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The Princess Theatre Ghost
The Melbourne Files

The Princess Theatre Ghost

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 21, 2018October 15, 20211

The Princess Theatre is one of Melbourne’s most iconic buildings. It is also home to one of the world’s most famous ghosts.

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The 8 Greatest Animal Actors
All of the Arts

The 8 Greatest Animal Actors

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 16, 2018February 24, 20220

The greatest animal actors were stars of films and TV, often upstaging their human counterparts. Here are 8 of the best.

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The Russell Street Bombing
The Melbourne Files

The Russell Street Bombing

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 2, 2018March 14, 20231

The top part of Russell Street, Melbourne, features one of the city’s most stylish buildings. It was also the setting for one of its most notorious crimes. 

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The Secret History of Ambien
Weird and Wild

The Secret History of Ambien

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 29, 2018April 24, 20211

Ambien is the world’s most popular sleeping tablet. Side effects include; sleep driving, night terrors and sexting.

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The Last Thylacine
Firsts and Lasts

The Last Thylacine

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 22, 2018January 16, 20220

The last Thylacine died in the Hobart zoo in 1936. Or, did it?

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Mungo Man (and Lady)
The Natural World

Mungo Man (and Lady)

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 17, 2018August 22, 20210

50 years ago, an archaeological discovery at Lake Mungo in remote NSW turned the history of human evolution on its head. Meet Mungo Man, and Lady.

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Remarkable Characters

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 11, 2018April 15, 20212

She sang and she shredded on electric guitar. She was black, bi-sexual, and a woman, at a time when it was hard to be any of these things. She is Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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Guns n Roses at Calder Park
The Melbourne Files

Guns n Roses at Calder Park

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 7, 2018December 3, 20220

In 1993, the world’s biggest band came to Melbourne: this is Guns n’ Roses at Calder Park, an event that would go down in local infamy.

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Skipping Girl Vinegar
The Melbourne Files

Skipping Girl Vinegar

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 1, 2018January 31, 20234

Standing atop a building in Abbotsford is one of Melbourne’s most iconic symbols; the Skipping Girl Vinegar sign. And for a piece of neon, this girl has led an eventful life.

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Monet’s ‘The Magpie
All of the Arts

Monet’s ‘The Magpie

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 28, 2018May 26, 20210

Monet’s ‘The Magpie’ is a striking early painting by one of history’s most famous artists. Its creation was difficult and unlikely.

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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, 2017April 11, 2026
The Stand By Me bridge

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

July 17, 2017March 3, 2024
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
Interstellar movie trivia

Interstellar Movie Trivia

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026
Ada Gunn and The Loungers' Club

Ada Gunn and The Loungers Club

February 28, 2026April 27, 2026
Stej - The Waiter’s Restaurant Siege

Amos surrendered but what about Robert Williams the other hostage taker?

37 Songs From the '60s and '70s With Meanings No One Caught the First Time - Festivaltopia - Surprising Backstories of 1970s Hit Songs

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Ada Gunn and The Loungers Club - The Flinders Street Station Ballroom

[…] Work began on the new station in 1900, and took a decade to complete (read more about the history…

The First Australian to Win an Oscar - 11 Films Banned in Australia

[…] Many films in the 1920s and 30s were banned in Australia, the power to do so sitting with one…

The First Australian to Win an Oscar - Australia’s First Movie Screening

[…] Born in Sydney in 1901, he first fell in love with movies as a child. The medium was still…

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