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Pando: The World’s Largest Organism
The Natural World

Pando: The World’s Largest Organism

museumoflostby museumoflostSeptember 12, 2021January 15, 20220

Pando is the world’s largest organism: a clonal colony of quaking aspen trees, that has been growing in Utah for the last 14 000 years.

Melbourne’s Only Honey Locust Tree
The Melbourne Files

Melbourne’s Only Honey Locust Tree

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 26, 2018August 14, 20210

Standing on the corner of King and Bourke St in Melbourne is a living piece of history; the city’s only Honey Locust tree, growing on this same spot for 160 years. 

The Wollemi Pine: A Living Dinosaur
The Natural World

The Wollemi Pine: A Living Dinosaur

museumoflostby museumoflostDecember 27, 2017August 14, 20210

The Wollemi Pine was a tree from the Cretaceous Period, living alongside the dinosaurs. It was thought to be extinct, until a surprise discovery in remote New South Wales.

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, 2017October 3, 2025
The Stand By Me bridge

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

July 17, 2017March 3, 2024
Ada Gunn and The Loungers' Club

Ada Gunn and The Loungers Club

February 28, 2026February 28, 2026
The first Australian to win an Oscar

The First Australian to Win an Oscar

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Forgotten Winter Olympic sports

Forgotten Winter Olympic Sports

February 8, 2026February 15, 2026
Australia's first pizza restuarant

Australia’s First Pizza Restaurant

February 1, 2026
The largest ever crowd at the MCG

The Largest Ever Crowd at the MCG

January 28, 2026
The mysteries of tennis

The Mysteries of Tennis

January 18, 2026
Gregorian Calendar was introduced

When the Gregorian Calendar Was Introduced

January 12, 2026
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…

Jack Meynell - The Ta Prohm Stegosaur

Utter rubbish, humans came a long time after Dinosaurs... Creationist Bronze Age fear of death... Evolution is a proven theory.…

Lana Malakunas - The Largest Ever Crowd at the MCG

Fascinating history. I attended a revival meeting held by Oral Roberts in Melbourne also in the 1950's. Would you have…

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