When Barbie’s honour was put to the test
In what surely must be the only time a toymaker has sued a record company, historians ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER recall the time when Barbie's owner set out to defend her honour.
History
"Spofforth became famous because of his stellar performance in the 1882 Test, where he inspired the Australian team to victory from a seemingly hopeless position." ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER look at swing bowling's powerful history.
A new exhibition explores how the convicts who landed on Australian shores 250 years ago set the tone for political activism forevermore, reports KATELYN CATANZARITI.
"It was an awesome display of the power of the press, with the newspaper proprietors easily defeating an elected cabinet minister." Historians ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER recall how the Commonwealth Censor took on the media… and lost.
History
Australia’s oldest-known dinosaur fossil identified
A preserved footprint found more than 60 years ago in a sandstone quarry has been identified as the oldest-known dinosaur fossil in Australia.
History
Murdering horse thief or victim of police persecution?
"Kelly himself is often quoted as saying,'Such is life', just before he was hanged but this is debatable." Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER reflect on the endless legend that was Ned Kelly.
History
Titanic passenger’s watch sets record at UK auction
A world record price has been set for Titanic memorabilia, with the sale of a gold pocket watch at a UK auction featuring mementos from the ill-fated ship.
Historian ROSS FITZGERALD traces the beginning of the Great Labor Party split 70 years ago this month.
Inspired by April's Heritage Festival, HELEN MUSA talks with a group of volunteers who have discovered some of the big showbiz names who have played at Canberra's Albert Hall.
A newly identified fossil species – named Skiphosoura bavarica – from Germany has unlocked some of the history of ancient flying reptiles, reports WILL DUNHAM in Washington.
As Hobart marks the 50th anniversary of the Tasman Bridge collapse, its most famous survivor and a historian recount the night the deadly disaster unfolded.
Nobleman, soldier, revolutionary, humanist – who was Tadeusz Kościuszko, the man behind the mountain? DARIUS von GUTTNER SPORZYNSKI reviews a profile of his incredible life.
A bounder or a visionary? NICHOLE OVERALL talks to author Brian O'Malley about the unbelievable backstory of maverick King O'Malley, the 'Yankee dandy' at the heart of Canberra's foundation.
St Andrew’s Presbyterian church, at 1 State Circle, Forrest, one of Canberra's oldest buildings, is celebrating its 90th anniversary. NICHOLE OVERALL looks at the proud history of the cathedral that wasn't.
Frank and Sylvia Manley were out for a spin in their new silvery-green HQ Monaro coupe. Driving across the 1025-metre, four-lane Tasman Bridge was to be a moment forever frozen in time, writes Yesterdays columnist NICHOLE OVERALL.
The Mint is turning 60 in February. Yesterdays columnist NICHOLE OVERALL looks back to the day it was opened by Prince Phillip and the controversy of its being built in Deakin.
"For almost 60 years, the neat, red brick church has remained something of a divine secret in Queanbeyan. Most passers-by barely register its presence, tucked back from the street as it is," writes Yesterdays columnist NICHOLE OVERALL.
In Brisbane on March 17 1948, Australia's only Communist Party MP Fred Paterson was savagely smashed from behind by a policeman. The assault became known as The Great St Patrick's Day Bash. ROSS FITZGERALD tells the story.
It was a “kilt-wearing occasion” 150-years ago today when the unadorned timber doors of the coppery-coloured stone church opened to all comers as a rather rare Presbyterian “kirk” in the Canberra region, writes NICHOLE OVERALL.
