This little artefact from Skara Brae demonstrates two problems with old game pieces. The accompanyin label says It is feasible that these bone objects [not shown] may have been used as dice. This whalebone has partially groved, perhaps to make ‘dice’.” For archaeologist and museum workers, it can be hard to recognise the parts. Is…
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The gold rush in Victoria attracted immigrants hoping to make a fortune from all over the world, including ten of thousands of Chinese. This isn’t that story, because it’s written about in many other places (but you can start here if you’re interested.) The Victorian government was keen on these migrants with their weird habits…
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This was the Majestic Theatre, opened 2 June 1917 to show films. The other two theatres constructed at the same time were intended for live theatre, although the National (1915) had both and I think the Princess (1911) ended up being mostly film, and films were also shown at the Academy of Music (later Plaza…
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Tasmanian Newspapers to 1899, in MS Excel format (xls). Showing availability online, as of 8 August 2016 (last update). In an attempt to keep it simple, names changes are only noted when there’s a significant change. Changes to a title involving the place name are noted in brackets.
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