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Swimmers race against iconic backdrop
Courtenay Rule | Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 | 05:20:18 PM
Sydneysiders love their harbour: the open blue waters, the scenic coves, and of course certain landmarks – one Meccano coathanger and that pointy sail building...
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All eyes on miracle elephant
Amy Middleton | Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 | 03:41:44 PM
Unless you've been hiding under a rock in the mountain-goat's enclosure the last few days, you would have heard about the 'miracle' baby elephant, born to Taronga Zoo inhabitant Porntip early yesterday morning.
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Miracle elephant comes back from the dead
Natsumi Penberthy | Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010 | 05:30:50 PM
Yesterday the death of a baby Asian elephant at Taronga Zoo left us feeling decidedly flat.
Elephants have an onerously long gestation period of somewhere between 600 and 660 days...
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On this day in history: The birth of the Australian Empire?
Amy Middleton | Thursday, Mar 04, 2010 | 04:23:26 PM
1804’s Castle Hill Rebellion was the first Australian convict uprising, a violent and chaotic attempt to overthrow the colonial authorities.