History
Tolstoy’s last years
Tolstoy’s death in 1910 occurred just seven years before the Russian Revolution. His last two essays What’s To Be Done? …
How do you spot a witch? A notorious 15th-century book gave instructions
Books have always had the power to cast a spell over their readers – figuratively. But one book that was …
My time: The experiences of an ordinary soldier in Papua New Guinea
The overwhelming majority of Australians who have served in war zones have been volunteers. However, during the Vietnam war, 63,735 …
Not just the Sphinx: Ancient Egyptians and their treasured felines
Ancient Egyptian culture and practices have intrigued historians and archaeologists for years. Thought to be the pre-eminent civilisation in the …
Memories of the factory: The extraordinary war stories of some ‘new Australians’
It was Litchfield Engineering Company, Croyden Park Extension, then an outer suburb of Adelaide, in 1960. My father, who was …