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Illegal Demolition of Historic Buildings in Australia

phanswblogeditor — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:59:00 +0000

by Yvonne Perkins Thousands of people have voiced their outrage at the latest illegal demolition of an historic building in Australia. The Corkman Irish Hotel, which had been part of inner-suburban Melbourne since the 1850s, is now a pile of rubble. Damaged a week earlier by a fire the police are investigating, the hotel ... Read more

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Professional Historian Wins Major Literary Award

contentmanager — Tue, 06 May 2014 23:49:26 +0000

Professional historian, Clare Wright, has won the 2014 Stella Prize for women’s writing. Selected from a strong shortlist which included both fiction and non-fiction, Wright won $50,000 for her history of the Ballarat goldfields, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka. In her citation, Kerryn Goldsworthy, chair of the 2014 Stella Prize judging panel, said: A rare ... Read more

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