The enduring love story that drove one of Australia's greatest boxers who never was.

The enduring love story that drove one of Australia's greatest boxers who never was.
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​I got 99 broadswords but this isn't one (Komiku)
Androids always escape (Chris Zabriskie)
Tent show audio courtesy of TenSecondsOut 
 

Six objects. Six stories. The Weekend Australian Magazine's Trent Dalton searches for the things in which we store Australia's history.

The Theory of Objects

The enduring love story that drove one of Australia's greatest boxers who never was.

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​I got 99 bro...

6 - Les Darcy and the locket

Searching for the man whose adventures inspired a generation of Australians.

Searching for the man whose adventures inspired a generation of Australians. Music credits Big tree (Evan Schaeffer) I will not let you let me down, Honcho Graham from Birmingham (Josh Woodward) Ambient truth (Komiku) Readers do you read, God be with you till we meet again (Chris Zabriskie) Journey of Documentary clips courtesy of Atalanti Dionysus  

<p>Searching for the man whose adventures inspired a generation of Australians. Music credits Big tree (Evan Schaeffer) I will not let you let me down, Honcho Graham from Birmingham (Josh Woodward) Ambient truth (Komiku) Readers do you read, God be with you till we meet again (Chris Zabriskie) Journey of Documentary clips courtesy of Atalanti Dionysus &nbsp;</p>

Searching for the man whose adventures inspired a generation of Australians.
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Big tree (Evan Schaeffer)...

5 - Lynn Santer and the Alby Mangels collection

The humble objects treasured by Mao's last dancer.Music credits
Mirror lake (Cyrus)
Opening, Wake up heroic figure, Dreaming of you (Komiku)
Nirvana VEVO (Chris Zabriskie)
Honcho Graham from Birmingham (Josh Woodward) 
 

The humble objects treasured by Mao's last dancer.
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Mirror lake (Cyrus)
Opening, Wake up heroic figure...

4 - Li Cunxin and his father's stool

A young mother makes a desperate bid to save her infant son.

A young mother makes a desperate bid to save her infant son. Music credits Deep dive, Persistence with beat (Raphael Angel) La Citadelle (Komiku) Three kites circling, The thorn revisit (Axletree) I need to start writing things down (Chris Zabriskie) ​Lizard Island audio courtesy of Delaware North  

<p>A young mother makes a desperate bid to save her infant son. Music credits Deep dive, Persistence with beat (Raphael Angel) La Citadelle (Komiku) Three kites circling, The thorn revisit (Axletree) I need to start writing things down (Chris Zabriskie) ​Lizard Island audio courtesy of Delaware North &nbsp;</p>

A young mother makes a desperate bid to save her infant son.
Music credits
Deep dive, Persistence with beat (Raphae...

6 - Les Darcy and the locket

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