Don’t be deceived – these sparkling clean stainless steel vessels have a far from pristine history. Originally from Narrabri District Hospital, this bedpan was used by patients to urinate and defecate, while the basin could assist with any necessary washing. Made from Paramount stainless steel, they would have been used, cleaned, and then used again. […]
Imagine Dan Alderson’s surprise when he found this ‘Woods Australian Diary’ from 1930 stashed behind the safe at Tamworth’s Theatre Royal. It was not just a plain old diary – when Dan opened its cover, he discovered that its pages were filled with handwritten notes revealing the titles of films screened decades before at the […]
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