You are not all that smart,but you are smart enough to know that when the coach rings up for a game of chess over the phone right on dinner time you do not refuse. Brent Crosswell never did.
At the height of the Cold War in 1953 HMS Andrew,a Royal Navy Amphion class submarine,set an unusual and notable record.
The eighth floor of Sydney’s Parliament House housed more than 150 years worth of petitions,showing the hopes,dreams and prejudices of the people of NSW.
A journalist and a newspaper owner were found them guilty by the House of Representatives of a charge of serious breach of privilege against a sitting member. The following day,after a debate lasting almost five hours,the House decided to imprison the men for three months.
One hundred and eighty years ago,young Francis Forbes shared his vision of a steam-powered flying machine with the Herald.
A delighted America gave a hero’s welcome to the Gemini IV astronauts after they safely landed back on Earth after a marathon four days of weightlessness as they circled the globe in their spacecraft.
Concerns that front-cover photographs of accused backpacker murderer Ivan Milat could jeopardise his trial led to an edition of Who Weekly being withdrawn from sale.
The public gallery in parliament rose to give the Prime Minister,Paul Keating,a standing ovation at the end of his landmark speech outlining his vision for a republic in Australia.
“One cannot help feeling bitter.” The decision to put forward Perth as the Australian nomination for the venue of the 1962 Empire Games proved controversial.
In 1958,the Australian Empire Games Federation chose Perth as the Australian nomination to host the 1962 Empire Games,leaving rival bidder Adelaide embittered.
Sixty years ago,British politician John Profumo was forced to resign after he lied to the House of Commons over his relationship with call girl Christine Keeler.