The lost child is an iconic, even obsessive, figure in Australian folklore, the subject of song, story and painting. Frederick McCubbin’s 1886 painting Lost encapsulates the myth: a young girl stands hesitantly, almost invisibly, in bushland, on the verge of being swallowed by the trees. The story focused a settler’s anxiety in a land which refused to obey the known laws of European agriculture,
Central Melbourne (CBD, Docklands, Southbank, North, East, South and West Melbourne)
Hyperlocal news about Melbourne 3000, West Melbourne 3003, East Melbourne 3002, North Melbourne 3051, South Melbourne 3205, Docklands 3008 and Southbank 3006, Australia written by local experts
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Southbank news from the ABC
- Man injured in eight metre fall July 11, 2010
- Two injured in tram crash June 8, 2010
- Pair hospitalised after violent brawl April 3, 2010
- Chemical spill delays accident clean-up March 30, 2010
- Flash flooding traps drivers March 28, 2010
South Melbourne news from the ABC
- 'De Gaulle' bayonet handed in to Melbourne police July 5, 2010
- Banksy stolen from designer's house June 17, 2010
- Swimmers warned over shark sighting March 16, 2010
- Body discovered after hotel room fire January 31, 2010
- Jail for drink driving bank manager November 24, 2009
Docklands news from the ABC
- Local productions boost Vic film industry July 13, 2010
- New York-style school mooted for Melbourne July 8, 2010
- Docklands' planning controls to be shared July 8, 2010
- Flash flooding traps drivers March 28, 2010
- Mayor's plan for new housing in central Melbourne March 1, 2010