Tag: History
Ekka exhibition opens at Museum of Brisbane
An exhibition showcasing 132 years of memories from the Ekka has opened at the Museum of Brisbane today. [MORE]
Acropolis to undergo restoration
The Parthenon of the Athens Acropolis will undergo restoration work.[MORE]
Exhibition shows another side to Roman emperor Hadrian
Roman emperor Hadrian may be best known for the wall in Britain which bears his name and his love of culture - but a London exhibition which opened yesterday (local time) shows another, ruthless side to him.[MORE]
Italy returns looted antiquities to Iraq
Italy has returned 13 ancient Iraqi artefacts that had been smuggled out of the country after the United States-led invasion.[MORE]
Couple sentenced over WWI memorial porn video
A French couple have been given a four-month suspended prison sentence and made to pay one euro in damages to the Canadian state for making a porn video at a World War I memorial, officials said. [MORE]
Junee Athenaeum Theatre to be restored
Work is expected to start early next year on the $750,000 restoration of Junee's Athenaeum Theatre for public use.[MORE]
Qld student to follow in Burke and Wills' footsteps
A Queensland history student says he is preparing to be the first person to walk from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria since the explorers Burke and Wills. [MORE]
Bringing music from Nazi death camps to life
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One man has been collecting music written in Nazi death camps during World War II.[MORE]
First Fleet medal sells for $750,000
The Charlotte medal has sold at auction in Melbourne for $750,000.[MORE]
Cambodia seeks UN help in temple row
Cambodia has asked the United Nations Security Council for an emergency meeting to resolve a military stand-off with Thailand over an ancient temple on their border.[MORE]
Bombala cemetery to identify unmarked graves
An ambitious program is under way at the Bombala cemetery to identify dozens of unmarked graves.[MORE]
WW2 centre wanted
The Australian Property Council says a dedicated World War Two information centre should be built in Darwin's CBD.[MORE]
Talks fail to end Thai-Cambodia temple row
United Nations Ban Ki-moon has urged Cambodia and Thailand to show restraint, after talks between the two countries failed to end a week-long military stand-off over an ancient temple on their border. [MORE]
Oldest New Testament Bible goes cyber
More than 1,600 years after it was written in Greek, one of the oldest copies of the Bible will become globally accessible online for the first time this week.[MORE]
ASEAN offers help in Thai-Cambodia temple row
Cambodia and Thai soldiers are facing off for a seventh day at a temple along Cambodia's border with Thailand, prompting the Association of South Asian Nations (ASEAN) to urge the nations to show "utmost caution and restraint".[MORE]
New camera peeps at pharaoh's 'solar' boat
Egypt has revealed a unique way of viewing a wooden boat entombed 4,500 years ago next to Giza's Great Pyramid.[MORE]
East Point museum to get WWII revamp
A new group will be formed to oversee the make-up of the Northern Territory's World War II museum that will be based at East Point.[MORE]
Fromelles digger statue unveiled in Melbourne
A statue paying tribute to the diggers who fought in the 1916 battle of Fromelles has been unveiled in Melbourne.[MORE]
Burke and Wills tree comes back from the brink
Arborists are confident the Southern Hemisphere's biggest moreton bay fig tree is returning to health.[MORE]
Historic mining equipment to be preserved
Conservationists from the Western Australian Museum have examined historical mining equipment at the Mining Hall of Fame to determine whether it should be relocated to Perth for preservation. [MORE]
Frenchwomen who worked for Nazis get compo
Thousands of French women who were forced to work for German paramilitary organisations during World War II will receive compensation under an agreement signed overnight.[MORE]
Burke and Wills tree bounces back
Experts are confident the Southern Hemisphere's biggest Moreton Bay Fig tree is on the road to recovery.[MORE]
Gwalia restoration underway
The restoration of the historical town site of Gwalia, 230 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie, is underway.[MORE]
Darwin to host first international show of East Timorese art
The Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery says it will host the first ever international display of East Timorese art and cultural artefacts since the country officially became independent.[MORE]
FBI confirms stolen Shakespeare first edition found
The first folio of Shakespeare's works that was stolen 10 years ago has been found.[MORE]
