On February 5, 1869, in the small Victorian settlement of Moliagul, two itinerant miners made a discovery so improbable that it bordered on myth. Digging just below the surface of the red Australian soil, John Deason and Richard Oates unearthed the largest alluvial gold…
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On December 19, 1967, authorities declared Harold Holt, the 17th Prime Minister of Australia, “presumed dead” after he mysteriously disappeared two days before, forming one of the most enduring puzzles in Australian political history. On that fateful day, Holt went for a swim at…
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When Queen Elizabeth II stood before the glittering waters of Sydney Harbour on October 20, 1973, to declare open the Sydney Opera House, the moment carried a symbolism that extended far beyond architecture. It marked the culmination of one of the most ambitious public…
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