How Queen Isabella Changed Chess
by Spain’s Queen Isabella changed chess by making the Queen the most important piece, its free movement reflecting her powerful status in 15th century Europe.
The View from Flagstaff Hill
Flagstaff Hill has been there from the start of colonial Melbourne: cemetery, signal post, scientific observatory, and lunching spot.
The First Anzac Day Football
The first Anzac Day football occurred a decade after Gallipoli, starting a century of debate around the meeting place between football and military commemoration.
Australia’s Oldest Building
Australia’s oldest building is probably not where you think: located on a desolate, uninhabited island off the coast of West Australia.
The PB/5 Pedestrian Crossing Button
The PB/5 pedestrian crossing button is an Australian icon: an accessibility device that has been adopted worldwide, and found its way into popular culture.
The History of Scrabble
The history of Scrabble involves the New York Times, a depression era lawyer, and a forgotten precursor game called ‘Lexiko’.
Grace Crowley: Pioneering Modernist
Grace Crowley was a pioneering local artist who helped bring modernist ideas to Australia.
Interstellar Movie Trivia
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic has become his most beloved film, one with a great backstory. Here is, Interstellar Movie Trivia.
Ada Gunn and The Loungers Club
Underneath Flinders Street Station was once a unique Melbourne institution: a private club for women run by Ada Gunn.
The First Australian to Win an Oscar
The first Australian to win an Oscar winner was Ken Hall, a self taught film maker who teamed with a fearless newsreal cameraman during World War II.