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Category: Sports & Games

Australia’s First Women’s Football Matches
Sports & Games

Australia’s First Women’s Football Matches

museumoflostby museumoflostSeptember 24, 2023November 8, 20251

Australia’s first women’s football matches included department store workers, fancy dress costumes, and a player from the north of England named Trixie.

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A History of the AFL Grand Final
Sports & Games

A History of the AFL Grand Final

museumoflostby museumoflostSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 20251

The history of the AFL grand final involves challenge matches, bloodbaths, skipped years and a Geelong lawyer named Kenneth McIntyre.

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Synthetic Test Cricket: Calling the Ashes by Telegraph
Sports & Games

Synthetic Test Cricket: Calling the Ashes by Telegraph

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 8, 2022April 19, 20232

Before live TV, Synthetic Test Cricket used telegraph cables and radio to bring the Ashes home to Australia.

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8 Discontinued Olympic Sports
Sports & Games

8 Discontinued Olympic Sports

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 24, 2021August 6, 20240

In 120 years, the modern Olympics has seen many sports come and go. Here are 8 discontinued Olympic sports.

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The History of the Boxing Day Test
Sports & Games

The History of the Boxing Day Test

museumoflostby museumoflostDecember 25, 2017January 25, 20220

On December 26 each year, test cricket comes to the MCG in a celebrated local tradition. But the history of the Boxing Day Test is …

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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
Melbourne Fish Market

Melbourne’s Lost Buildings

October 7, 2018April 24, 2024
The Degraves Street Subway

Underground History: The Degraves Street Subway

June 14, 2021July 25, 2024
The Westall UFO, Melbourne Australia

The Westall UFO

June 26, 2017April 11, 2026
The real Stand By Me bridge

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

July 17, 2017May 16, 2026
Queen Isabella Changed Chess

How Queen Isabella Changed Chess

May 23, 2026
Flagstaff Hill

The View from Flagstaff Hill

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026
The first Anzac Day football

The First Anzac Day Football

April 26, 2026April 27, 2026
Australia's oldest building

Australia’s Oldest Building

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026
The PB/5 pedestrian crossing button

The PB/5 Pedestrian Crossing Button

April 5, 2026April 5, 2026
The history of Scrabble

The History of Scrabble

March 28, 2026
Grace Crowley

Grace Crowley: Pioneering Modernist

March 26, 2026
Jan O'Connell - Skipping Girl Vinegar

Impressive article and great images. I am wondering where you sourced this information and the pictures, as I would like…

Barry - Marshalite Clocks and the First Melbourne Traffic Lights

Hi I was wondering what year was the Marshalite in Chelsea removed from its original location and moved to Chelsea…

museumoflost - The Bogle-Chandler Case

Love this: thanks for sharing!

Lawrence Hargrave - The Bogle-Chandler Case

I remember how smelly the river used to be.

The View from Flagstaff Hill - The Yarra Waterfall

[…] of the Yarra River, adjacent to a small waterfall that prevented further passage upstream (see, The Yarra Waterfall). The…

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