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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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Deadwood Dick & the Picture Show Panic – ep. 5
Wherein we learn who to blame for the perennial naughtiness of boys. Argus (Melbourne), 10 November 1914, p. 8, col. 2 Read it in full here Titles in...
Champagne & Anarchy – ep. 4
Wherein we have our cockles warmed by Lord Hopetoun’s liquid largesse, as dispensed by an anarchist on the mean streets of Melbourne in 1902. Argus...
Have you seen my poncho cloak? – ep. 3
Wherein we plunder drapers' shops, cloakrooms, and the Lost & Found column in search of the poncho cloak and its shoddy brethren. Argus (Melbourne),...
The Marble Man – ep. 2 (part 1)
Wherein we trace the curious career and prehistory of a ‘petrified man’ dug out of a New South Wales marble quarry. See post for The Marble Man...
The Marble Man – ep. 2 (part 2)
Wherein we continue to trace the curious career and prehistory of a ‘petrified man’ dug out of a New South Wales marble quarry. Further reading...
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