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WWII Japanese 'otherworldly' jika-tabi boots on display at Australian War Memorial

Australian soldiers in WWII were mystified by the strange footwear of their Japanese enemies, but they also gave them a competitive advantage.












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Bathurst's historic street lamps: Confusing tourist traffic since 1933

It's an old joke in Bathurst that locals can spot an out-of-towner because they turn the wrong way around one of the historic lamp standards in the city's CBD. But what's the reason behind this road rule and is it unique to Bathurst?





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Gary Doust on shooting A Low Budget Nightmare

Gary Doust on his doc following the making of an ultra-low budget horror movie.



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Curious Central West questioner Susan wanted to know what was behind the gate












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Rare 1663 map of Australia by Joan Blaeu painstakingly restored to former glory

A priceless 17th-century map of Australia is back on display after being painstakingly restored.






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Queensland National MP David Littleproud becomes Australia's new agriculture minister










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Parliament House construction milestones and their symbols to help form new display

Three objects carefully preserved at Parliament House tell the story of its construction and will form part of a new display.




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NLA Indigenous curator Rebecca Bateman shares her mother's oral history.




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Chris Nathaniel talks about the opportunity to establish an avocado industry in the NT




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Foxes costing the Australian sheep industry $28 million





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Japanese war bride's dress illustrates immigration history at National Museum

The Western-style wedding dress worn by a Japanese war bride in 1956 is on display at the National Museum as part of a wider exhibit about immigration.



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Z Special Unit 'silk' map used in Borneo during WWII on display at Australian War Memorial

A "silk" map used by WWII Australian commandos in Borneo is on display at the Australian War Memorial.





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Abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 caused chaos behind the scenes in Canberra

A newspaper photo saved by a trusted stenographer shows the behind-the-scenes drama of Edward VIII's abdication unfolding in his dominion Down Under.



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How the post-war small home movement helped deliver the great Australian dream

Tiny houses are all the rage at the moment for people looking for compact, affordable accommodation but it's not the first time Australians have thought small.





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Former Australian deputy PM Tim Fischer says government needs to investigate sending Northern irrigated fodder by rail to drought affected areas in SE




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Giant photographic panels on show for first time to celebrate Parliament House's 30th birthday

Nine photographic panels, so large that they've never been displayed in public until now, depict the construction of Parliament House in Canberra 30 years ago.



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Cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein launched international empire from Australia in 1902

Helena Rubinstein began her career in Victoria at the turn of the 20th century, and when she died she left a cosmetics empire, philanthropic foundation and a backstory laced with myth.




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The Australian Boer War hero honoured with scarf crocheted by Queen Victoria

An Australian rifleman who fought in the Boer War was one of eight soldiers awarded a hand-crocheted scarf by Queen Victoria.