The Lost Sapphire (2016)
“Nikolai’s hometown of St Petersburg has had several name changes over the years. In 1914 the name was changed to Petrograd, then in 1924 to Leningrad, then back to St Petersburg in 1991.
Melbourne – often called ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ – was the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia from 1901 until 1927, when Canberra was built.
The years after the First World War and before the Great Depression were ones of enormous change.
Nearly sixty-two thousand Australian soldiers were killed during the... war. Of these, about sixteen thousand were from Victoria (the youngest of whom was James Charles Martin of Hawthorn, who was only fourteen years and nine months old when he died at Gallipoli). In Australia, two thousand eight hundred sets of brothers died in the First World War. A further ten thousand Australians died of the Spanish influenza, including approximately four thousand Victorians.
In the 1920s, Australia was still primarily a population of British descent, and migrants from non-British backgrounds were often treated with suspicion.MoreLess
Melbourne – often called ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ – was the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia from 1901 until 1927, when Canberra was built.
The years after the First World War and before the Great Depression were ones of enormous change.
Nearly sixty-two thousand Australian soldiers were killed during the... war. Of these, about sixteen thousand were from Victoria (the youngest of whom was James Charles Martin of Hawthorn, who was only fourteen years and nine months old when he died at Gallipoli). In Australia, two thousand eight hundred sets of brothers died in the First World War. A further ten thousand Australians died of the Spanish influenza, including approximately four thousand Victorians.
In the 1920s, Australia was still primarily a population of British descent, and migrants from non-British backgrounds were often treated with suspicion.MoreLess
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