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McGuire, George
Born in Mauritius, Albert McGuire became a keen volunteer soldier with the Irish Rifles during the 1910s.
Breeding delinquents: Surf City 1963-1966
The venue Surf City in the former Kings Cross Theatre on Darlinghurst Road was accused of ‘breeding delinquents’ soon after it opened in 1963. Despite its short lifetime, the venue is crucial to the musical history of Australia. For three years it served as the spiritual home…
Lady Juliana
The second fleet convict transport Lady Juliana, brought over 200 women to the new colony of New South Wales. It was the first female-only transport to arrive in Australia and the first ship to arrive after the first fleet. The women disembarked in comparative good health to…