This Day In History: 8th September
From 1951, in San Francisco when 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan in formal recognition…
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Dictionary of Sydney: James Samuel Bray
James Samuel Bray was a late nineteenth century amateur naturalist, author and entrepreneur in Sydney. Through…
This Day In History: 1st September
From King Louis dying in 1715 after a reign of 72 years to Juno, one of the…
The Gosford Glyphs
You might not know this, but down a bush track near Gosford, there are strange markings…
This Day In History: 4th August 2017
In 1944, Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police following a tip-off from an informer…
The Search for Onoda: A True Story
During World War II, there were 61 known Japanese army stragglers located throughout the pacific. The…
1917: The Great Strike Exhibition – Carriageworks
If you’re a history nut and love nothing more than a blast from the past, stay…
This Day in History – July 14th
On this day in the history books, the storming of the Bastille, Billy the Kid loses…
This Day in History: 7th July
From Jacques Cartier making his first contact with the Indigenous people of what is known today as Canada…
“Tower of skulls” found under Mexico City
Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed what’s being described as a “tower of skulls” in the heart…
This Day in History: 23rd June
From 930 when the world's oldest parliament was established in Iceland to 1972 with the Watergate scandal…
Dictionary of Sydney: The World According to Mr Chidley
Sydney has been full of interesting characters with unusual outlooks on life. Mr Chidley was once…