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Ship names become street names reflecting social history
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (140+ words) Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 4: 38pm Inger Sheil of a model of Orient ocean liner Orontes at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney." (ABC: Sarah Moss) "The study of toponymy and how maritime history impacts how we name places " street names, suburb…...
The Nununurra shipbuilding yard
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (228+ words) Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 4: 38pm Jerrinja people Jenny and Shelly Wellington with Alan Branson at Orient Points oldest residence, once a boat building business. (ABC Illawarra: Sarah Moss) In a quiet coastal village on the south coast of NSW Alan Branson, born…...
Pint-sized superheroes find love for art via creative gallery program
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (821+ words) A group of pint-sized superheroes is marching through the Art Gallery of NSW. They are wearing colourful patchwork capes and have been told they are on a mission to find famous artworks that have been "lost" in the gallery. "Look!...
Tinariwen deliver songs of hope from a homeland in crisis
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (1335+ words) The scorching guitars and hypnotic rhythms of Tinariwen help preserve Tuareg culture. (Supplied: Marie Planeille) Tinariwen are not just another rock band. The connection to their music, and to each other, transcends words. When you hear the sprawling West African…...
Why you've never heard of Pacific City and St Vincent City planned for NSW south coast.
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (147+ words) Sun 14 Jun 2026 at 6: 38am Jervis Bay Maritime Museum curator Kate Clancy with promotional material produced by Henry F. Halloran to sell estates across NSW, pre WW1. ( Once promoting Henry F. Halloran's land development business, full colour posters, flyers and brochures reside at the Jervis…...
Street signs link coastal town and luxury ocean liners dating back to 1800s
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (808+ words) SS Orama, pictured departing Woolloomooloo, Sydney in 1925, was built by the Orient Steam Navigation Company. (ANMM Collection: Peter Britz) More than a century ago the sleek shape of luxury ocean liners was a regular sighting along the south coast of…...
News in 90 Seconds - ABC News
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (19+ words) VIDEO: News in 90 Seconds Australian Broadcasting Corporation News in 90 Seconds Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 4: 46pm...
Reuben Kaye reckons you can joke about anything " 'it's just how you do it"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1738+ words) In a theatre dressing room, Reuben Kaye is fumbling with his phone, trying to prop it up against something so we can talk face-to-face, his image shifting rapidly between vertical and horizontal. At one point, he disappears entirely " his phone…...
Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
1+ day, 49+ min ago (670+ words) Taylor Swift became the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. (Reuters: Kylie Cooper) You know the songs." But do you know the songwriters? The 2026 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame are credited with smash…...
Closure of city's only gay club widened Hobart drag kings' audience - ABC News
1+ day, 22+ min ago (647+ words) Despite the venue's closure, performers say an audience has grown for Drag Kings in Hobart's queer arts scene." For some performers, it has provided a space to grow their confidence and break down traditional gender divides. Sitting on stage, rolling…...