“A small match-box full of gold…”
The birth of Bendigo, and a nominee for Aussie iconography… Christian Asquith began life in
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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
Grace Vale: pioneer female doctor
Grace Vale (1860-1933) was a pioneer Australian female doctor and suffragist who devoted much of
Amy Castilla: pioneer female doctor
In the 1890s, when women cyclists in Melbourne were uncommon, and women doctors very rare,
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
Bob ‘Doc’ Cunningham: magician
Robert (Bob) ‘Doc’ Cunningham (1873-1951), was an American illusionist, stunt performer, and showman whose stage
Frank Eliason: illusionist
Franklin ‘Frank’ Eugene Eliason (1878-1921?), was an American illusionist, magician and shadographer, who used stage
Edmunda Hammer: magician
Virginia ‘Verge’ Edmunda Hammer (1873–1946), was an American variety performer, whose stage names included Electra
Oscar Eliason: magician
Oscar Eliason (1869–1899), known by the stage name Dante the Great, was an American illusionist
Climate Strike, Melbourne
Tens-of-thousands of people have attended the student-led Climate Strike event in Melbourne. Speakers condemned federal