1891: The Mace, the Madam, and a Melbourne Scandal That Never Died
In the early hours of 9 October 1891, the ceremonial mace vanished from Parliament House in Melbourne, the silver-plated symbol of the speaker’s authority gone from a locked case. Read more →
1959: Through a Chapel Ventilator: the Sydney Jailbreak That Triggered Australia’s Biggest Manhunt
Kevin Simmonds and fellow inmate Leslie Newcombe escaped Sydney‘s Long Bay jail on 9 October 1959 by squeezing through a ventilator in an old chapel while prisoners watched a film. Read more →
1967: Che Guevara Captured and Shot Trying to Spark a Revolution in Bolivia
Che Guevara had already helped topple one government, fighting alongside Fidel Castro in Cuba, when he slipped into Bolivia in 1966 to light the same fuse there. Read more →
2002: She Fired Her Own Lawyers: Aileen Wuornos Executed After Refusing a Retrial
Aileen Wuornos killed seven men in Florida, and later claimed the first death was self defence against a convicted rapist. Read more →
