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The eight men who faced the gallows at Old Dubbo Gaol | 120 years since last hanging
Mitigating circumstances were not recognised under law at that time.
Zaarkacha Marlan
Clockwise: Jacky Underwood, Harold Dutton Mallallieu, Ah Check, Wong Ming, Albert, Thomas Newman, Lars Peter Hansen, and Thomas Moore.
Last cuts for much-loved butcher
Sid Everingham looks back on 50 years of servicing his community.
Alison Paterson
Sid Everingham in his Baralaba butcher shop which he and his wife Diane ran and sold many pork products supplied by their own piggery. Picture: Supplied
'Broken bodies, battered minds' and what's left from women facing war
Ballarat filmmakers take on these often untold stories.
Melanie Whelan
Deakin University PhD candidate Anna Wilkinson says stories of women, such as Maureen White, help bring history off the textbook pages - and this film would play an important role in public history, too. Picture by Adam Trafford
The mighty brass band from Steel City
The Newcastle Steelworks Band made history 100 years ago.
The Newcastle Steelworks Band made history 100 years ago. Now, their music is coming back to life. Picture supplied
Thankfully, horrific whale hunt now dead in the water
History: When NSW whaling fleets once hunted the ocean
Mike Scanlon
Artwork shows 'Mocha Dick' retaliating for being hunted and harpooned by 19th century whalers. Picture supplied
Coffin plate of the man who named Australia heads to SA
Bray Boland
A statue of Matthew Flinders and his cat stands at Euston station near where his grave was found. (AP PHOTO)
How a lotto win helped this Colombian migrant find her happy place: Memory Lane
A lotto win and a future husband cemented Martha Down Under.
John Piggott
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Martha Nubia Barrientos in Sydney, where she lived for a time before eventually settling in Western Australia. Picture supplied by Martha Nubia Barrientos
'An incredible feeling': 100 years of football
This club has won 13 flags since its first in 1946.
Lucas Holmes
Tatyoon's first senior premiership team in 1946. Picture supplied
From trotters to T-bones: How harness racing grew in this country town
Racing, drive-in movies, dining; how has technology changed this site?
Greg Robson
Stawell boasts a long history with harness racing dating back to 1956. File picture
Memory Lane: a love story born from the Gympie ball still strong six decades on
Jimmy and Gay still dance like teenagers at the Gympie Show ball.
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Jimmy and Gay McNamara of North Brisbane have a love for dancing and each other. Pictures supplied

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