history – Nick Miller

Postcard from abroad: Bedlam

September 16, 2016 admin Bedlam, health, history, mental illness, Postcard

From the ‘not a lot of people know that’ file: in May 1840 a Melburnian-to-be became the first person to

Protecting antiquities in Syria and Libya from Islamic State

September 4, 2016September 12, 2016 admin architecture, art, feature, history, ISIS, Islamic State, Libya, museums, Palmyra, Syria, terrorism

Just three hours before Islamic State entered Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra in May 2015, three big trucks fled in

John Monash, general hero

April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 admin feature, history, John Monash, Somme, war, world war 1

Australian troops faltered at first on the Western Front, but, led by a brilliant general, played a key role in

Aboriginal artefacts from Australia’s first England cricket tour discovered

July 18, 2015July 23, 2015 admin Aboriginal, cricket, history, museum, sport

LONDON: A small number of Aboriginal artefacts on display in a regional British museum have been identified as rare survivors

What Grexit would look like

June 18, 2015 admin Austria, currency, economics, economy, euro, financial crisis, Greece, Grexit, history

Would Greece’s exit from the euro trigger chaos or salvation? A history lesson from 100 years ago gives some clues.

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