The View from Flagstaff Hill
by Flagstaff Hill has been there from the start of colonial Melbourne: cemetery, signal post, scientific observatory, and lunching spot.
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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.
Forgotten Winter Olympic Sports
The 2026 winter Olympics starts today, an event that has seen many changes through its history: here are 7 forgotten winter Olympic sports.