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Robyn Annear ransacks Trove Newspapers for stories from an era when there was – literally – nothing on TV.

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Mr Denning’s Umbrage

Posted April 23, 202000:23:50

Wherein we consider what counts as an amusement... Argus (Melbourne), 22 September 1855, p. 8 ('Amusements' column) A dance manual by one of Mr Denning's...

A Pig in a Poke

Posted October 8, 201900:32:05

Wherein we plunder suitcases full of mystery... Herald (Melbourne), 18 December 1893, p. 4, col. 5 Here's a sample of the headlines that would follow...

What is Really Real?

Posted September 3, 201900:20:44

Wherein we shed some light in the phonebox... Space travel in the Sun (Melbourne), July 1969. (Blame the tilt on a lack of gravity) 'The Pals' Corner'...

A Bit of a Ventriloquist

Posted August 9, 201900:35:13

Wherein voices are thrown and pigs educated. Age (Melbourne), 27 September 1884, p. 10, col. 6 Read it with the rest of the day's news here. from Ventriloquism:...

Clean Hands

Posted July 3, 201900:43:08

Wherein we consider propinquity of liberty, literacy and soap. Age (Melbourne), Monday, 17 August 1874, p. 2, col. 6 – read it on the newspaper page...