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Back to SearchThe greatest air race: twenty planes, London to Melbourne, 1934
Early aviation's most dramatic event saw courage, tragedy and a miraculous rescue involving the whole town of Albury (R)
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A league of their own — Breeanna Brock and the AFLW
Right up until the very first game, Women's CEO at the Brisbane Lions, Breeanna Brock wasn't sure that the women's league would ever become a reality
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Sam's education in grit
Sam Vincent was a struggling writer when a freak accident led him to unexpectedly take over his family's farm
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Simon Longstaff and the ethics of everything
As a boy, Simon Longstaff's life was changed by one of the most searing ethical dilemmas imaginable (R)
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The secret world of the human ear
Professor Kelvin Kong is one of Australia's leading ENT surgeons. The proud Worimi man changes the course of children's lives by looking inside their…
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Sailing solo around Antarctica
Lisa Blair navigated waves as tall as high-rise buildings, dodging cargo ships, icebergs and several near-death experiences to sail around Antarctica…
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Bush chooks, clever crows, and assassin maggies
Darryl Jones has an enthusiastic curiosity about wild birds that, against all odds, flourish in Australia's cities and towns
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The rise of the land dragon
Alex Landragin was born into a champagne-making family in the French village of Verzenay. When he was five, his family began a new life in Australia.…
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Confronting my grandmother the Baba Yaga
Krissy Kneen grew up under the strict control of her grandmother, Lotty, who was the eccentric and sometimes cruel matriarch of her small family. Kri…
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How David was lost, then found
David Newheiser was raised in a fundamentalist Christian family. When he fell in love with a Buddhist, his parents cut him off and his Dad wrote a bo…
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