From the Archives,1993:Curtain at half-mask to farewell Phantom
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From the Archives,1993:Curtain at half-mask to farewell Phantom

In 1993,after more than 284 bottles of champagne,dozens of plates of “Asian-inspired” finger food,streamers,flowers and tears,‘The Phantom of the Opera’ wound up its record-breaking,30-month run at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne.

  • byAnne Crawford andHugh Martin

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From the Archives,1953:The Queen crowned
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From the Archives,1953:The Queen crowned

Watched by an audience of millions - and a very young Prince Charles - Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in a “majestic,yet simply moving” ceremony.

  • byStaff correspondent andAAP
From the Archives,2001:Royal family slain
Nepal

From the Archives,2001:Royal family slain

The tiny kingdom of Nepal was in crisis after the lovelorn heir to the throne shot dead almost every member of his family,including the king and queen.

  • byBarbara Crossette
From the Archives,1993:Huge expansion for Melbourne’s retail centres
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From the Archives,1993:Huge expansion for Melbourne’s retail centres

In a move that significantly changed Victorian Government policy on planning and development,the Planning Minister,Mr Rob Maclellan,approved shopping centre developments worth about $500 million across Melbourne.

  • byTim Graham andKathleen Buchanan
From the Archives,1988:It’s blokes not breasts that cause trouble
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From the Archives,1988:It’s blokes not breasts that cause trouble

“They thought I was mad,but I was always mucking around with cars.” The Herald spoke to three young women about life in traditionally male workplaces.

  • byAlicia Larriera
From the Archives,1998:Teenagers shattered by the loss of Ginger Spice
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From the Archives,1998:Teenagers shattered by the loss of Ginger Spice

It was the day five became four:official confirmation that Geri Halliwell - otherwise known as Ginger Spice - had left the Spice Girls.

  • byRachel Gibson
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From the Archives,1968:De Gaulle... adieu or encore ?
Europe

From the Archives,1968:De Gaulle... adieu or encore ?

As ten million striking workers demanded the end of his regime,President Charles de Gaulle dissolved the French National Assembly and announced new elections.

  • byT. S. Monks
From the Archives:Atmospheric oddity reveals its secrets over Port Phillip
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From the Archives:Atmospheric oddity reveals its secrets over Port Phillip

Melbourne physicists cracked the secret of an eerie cloud formation that rolls across north Queensland’s gulf country on moist spring mornings and occurs occasionally on Port Phillip Bay.

  • byGraeme O'Neill
From the Archives,1953:British expedition conquers Everest
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From the Archives,1953:British expedition conquers Everest

Seventy years ago,Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of the highest mountain in the world.

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From the Archives,1953:Hillary and Norgay reach the top of the world
Asia

From the Archives,1953:Hillary and Norgay reach the top of the world

Seventy years ago,Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of the highest mountain in the world.

  • byStaff writers
From the Archives,1973:10-minute satellite wedding for $3,500
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From the Archives,1973:10-minute satellite wedding for $3,500

In what was considered to be a world first,a wedding in Sydney was televised in real time to relatives and guests in Athens.

  • byBob Cameron