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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 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
Bogle-Chandler case

The Bogle-Chandler Case

September 21, 2025
The Mechanical Turk

The Mechanical Turk

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025
The first Australian music act to top the US charts.

The First Australian Music Act to Top the US Charts

August 29, 2025
Anonymous - Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG

Great stuff! Love this blog

Camp Murphy: Troops at the MCG - A History of the AFL Grand Final

[…] One of these was the notorious ‘bloodbath’ (read more about this in my history of the Grand Final, here).…

Anonymous - Aliens on the Nullarbor

My guess is a dragon.

¿Casos ovni inexplicables? – Historias de encuentros extraterrestres que nunca han sido explicados | Marcianitos Verdes - The Westall UFO

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ngôi sao tốc độ tiếng Việt - The Mechanical Turk

The article was fascinating to read. It’s amazing how the Mechanical Turk fooled so many people for so long, and…

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