History & Culture
Preserving Aboriginal history
Mary-Jean Sutton, with the help of AG Society, is preserving the memories of the Mapoon Aboriginal community.
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Australians awarded top photography prizes
Photographs from two Australians have been named winners in the prestigious Loupe Awards for 2011.
History & Culture
Iconic images: Australia’s larrikin days
The work of iconic Australian photographer, Rennie Ellis, documents a fancy-free time in the country’s past.
History & Culture
Gallery: Men and their moustaches
What’s in a beard? Not just an individual personality, but the times and culture of the wearer.
History & Culture
Moustaches through the ages
What’s in a beard? Not just an individual personality, but the times and culture of the wearer.
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Aussie one-tonne gold coin the world’s biggest
A gold coin worth $53.5 million is the world’s largest piece of legal tender, created by the Perth Mint.
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Australian colonial art uncovered in Canada
Original artworks depicting 19th century colonial Australia have been found in a cupboard in Canada.
History & Culture
Cobb & Co coaches: once mighty, now history
The pioneering 19th-century coaching conglomerate won – and lost – a great deal during its turbulent 70-year history.
History & Culture
Lone Pine: seeds grown into a living memorial
From a handful of pine cones found by Aussie diggers at Gallipoli comes a living forest of war memorials.
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A mission to save indigenous languages
Of 250 known Aboriginal languages, just 20 are still in use today. A new project will attempt to revive some.