Three-year-old William Tyrrell is reported missing. Last seen wearing his favourite Spider-Man suit. Ten years after his disappearance on 12 September 2014, there is still no sign of William. The police believe his foster mother knows something. She denies it. Only one of them can be ...
As the pandemic and its aftermath continues to wash through the economy, we can’t say we are at the end of the slowdown just yet. But, in the absence of any unexpected shocks, almost.
And it’s sure to have only become better, if that’s possible, now that its ~$135 million dollar refurbishment is complete and has been rebranded as the Intercontinental Hayman Island. Brent Wallace certainly thinks so –“the re-brand will firmly place it once again on top of the world...
It’s Great to Find Old Friends! Error Spotlight – Rotated Double Strike 1964 Half Penny 2015 2 Dollar Remembrance Orange Coloured Coin Convict Love Token Exhibition in Ballarat New Issues Are Keeping Coin Collectors Very Busy 2016 New Five Dollar Note Value ...
Ten years on and the memory of this day has faded little. I imagine it never will. On the 7th of July 2005 my alarm went off when it always did, at 7:45 am. And although I wished for nothing else than a few more million-dollar seconds of shuteye, I rose to the beat of anothe...
Australian paper banknotes can be very valuable but how do you know what your old note is worth? Banknotes used to be made of paper before the currently used polymer or plastic notes came into circulation. Before 1966 Australia printed pre-decimal notes in ten shillings, one pound, 5,10,...
2016 Dollar Coin Struck on Ten Cent Planchet Join with us, for a few minutes at least, as we conduct a thought exercise. Imagine a factory in South Korea that manufactures millions of coin blanks for the Royal Australian Mint. On one particular day in 2015 or 2016 that factory punches ou...
The $2 coin, which replaced the two dollar note in 1988, depicts an Aboriginal tribal elder set against a background of the Southern Cross and native grass trees. $1 Coin The $1 coin, which replaced the $1 note in 1984, depicts five kangaroos. The standard $1 design, along with the...
The main beneficiaries were the police.Courier-Mailjournalist Matt Condon, who has written a best-selling trilogy about that era, wrote The Joke was an “elaborate, multi-million dollar scheme of kickbacks from illegal gambling, SP bookmakers, brothels and escort services”. ...
The Australian dollar coin was brought to life on May 14th 1984 when a coin replaced the dollar note. Our first "gold coin" to spend is actually struck in aluminium bronze with a gold appearance. The dollar proved extremely popular and has been struck with many many (many many)commemorative...