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- The punk and alternative music scenes of St Kilda (and Melbourne) in the 1970s and 1980s
- Piecing together the lives of soldiers
- Murder at the Grand National
- A tale of two lions
- To the land of hope! Mid 19th century voyages from the UK to Victoria
- The riotous Williams
- Oscar saves the day (about Oscar the sled dog)
- The voyage of the HMS Hercules
- The inspiration behind Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Time travelling with Sands & McDougall
- Albert Purchas: architect, soldier, inventor
- The day the Sea Fury came to visit
- The marvellous and macabre waxworks: part one
- The marvellous and macabre waxworks: part two
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- View our video resources & notes for the 'On the Beach' episode, available on our YouTube channel (opens in Google Drive).
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