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10 hours ago September 6, 2026September 6, 2026History Out There

The Girl Who Kissed a King

1 week ago August 30, 2026August 30, 2026History Out There

The Judge’s Wife Who Saw the Dead Rise

1 week ago August 28, 2026August 28, 2026History Out There

The Counterfeit Florin Affair

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026History Out There

Ipswich’s Monster Years

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026History Out There

Dalby’s Record Rogue Alderman

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026History Out There

The Quest for Maggie McNeill

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026History Out There

The Lost Grave of Maggie McNeill

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026History Out There

Barcaldine Bull Thornton

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026History Out There

Footsteps of a Rugby League Nomad

August 2, 2026August 9, 2026History Out There

The Outback Bore that Sweated a Nation

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This is the story of the Ipswich girl who 162 years ago kissed a king, and if only things had turned out differently... Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Girl Who Kissed a King." Finally, I’ve discovered a perfectly aligned row of what appears to be 5 or 6 sunken grave sites. Maggie McNeill's outback grave lost since 1890, this could be it! This could be the discovery that finally solves the 1890 mystery of the lost grave of Maggie McNeill. Parched stones alone in the Outback. Could this finally be Maggie? A Supreme Court judge's wife is gruesomely and deeply entrenched in Queensland history. Please Like, Share and Follow so that you get to see more remarkable stories like this. Follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Judge’s Wife Who Saw the Dead Rise." In a Queensland court case a century ago, a simple drover was convicted but the real perpetrators were never brought to justice. Follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Counterfeit Florin Affair. There have been monster stories coming from this one Queensland town for over 160 years, and here are five of the most chilling. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "Ipswich’s Monster Years." After passing through Dalby on the Western Downs recently, I was inspired to tell the story of the Dalby alderman who was convicted of vagrancy - and sent a record that will never be broken. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "Dalby’s Record Rogue Alderman". This week I searched an outback area by foot and began to wonder if Maggie was becoming some sort of Lady of the Lake of Arthurian legend. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Quest for Maggie McNeill." Do you care that more than 2 men suicide every single day in Australia after consuming alcohol? Even small amounts of alcohol impair judgement, and despite these statistics, alcohol and gambling companies continue be allowed to leverage the otherwise healthy pursuit of sport to promote their product to our children. Yes children watch sport and yet there is no restriction on alcohol advertising. Sport doesn’t need alcohol to be successful, as proven by the Tiwi Islands football final which I attended recently. I’ve been to finals for the World Cup, European Cup, FA Cup, AFL, NRL, NBL, A-League, and yet the Tiwi Islands final was the best. It was also the healthiest because there was no alcohol that will inevitably harm our children, including those 2 men every, single, day. The matter is urgent, so please join me in supporting @drug.arm to help reduce these harms of alcohol and other drugs by donating here and now, it only takes 2 minutes to help those 2 men make better decisions.

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