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Posters of the National Safety Council of Australia
The National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based occupational health and safety service provider. It offers training, consulting, auditing and risk...
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Tales of crime in Australia
The 1894 book Tales of crime and criminals in Australia, which can be viewed online, is an absorbing look at Victoria’s early criminal history. Far from being just a record of events, the book is...
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Romeo Street and Juliet Terrace (what’s in a name?)
In the 1870s Romeo Lane and Juliet Terrace in central Melbourne were home to men and women of the night. Supposedly men would ply their trade in Romeo Lane and the women in Juliet Terrace. The lanes...
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Martha Needle – Melbourne’s 19th century serial poisoner
In 1894, Martha Needle was sentenced to death for the murder of her prospective brother in law, Louis Juncken, and executed in the Old Melbourne Gaol. She was also said to have poisoned her husband...
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