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The Toorak Terrorist Attack
The Melbourne Files

The Toorak Terrorist Attack

museumoflostby museumoflostFebruary 14, 2021May 14, 20210

In November 1986, the Turkish embassy in Melbourne was bombed. This is the Toorak Terrorist Attack.

Skiing on Mount Donna Buang: The Lost Resort
Forgotten Places

Skiing on Mount Donna Buang: The Lost Resort

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 26, 2021July 19, 20243

If you think skiing in Victoria you think: Mt Hotham, Mt Buller, Bright. But before those, Victoria’s most popular ski resort could be found on Mt Donna Buang, near Warburton.

The Age of the Cyclorama
All of the Arts

The Age of the Cyclorama

museumoflostby museumoflostSeptember 27, 2020July 9, 20211

Before movies and television, and even radio, people turned to different mediums for entertainment. Welcome, to the ‘Cyclorama’.

Yarra Bend Asylum and the Lost Cemetery
The Melbourne Files

Yarra Bend Asylum and the Lost Cemetery

museumoflostby museumoflostSeptember 5, 2020May 22, 20245

Yarra Bend Asylum was Melbourne’s first, and biggest, mental hospital.  The grounds are now a public park, but traces still remain.

8 Everyday Things That Can’t Be Explained
Unsolved Mysteries

8 Everyday Things That Can’t Be Explained

museumoflostby museumoflostMarch 17, 2020May 18, 20211

Lightning strikes, purring cats and how bicycles work; we are surrounded by things that are mysterious. Here are 8 everyday things that can’t be explained.

Melbourne’s Most Unusual Laneway Names
The Melbourne Files

Melbourne’s Most Unusual Laneway Names

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 24, 2019May 14, 20210

Melbourne is a city of laneways and many of these have exotic, and unusual, titles. Here are Melbourne’s most unusual laneway names. 

Before Melbourne Central
The Melbourne Files

Before Melbourne Central

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 4, 2019July 24, 20213

Melbourne Central is one of Melbourne’s most well known landmarks. But before Melbourne Central, that part of the city looked very different.

Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever Created
Weird and Wild

Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever Created

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 20, 2019May 4, 20210

Created by stage magicians as a joke, the worst video game ever made has found an unlikely second life, raising funds to help sick children. Welcome, to Desert Bus.

Macadamias: The Great Australian Nut
Drinks and Foods

Macadamias: The Great Australian Nut

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 29, 2019June 5, 20210

Where do Macadamia nuts originate? Two things I did not know about them; they are native to Australia, and most of the world’s population can be traced to a single Queensland tree.

Aliens in the Dandenongs
Unsolved Mysteries

Aliens in the Dandenongs

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 16, 2019July 17, 20212

In August 1993, Kelly Cahill was driving home on the outskirts of Melbourne when she experienced an hour of missing time. Later, she said she was attacked by aliens.

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Who Was Saint Kilda?

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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
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, 2026February 28, 2026
The first Australian to win an Oscar

The First Australian to Win an Oscar

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Forgotten Winter Olympic sports

Forgotten Winter Olympic Sports

February 8, 2026February 15, 2026
Australia's first pizza restuarant

Australia’s First Pizza Restaurant

February 1, 2026
Ada Gunn and The Loungers Club - The Flinders Street Station Ballroom

[…] Work began on the new station in 1900, and took a decade to complete (read more about the history…

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…

The First Australian to Win an Oscar - Australia’s First Movie Screening

[…] Born in Sydney in 1901, he first fell in love with movies as a child. The medium was still…

Jack Meynell - The Ta Prohm Stegosaur

Utter rubbish, humans came a long time after Dinosaurs... Creationist Bronze Age fear of death... Evolution is a proven theory.…

Lana Malakunas - The Largest Ever Crowd at the MCG

Fascinating history. I attended a revival meeting held by Oral Roberts in Melbourne also in the 1950's. Would you have…

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