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Phrases Created by Shakespeare
All of the Arts

Phrases Created by Shakespeare

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 31, 2017March 21, 20240

History’s most famous playwright also made a large contribution to the language. Here are words and phrases created by Shakespeare.

Errol Flynn: The Most Famous Tasmanian
Remarkable Characters

Errol Flynn: The Most Famous Tasmanian

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 29, 2017January 30, 20220

Errol Flynn was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood’s golden age.  He hailed from isolated Tasmania, about as far from the glitz of Tinseltown as you could get.

The Cat Who Lived
Weird and Wild

The Cat Who Lived

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 25, 2017June 16, 20190

In 2009, ‘Lucky’ the cat fell out of a ninth floor window and survived. This is, The Cat Who Lived…  WEIRD, WILD and MISC Keri …

The Weeping Woman Disappears
The Melbourne Files

The Weeping Woman Disappears

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 18, 2017February 1, 20251

Melbourne’s National Gallery Victoria (NGV) has one of the best public art collections in the southern hemisphere. In 1986, it lost ‘The Weeping Woman’ by Pablo Picasso.

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge
Forgotten Places

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 17, 2017March 3, 20246

The ‘Stand By Me’ bridge is the real location for one of 80s cinema’s classic scenes.  Once used by loggers, it is now part of a hiking trail.

Who Invented the Hamburger?
Drinks and Foods

Who Invented the Hamburger?

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 8, 2017March 3, 20240

Who invented the hamburger? There are many claimants, and no clear answer. We weigh the most likely contenders.

The Westall UFO
The Melbourne Files

The Westall UFO

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 26, 2017October 3, 20256

April 1966: the ‘Westall UFO’ suddenly appears in the sky over the suburbs of Melbourne. Was it a weather balloon, an experimental plane, or… something else?

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Coles Book Arcade

Cole’s Book Arcade

May 12, 2018January 29, 2022
Who was saint kilda?

Who Was Saint Kilda?

November 4, 2017February 3, 2022
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 birthplace of The Ashes

The Birthplace of the Ashes: Sunbury

November 21, 2025
The Field Collection

The Field Collection

November 16, 2025
The Ta Prohm Stegosaur

The Ta Prohm Stegosaur

November 10, 2025
Jack the Ripper in Melbourne

Jack the Ripper in Melbourne

October 17, 2025October 24, 2025
The real crocodile dundee

The Real Crocodile Dundee

October 11, 2025
Cortlandt Alley

Cortlandt Alley

October 4, 2025
Troops at the MCG

Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG

September 27, 2025
The Disappearance of Willi Koeppen - The Waiter’s Restaurant Siege

[…] Chopper is known as an unreliable narrator. His popular ‘true crime’ books are riddled with exaggerations and furphies, it…

E.M.Wilson - The Legend of the Queenscliff Treasure

By all means then spill the beans. Inquiring minds want to know.

dirk peeman - Foy’s Rooftop Funpark

whatever happened to the foys santa ? regards dirk

Jack the Ripper in Melbourne - Holt’s Matrimonial Agency

[…] Under the name Duncan, Deeming spent a few days at a Melbourne hotel. There he arranged to sell some…

Anonymous - Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG

Great stuff! Love this blog

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