When my first letter was printed in 2006,I was surprised and felt very excited. It is still a thrill.
Horsham postman Brendan Cole has a full life,14 years after receiving donor small intestine,liver and pancreas. As The Age turns 170,we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
The Age photographed the Nash family in 2009 after the fire destroyed all of their possessions bar the clothes line and a cubby house. We revisited them as The Age turns 170,and they say they can get through anything.
After being shot in his arm and leg,former lecturer Lee Gordon-Brown sprang into action to save others. As The Age turns 170,we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
In 1997,after three previous attempts,Brigitte Muir became the first Australian woman to reach the top of Mount Everest. As The Age turns 170,we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
In 1981,12-year-old Carl Powell was presumed dead after he went missing while wading in fountains on Swanston Street. As The Age turns 170,we revisit the firemen who risked their lives to save him.
Gangsters,massive protests,drug busts and police corruption have been around as long as The Age. Here’s a look back at Melbourne’s underbelly decades before the Underbelly war.
You might have a drink at the tavern,or take in a circus show of dance and swordplay on horseback. As The Age celebrates 170 years,we look back at the city’s cultural life in 1854.
With the MCG as the pearl at its heart,cricket,footy and the Melbourne Cup were sewn into the city’s early fabric.
As The Age reaches a significant milestone,its editor makes a commitment to readers on behalf of the publication’s dedicated staff.
We’ve been asking the questions you want answered since 1854. In this collection,we reflect on the tradition of courageous journalism as we look to the future.