TAGGED: 1800s
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This educational glass slide shows an illustration of a 'Lady of the Court of Charles X of France' and 'The first Corset of the Modern Period, approaching our own Corset Waist about 1825'.

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This clip shows the crowd at what is probably the Melbourne Cup during the Spring Carnival of 1896.

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This episode of Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey looks at how Sydney has buried its dead – a fascinating procession.

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There was enormous public and media speculation about which group would be first to cross the continent's interior: the Victorian-backed Burke and Wills party or South Australia's Stuart exped

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The story of the struggle to cross a vast continent and build the telegraph line that would bring Australia to the world and the world to Australia.

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Construction of the Perth to Coolgardie Water Scheme is a story of personal tragedy, political rivalries, corruption and trial by media that nearly tore apart Australia at the moment of its birth.

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The story of the struggle to cross a vast continent and build the telegraph line that would bring Australia to the world and the world to Australia.