London: Lost Interiors – new book provides a rare look inside of Victorian, Edwardian and early 20th century houses
This weighty book of lush interior shots selected and presented by Steven Brindle is a rare and delightful treat. London: Lost Interiors is an opportunity to glimpse inside the homes of London from a ...
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Victorian Houses: Everything You Need to Know
Victorian houses, for example, originated in the United Kingdom in the 19th century and are named after Queen Victoria, but are also found all over the United States. This ornate English architectural ...
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Victorian fires destroy property and threaten lives at Great Ocean Road, Otway Ranges and Wimmera region
For the latest Victorian bushfire information and warnings from authorities, visit VicEmergency. You can also find emergency information for your area on the ABC Emergency page. On Saturday night ...
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Victorian magistrates taught to give light sentences to avoid having criminal migrants deported
The Victorian government is probing “disturbing” reports magistrates were advised to give light sentences to criminal migrants to avoid deportation. The Herald Sun reported on Monday that the ...
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Victorian Greens MP Sam Hibbins stepping down from party after engaging in relationship with staffer
The leader of the Victorian Greens says she was forced to suspend an MP and remove him from the party room following "serious" allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Earlier on Friday ...
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The Story Behind The “Ghosts” In All Those (Very Real) Victorian Photos
The 1865 card “A Dream After Seeing Pepper’s Ghost” is a great example of how the Victorian penchant for allusions and wordplay found its way into this visual pastime. The sleeping young wom ...
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As UK is gripped by an outbreak of scabies... why ARE Victorian diseases returning?
During Victorian times, it was so common that workhouses had separate 'itch' wards where those infested could be segregated and treated before being allowed to mix with the general population.
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Victorian construction biz Symal prices $440m float at four-times EBITDA
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Victorian construction contractor Symal’s three shareholders are happy to part with 30 per cent of the company at $1.85 a ...
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Honors for Aviva Briefel Horror Movie Anthology
“In everything from Jane Eyre to Victorian ghost stories, the servant is important.” That, she explained, is because as well as being in a marginal position, the servant also has access to information ...
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The servant who convinced everyone she was royalty
Sitting in a city's burial ground is a statue of a famous Victorian swindler who is now ... Willcocks had been a servant girl around England but had found no place to stay, so she had invented ...
Sacred Mysteries: How Alice’s father was elevated above the vulgar herd
The father of Alice (in Wonderland) was Henry George Liddell (1811-98), a skyrocket of a Victorian public figure who headed ...