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Clement Wragge: The Man Who Named Storms
Remarkable Characters

Clement Wragge: The Man Who Named Storms

museumoflostby museumoflostMarch 10, 2025March 10, 20252

Hurricanes, cyclones and other major storms are given human names to make them easily identifiable. The idea came from Queensland meteorologist Clement Wragge.

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The Greatest TV Shows of All Time
All of the Arts

The Greatest TV Shows of All Time

museumoflostby museumoflostMarch 1, 2025March 1, 20251

Our definitive guide to the greatest TV shows of all time, as determined by scientific research and analysis.

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The Crystal Ballroom
The Melbourne Files

The Crystal Ballroom

museumoflostby museumoflostFebruary 10, 2025February 11, 20253

In 1978, a former residential hotel was transformed into Melbourne’s hottest music venue: welcome to The Crystal Ballroom.

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Yvonne Audette: Australia’s First Abstract Expressionist
Remarkable Characters

Yvonne Audette: Australia’s First Abstract Expressionist

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 31, 2025September 13, 20255

Yvonne Audette was a pioneering local artist, one of the first to bring the radical ideas of Abstract Expressionism to Australia.

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Ngorongoro Crater
Forgotten Places

Ngorongoro Crater

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 25, 2025January 28, 20250

Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the world’s largest volcanic caldera, a lost world style home to an array of iconic animals.

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2025: What Happened 20, 50 and 100 Years Ago
Dates

2025: What Happened 20, 50 and 100 Years Ago

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 12, 20250

As 2025 begins, its time for our annual look back at the top stories and events of 20, 50 and 100 years ago.

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Did the Nazis Invent Fanta?
Drinks and Foods

Did the Nazis Invent Fanta?

museumoflostby museumoflostOctober 6, 20240

The world’s most popular orange drink has its unlikely origin in World War II Germany: did the Nazi’s invent Fanta?

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AFL Teams That Changed Their Name
Sports & Games

AFL Teams That Changed Their Name

museumoflostby museumoflostSeptember 27, 2024September 28, 20260

The VFL/AFL has seen many changes in the last 120 years; here are the AFL teams that have changed their name.

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History’s Greatest Coincidences
Weird and Wild

History’s Greatest Coincidences

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 10, 2024August 10, 20240

Unsinkable predictions, perfect eclipses, and a prophetic license plate: here are history’s greatest coincidences.

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Melbourne’s Oldest Buildings
The Melbourne Files

Melbourne’s Oldest Buildings

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 25, 2024July 20, 20261

Melbourne is a young city; only a handful of structures remain from before 1850, here is a list of Melbourne’s oldest buildings.

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Coles Book Arcade

Cole’s Book Arcade

May 12, 2018January 29, 2022
The Degraves Street Subway

Underground History: The Degraves Street Subway

June 14, 2021August 7, 2026
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, 2017July 20, 2026
Melbourne Fish Market

Melbourne’s Lost Buildings

October 7, 2018April 24, 2024
Skipping Girl Vinegar sign

Skipping Girl Vinegar

July 1, 2018January 31, 2023

Australia’s First Movie Screening

November 20, 2017May 24, 2021
The first woman to nominate in the AFL Mens draft: Sal Rees

Sal Rees: The First Woman to Nominate in the AFL Men’s Draft

October 22, 2026
The origin of the word gig

The Origin of the Word ‘Gig’

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026
History of Music at the Grand Final

A History of Music at the Grand Final

September 25, 2026September 26, 2026
The first Australian to play in the NFL

The First Australian to Play in the NFL

September 13, 2026
Dolly Parton at Belgrave Station

Dolly Parton at Belgrave Station

August 29, 2026August 30, 2026
Sledgehammers, Sybil Andrews

Sybil Andrews: Machine Age Modernist

August 8, 2026
Human exhibit at taronga Zoo

The Human Exhibit at Taronga Zoo

July 26, 2026
Ben - The Largest Ever Crowd at the MCG

There is no way that MCG crowd is accurate. You just have to look at the photos. Same as when…

Word and Phrase Origins – Historyspaces - 8 Strange Origins of Common Phrases

[…] debated date. Quote a period, not a year. Museum of Lost traces “pass the buck” to a poker marker…

museumoflost - The Crystal Ballroom

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Melynda von Wayward - The Crystal Ballroom

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Explorers Attempted to Reach Ball’s Pyramid in the Pacific - Ball’s Pyramid and the Lost Continent of Zealand

[…] Ball’s Pyramid Island belongs to the same ancient volcanic system as Lord Howe Island. […]

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