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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-14 > from-ships-to-streets-how-orient-point-got-its-name > 106728206

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…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-14 > the-oldest-building-in-orient-point > 106780732

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…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-14 > art-gallery-of-nsw-super-art-heroes-education-program-for-kids > 106785648

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!...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-14 > tinariwen-interview-tuareg-hoggar-west-africa-war-desert-blues > 106782708

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…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-14 > st-vincent-city > 106727578

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…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-14 > orient-point-streets-named-after-historical-ocean-liners > 106659906

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…...

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abc. net. au > news > newschannel > news-in-90-seconds > 2026-06-13 > news-in-90-seconds > 106794862

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...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-13 > reuben-kaye-adelaide-cabaret-festival-interview > 106786458

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…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-13 > taylor-swift-alanis-morissette-songwriters-hall-of-fame-2026 > 105188700

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…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-06-13 > meet-the-bogan-drag-kings-of-hobart > 106763268

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…...