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From the Archives, 1960: 21 bodies still in T.A.A. plane wreck
In one of Australia’s worst air disasters, TAA flight 538 crashed into the sea off Mackay, Queensland, killing 29 people on board.
- by Special reporters
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From the Archives, 1960: Twenty-nine dead in Mackay air disaster
In June 1960, a Fokker Friendship aircraft flying from Brisbane to Mackay, crashed into the sea killing all 29 people on board. The plane wreckage was found on the seabed and a navy recovery operation was launched to bring it to the surface.
- by Staff Writers
From the Archives, 1952 : Botany tannery destroyed in spectacular fire
A fire that destroyed a Botany tannery became a community affair as neighbours and a local soccer team helped save people and belongings.
From the Archives, 1992: Bombings shake quiet Victorian town
30 years ago, the 1200 residents of Wedderburn, in central Victoria, feared they had a “bomber” living in their midst after the second building in months was destroyed by a blast.
- by Antony Catalano
From the Archives, 1942: Sea raiders shell Sydney and Newcastle
A week after a surprise Japanese attack on Sydney Harbour, residents of the eastern suburbs were woken by the “scream of shells passing overhead.”
- by Staff reporter
From the Archives, 1997: Mark Taylor blasts the monkeys off his back
In 1997, Mark Taylor scored a century. Under intense pressure from peers, the media and the Australian public, Australia’s Test captain silenced his critics scoring a much needed 124 against England in the Ashes.
- by Greg Baum
From the Archives, 1942: Straightening the tax muddle
80 years ago, the Curtin government used wartime powers to implement uniform taxation - despite vehement opposition from the states.
From the Archives, 1942: ‘Revolutionary’ wartime tax reform
80 years ago, the Curtin government used wartime powers to enact ‘far-reaching, even revolutionary’ uniform taxation reforms, despite vehement opposition from the states.
- by Staff Writers
From the Archives, 1962: Sleepless nights as city buildings rise
The din of jackhammers and drills from construction sites had made sleep impossible, and a group of CBD residents were seeking a ban on the overnight use of the machines.
- by Staff reporter
From the Archives, 1997: Found, 20,000 phantom Victorians
Twenty-five years ago, the results of the Census uncovered almost 20,000 Victorians who as little as three months prior were thought not to exist. The results are proved that the ‘great migration’ of Victorians north to Queensland was slowing rapidly.
- by Paul Chamberlin
From the Archives, 1992: Court upholds right to native title
A full High Court judgment in a legal battle by the people of tiny Murray Island in the Torres Strait was hailed as being of sweeping significance.
- by Verge Blunden