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Mareeba Hospital, Adelaide
The building known as Mareeba sits at 19-21 Belmore Terrace in Woodville, an inner-west suburb of Adelaide. Over one hundred years old,...

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What rubbish!
Archaeology - the science of rubbish?

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Jul 9, 20243 min read


The Queen Victoria Hospital for Women - a feminist landmark
The Queen Victoria Hospital is a tale of feminist activism, women's health - and a remarkable building.

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Jun 3, 20244 min read


The first Post Office in Preston
In 2008 archaeologists and historians from Dr Vincent Clarke and Associates were commissioned to investigate what is now 530 High Street,...

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May 1, 20243 min read


Life in Little Lon - what we know from objects
Did you know that there was have been major projects undertaken in Little Lonsdale Street that shed light on day-to-day life in the city...

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Apr 25, 20241 min read


The history of Brunswick, the 'most inspiring suburb in Australia'
Brunswick is today one of Melbourne’s most vibrant inner-city suburbs, 5km north-west of the CBD. Ralph Rashid recently called it the...

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Apr 16, 20243 min read


Top of the Town: a story of temperance and sin in Melbourne's city centre.
This fascinating building was listed on the Heritage Inventory in 2013 - and what a tale it has to tell! Starting as the locus of the...

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Apr 1, 20244 min read


Aboriginal History in Melbourne's North
Prior to British invasion the land now known as Melbourne’s northern suburbs was cared for by the Wurundjeri people.

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Mar 22, 20243 min read
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