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Errol Flynn: The Most Famous Tasmanian
Remarkable Characters

Errol Flynn: The Most Famous Tasmanian

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 29, 2017January 30, 20220

Errol Flynn was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood’s golden age.  He hailed from isolated Tasmania, about as far from the glitz of Tinseltown as you could get.

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The Cat Who Lived
Weird and Wild

The Cat Who Lived

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In 2009, ‘Lucky’ the cat fell out of a ninth floor window and survived. This is, The Cat Who Lived…  WEIRD, WILD and MISC Keri …

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The Weeping Woman Disappears
The Melbourne Files

The Weeping Woman Disappears

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 18, 2017February 1, 20251

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.

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The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge
Forgotten Places

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

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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.

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Who Invented the Hamburger?
Drinks and Foods

Who Invented the Hamburger?

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 8, 2017May 10, 20260

Who invented the hamburger? There are many claimants, and no clear answer. We weigh the most likely contenders.

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The Westall UFO
The Melbourne Files

The Westall UFO

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 26, 2017April 11, 20266

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, 2017April 11, 2026
The Stand By Me bridge

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

July 17, 2017March 3, 2024
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
Interstellar movie trivia

Interstellar Movie Trivia

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026
Lawrence Hargrave - The Bogle-Chandler Case

I remember how smelly the river used to be.

The View from Flagstaff Hill - The Yarra Waterfall

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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…

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