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Cole’s Book Arcade
Melbourne was once the home of the world's biggest bookstore, home to more than a million books. Welcome to Cole's…
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…
The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach
Coogee Beach is one of Sydney's most iconic beaches. In 2003, it was also the scene of a religious apparition,…
Melbourne’s Lost Buildings
Melbourne was founded in 1835. Like most modern cities it has been rebuilt, and re-designed, in an endless cycle, ever…
Underground History: The Degraves Street Subway
The Degraves Street Subway is a thirty metre underpass, connecting Flinders Street to Flinders Street Station, with a long and…
The Westall UFO
April 1966: the 'Westall UFO' suddenly appears in the sky over the suburbs of Melbourne. Was it a weather balloon,…
The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge
The real ‘Stand By Me’ bridge was once heavily used by logging trains, and now forms part of a hiking…
Australia’s First Movie Screening
Australia's first movie screening came courtesy of a vagabond English magician, and a local promoter looking for a get rich…
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Standing atop a building in Abbotsford is one of Melbourne’s most iconic symbols; the Skipping Girl Vinegar sign. And for…
The Paris End of Melbourne
The east end of Collins Street is often called, The Paris End of Melbourne. The label can be traced to…
The Centennial Light: The Lightbulb Burning for 100 Years
In a firehouse in small town California, is a lightbulb that has burned for 100 years. Known as The Centennial…
The Southern Cross Hotel
In 1962 the Southern Cross Hotel opened on Exhibition Street, and the international jet set came to Melbourne.
The Waiter’s Restaurant Siege
In March 1978, armed gunmen took over a Melbourne restaurant: this is the Waiter's Restaurant Siege.
Yarra Bend Asylum and the Lost Cemetery
Yarra Bend Asylum was Melbourne's first, and biggest, mental hospital. The grounds are now a public park, but traces still…
Yvonne Audette: Australia’s First Abstract Expressionist
Yvonne Audette was a pioneering local artist, one of the first to bring the radical ideas of Abstract Expressionism to…