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80HMHS Britannic - Titanic's Unlucky Sister
The RMS Britannic was the younger sister of the Titanic, and was the third Olympic class liner built by the White Star Line. She shares something in common with her older sister, Titanic: She did not carry one paying passenger to their final...
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77Plastic Money...and We're Not Talking About Credit Cards
When you go to pay for something in Australia you whip out the plastic, regardless of whether you are paying by credit card or cash. You see, Australian banknotes are printed on plastic instead of paper.
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85Book Review: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
"All impulses of thought have a tendency to clothe themselves in their physical equivalent" Sometimes it's good to go back to the source. If you've seen "The Secret" and read all the blurbs then you may know that much of the information has...
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76Book Review: A Fortunate Life
The chances are if you are from Australia you've heard of "A Fortunate Life" even if you haven't read it. Beyond the Australian shores it hasn't had the attention it deserves. That's most probably because the book was not written by a 'great' or...
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72Buying Celebrity Autographs at Auction - How to Ensure Your Autograph is Authentic
Ebay, and other auction sites, have been clamping down as best they can on auctions containing fake autographs. Still it can be notoriously hard to tell a fake from the real deal.
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80SS Great Eastern: Brunel's Greatest Triumph or Folly?
To modern sensibilities the SS Great Eastern looks like a strange hybrid. That's because she was part modern steamship, paddle steamer and sailship at the same time. She had all these means of propulsion available to her. To the eyes of the day she...
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78HMS Dreadnought: The Ship That Sparked an Arms Race
Imagine a weapon which was so powerful that its mere existence rendered all other weapons of its kind obsolete. What would be the response? Catch up or lose your position forever. This was the scramble caused by the HMS Dreadnought. Before World War...
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80White Star Line Disasters - The Titanic Was Just The Tip of the Iceberg
Would you be willing to sail on a ship run by a company with more than one major peace-time disaster to their name? What about a company with a record of mishaps spanning decades before the Big One? The White...
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75World War 1: The Sinking of Lusitania
May 7, 1915, approx 1.40pm. The early morning fog had slowed down the progress of Lusitania, and Captain Turner needed a more accurate fix on his position. He ordered the ship slowed down and put on a straight course off the Irish coast. In doing so he sealed the fate of his ship and the lives aboard her.
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80Common Misconceptions About the Sinking of the Titanic
It's really not surprising that there are so many myths surrounding the sinking of the Titanic. It was a tragedy at the time, and is still compelling today. There was the hubris of the White Star Line, the fame of the ship before she had even left...
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