Australia’s First Movie Screening
by Australia’s first movie screening came courtesy of a vagabond English magician, and a local promoter looking for a get rich quick scheme.
Category: The Melbourne Files
The Keith Haring Mural in Collingwood
The Keith Haring mural in Collingwood is the remarkable legacy of the artist’s visit to Melbourne in 1984. It has faded, been restored, part of it was even stolen.
Who Was Saint Kilda?
Just south of the city, St Kilda is one of Melbourne’s most popular suburbs. The origin of its name is a mystery. Who was ‘Saint’ Kilda?
Melbourne’s Pink Lake
Sitting directly below the Westgate Bridge, in the middle of Westgate Park, in Melbourne’s industrial heartland, is something totally unexpected; a vibrant, electric pink lake. …
Before Federation Square
Federation Square is one of Melbourne’s most significant landmarks. Built in the 1990’s, the site has a colourful history, stretching back to the city’s earliest days.
The Weeping Woman Disappears
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 Westall UFO
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?