onto…
Photos
Photos · Places
Sceptical cop, Cuba
The faint smile on the cop’s face says it all: “I’ve heard it all, a million times before.”
Photos
Photos · Places
Church sign, Mexico
A Catholic church in Mexico invents an 11th Commandment: ‘Thou Shalt Not Use a Camera Tripod ‘Cos the…
History
History · Objects
Dictionary with 2515 pages
This is a heavy, Shorter Oxford English dictionary, comprising 2515 pages, published in 1937. The Oxford is regarded…
Objects
Objects · Places
Stone money, Yap
The people in Yap in the western Pacific believe a sea explorer named Anagumang made the first dangerous…
Objects
Objects · Places
Rickshaw man’s bell, India
This is a hand-held brass bell bought from a rickshaw puller in Kolkata, India. It is difficult for…
Objects
Objects · Places
Fishing box, Tuvalu
This is a fishing box, or tuluma, made in Tuvalu. It measures 15 cm x 15 cm x…
Art
Art · Objects
Clay guineafowl, Zimbabwe
This is a hand-made clay figurine from Zimbabwe of a helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris). Measuring about 8cm x…
History
History · Objects
Clam shell axe head, Solomon Islands
This is an axe head made from part of a giant claim shell. It was found on Nendo…
History
History · Issues
Lucinda Musgrave: charity worker and anti-suffragist
Born Jeanie Lucinda Field (1833-1920), Lady Lucinda Musgrave was a prominent American-born promoter of women’s charitable projects in…
Issues
Issues
Climate Strike, Melbourne
Tens-of-thousands of people have attended the student-led Climate Strike event in Melbourne. Speakers condemned federal government inaction on…
Art
Art · Issues
Freestyle Australian home decoration
In Australia’s major cities, oppressive local government by-laws can squash the creativity of those with a proclivity for…
Issues
Issues · Photos
No welcome to Australia
This Australian government billboard in northern Sri Lanka, written in Tamil, is designed to dissuade asylum seekers arriving…
Issues
Issues · Photos
Bedouin village, West Bank
A Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, not far from Jerusalem. For years, Israel has been moving…
Art
Art · History
‘Jeannette and Jeannot’, 1848
This drawing depicts the separation of two young lovers, as one leaves to fight in the French Revolutionary…
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