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Lynne Smith's parents Frederick Henry Arthur Mortley and Elwyn Betty Mortley wrote love letters to each other during WWII. They have only recently been discovered in a home at Balgowlah Heights. They will be reunited with Lynn Smith who now lives in Queensland.

Daughter finds parents’ love notes

Lynne didn’t know anything about her parents’ younger lives, their first date or how they fell in love – until last week a hidden box of letters found under their former home changed everything

History
Birtles and the Bean, a reenactment of the journey from London to Melbourne originally undertaken in 1927 by Australian Adventurer, Francis Birtles.

Pictured: Daily Telegraph cartoonist Warren Brown and Editor-at-large Matthew Benns with their Bean car outside Australia House, Strand, London as they start their three month journey to Australia.

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Time-travelling adventurers set off

Daily Telegraph cartoonist Warren Brown and editor-at-large Matthew Benns have set out on an epic 24,000 km journey to recreate Francis Birtles’s 1927 drive from London to Melbourne

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A crowd watches as the full moon is seen between the clouds from Balg Hill south of Sydney, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The Supermoon, at perigee is the closest it has been to Earth since January 1948. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Where to see Harvest Supermoon

The largest full moon of the year, the Harvest Supermoon will be visible in the skies over Australia tonight, Wednesday 18 September – find out why this supermoon is not to be missed

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TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 10, 2024 shows (L) American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024 and (R) US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris listens to former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. Taylor Swift, a self-declared "childless cat lady," has endorsed Kamala Harris for president of the United States. The global megastar broke her silence on the current state of US politics September 10, 2024, voicing support for Harris over Donald Trump for the White House, and calling the Democratic candidate a "steady-handed, gifted leader." (Photo by ANDRE DIAS NOBRE and SAUL LOEB / AFP)

‘Cat lady’ Swift endorses Kamala

Megastar Taylor Swift wasted no time endorsing US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris following the live debate between the current Vice President and Republican nominee Donald Trump

VIDEOSport
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 05: Vanessa Low of Team Australia competes during the Women's Long Jump-T63 Final on day eight of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Stade de France on September 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Paris Paralympics update: day eight

Australia’s big finish after quiet day as Hodge wins first gold of his career and Vanessa Low’s long jump to podium: welcome to our Paris Paralympics weekday bulletin to keep you up to speed

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TOPSHOT - Athletes from different delegations parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue with the Arc de Triomphe in the background, during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony in Paris on August 28, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Paralympics open in blaze of glory

More than 4000 athletes from 168 countries paraded down the Champs-Elysees in front of thousands of spectators at the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics at Place de la Concorde

Explainers
Mark Knight cartoon on the Ukrainian war

Fortunes of war take surprise turn

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches on perplexed in cartoonist Mark Knight’s take on Ukraine advancing across the border as Zelensky’s troops pull off strategic wins in the war

VIDEOSport
The Daily telegraph. 14.8.2024 Saya Sakakibara Australian cyclist and Arisa Trew has won Olympic gold for Australia at the age of 14 with victory in the women's skateboard park final.  OLYMPICS: Australian Team Arrival - Sydney  Picture: Rohan Kelly

Aussie Olympic heroes come home

Australia’s most successful Olympic team in history is home from Paris, their Qantas charter flight touching down at Sydney Airport with athletes greeted by excited family, friends and fans

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Sydney based Author Suzanne Leal and her daughter Miranda, 8, have been receiving letters from Suzanne's mother's best friend Alison Whittle for years and believe there may have been a resurgence in letter writing during the Covid-19 era. Pictured are some general photos of the letters Alison has sent over the years. Picture: David Swift.

Letters worth writing home about

Writing letters by hand was once a primary form of human communication – it’s a dying art now but experts say the practice should be rescued from the dustbin to help Gen Alpha thrive

Sport
Fireworks sparkle in the sky at the end of the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on August 11, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Paris bids ‘au revoir’ to Olympics

Olympic heroes, Hollywood stars, myth, magic and emotion, the closing ceremony of the Paris Games had it all as the Olympic flag passed to LA in spectacular style as light and love win

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NCA. PARIS FRANCE. 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. August 11 2024 -  Australian 1500 mtr silver medallist Jess Hull poses for photos at the Arc de Triomphe .      . Pic: Michael Klein

Paris Olympic update: Days 14-16

Australia’s silver streak continued for mighty Stingers and Jess Hull in the 1500m, plus Opals’ bronze breaks drought: welcome to our Paris weekend bulletin as Games come to an end

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mark Knight cartoon on 14yo gold medallist

Faster, higher, stronger – younger!

Mark Knight’s cartoon of our youngest ever gold medallist, 14-year-old Arisa Trew, show just how much (and how little) Games have changed as Ancient Greek marbles mingle with new legends

Sport
Mark Knight cartoon for Paris Olympics triathlon

Stink erupts over Seine swimming

From River Seine to river stench, not even the dubious water quality of Paris’ famous waterway was enough to deter triathletes from attempting Olympic glory in Mark Knight cartoon

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"Bluey" animation characters arrive for the 84th Peabody Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on June 9, 2024. (Photo by Etienne LAURENT / AFP)

Bluey for Brisbane Games mascot?

The history of Olympic mascots is one of triumph and failure, with the Paris Games ‘Phryge’ some distance from a podium finish – so should Australia’s favourite dog Bluey be made official mascot of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics? POLL 

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Winner Team McLaren-Mercedes' Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium with the trophy after the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest on July 21, 2024. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

Youngest Aussie to win Grand Prix

At just 23-years-old, Australian Formula One young gun Oscar Piastri has won his first Grand Prix, marking a major motorsport milestone after beating his teammate Lando Norris