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Americans traditionally vote on a Tuesday, but does anyone know the origins of why?
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, history, united-states
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A teenager snags a leading role in a biopic about an Irish Fenian prisoner.
Topics: biography-film, actor, youth, history, australind-6233
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Stepping back in time is as easy as putting on your walking shoes and taking a pub crawl of a different kind in Perth.
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| UpdatedIndigenous slavery in Western Australia may form the basis of a class action on unpaid wages in the state that targets the State Government and private companies that benefitted from the arrangements with Aboriginal people, a lawyer says.
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A former salvage diver is intent on finding the final resting place of Australia's first submarine, AE1.
Topics: world-war-1, oceans-and-reefs, navy, history, maritime, human-interest, lifestyle-and-leisure, cairns-4870, papua-new-guinea
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Topics: history, world-war-1, diving, cairns-4870, papua-new-guinea, pacific
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| UpdatedThis week America will elect its 45th president. Before it does, test your knowledge of those who came before either president Trump or president Clinton.
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As you climb underground beneath the CBD, the bustle and noise of traffic dulls to the sounds of running water and of air being pumped through what was once a vital water supply for Sydney.
Topics: community-and-society, history, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, sydney-2000
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Almost 50 years after Lucille Butterworth was murdered in Tasmania, the story of how her gift of a simple metal clicker may have saved lives in the Vietnam War is revealed.
Topics: human-interest, history, unrest-conflict-and-war, community-and-society, hobart-7000, vietnam
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| UpdatedMore than 50 Sydney buildings which are normally off-limits to the public will open their doors on Sunday, including the Lands Department Building, Hong Kong House, Legion House, the Great Synagogue and Pier 2/3 at Walsh Bay.
Topics: history, art-history, architecture, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedA former naval officer who helped defuse a German mine that washed up on a Surfers Paradise beach has returned to the city more than half a century after his heroics.
Topics: history, world-war-2, community-and-society, unrest-conflict-and-war, southport-4215, qld, melbourne-3000, newcastle-2300, germany
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| UpdatedA memorial honouring the contribution of post-World War II migrants to Narrogin and surrounds has been unveiled.
Topics: community-and-society, local-government, history, refugees, immigration, narrogin-6312, albany-6330, northam-6401
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Ten men who fought in the Battle of Long Tan during the Vietnam War, including the only Australian officer to die in the Battle, have been recognised with Gallantry awards 50 years on.
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Topics: urban-development-and-planning, history, people
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| UpdatedHave you ever taken a drive past your childhood home and wondered what is inside now?
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Topics: books-literature, history, historians, refugees, immigration, albury-2640
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Two books by a Victorian historian explore the use and impact of post-war immigration publicity photos.
Topics: community-and-society, history, immigration, library-museum-and-gallery, world-war-2, albury-2640
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Topics: history, community-and-society, immigration, albury-2640