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Daily Telegraph 13 May 1911 p15

Japanese Antarctic expedition camp at Parsley Bay 1911

A member of the Japanese expedition in the camp at Parsley Bay soon after arrival with the expedition's only surviving dog, Daily Telegraph, 13 May 1911, p15   23 June 2021 The extraordinary occurrence of Japanese Antarctic explorers camped at Parsley Bay may…

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Barracluff's Ostrich Farm

There are many great things about the Dictionary of Sydney, but one of the things I love the most is the way you can discover quirky things about Sydney. In the past I've shared about Cocky Bennett, and public toilets,…

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The Shaftesbury Reformatory in Vaucluse

Shaftesbury, Vaucluse c1925 by EG Shaw, courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (a7806 Online, 2) This week on 2SER Breakfast, Nicole Cama talked to Tess Connery about the Shaftesbury Reformatory on New South Head Road in Vaucluse that…