Today, a flight between Darwin and London typically takes less than two days; but over 100 years ago, it took almost a month.
Bondi Beach is arguably Australia’s most famous seaside strip – seeing more than 2.5 million visitors each year prior to the impacts of COVID-19. The beach is home to some of the nation’s most famous lifeguards from the popular TV show Bondi Rescue. Photographs, postcards and popularity aside, the Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club is also famous for being the first lifesaving club in Australia.
Despite running for Great Britain, Edwin Harold Flack is considered Australia’s first Olympian, and subsequent member of the Australian Olympic Committee, following Federation in 1901.
One of the Victorian Football League (VFL)/AFL founding clubs, Fitzroy Football Club was formed in 1883. Known for most of their lives as ‘the Lions’, the club struggled to survive through the 80s and 90s. The lion mascot was meant to reflect the ‘never say die’ spirit of the club – a spirit that was squashed in 1996 when the club met an untimely end.
The following letter to the editor was received as a response to ‘Cycling through time’, the cover story of Traces Edition 6. In the second part of the letter, Susan Weisser further shares her family’s unfortunate history with 19th century transport. Click here to read part one.
The following letter to the editor was received as a response to ‘Cycling through time’, the cover story of Traces Edition 6. In her letter, Susan Weisser shares the story of her family’s own history with 19th century bicycles, and reminds us that it wasn’t all fun and games.
