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March 1, 2026March 1, 2026History Out There

Mrs Martin: Ipswich’s Unstoppable Widow

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025History Out There

Queensland’s historic fortune telling crackdown

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025History Out There

Chang the Chinese giant’s impact

October 31, 2025November 5, 2025History Out There

The Curious Case of Anthony Trollope and the Chinese Giant

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025History Out There

Tuna fishing with The Reverend

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024History Out There

China ghost leads me to Toowoomba

March 31, 2024March 31, 2024History Out There

The politician who pushed opium

March 10, 2024March 10, 2024History Out There

Martyr of the Kucheng Massacre

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023History Out There

An international kidnapping

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023History Out There

Murder on Mitchell Downs: Part 2 – Execution

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In the 1860s Ipswich's John Barnes defined resilience. Go to my www.historyoutthere.com website for the whole story "Furious Riding of Resilient John Barnes" and subscribe for free to get two weekly stories delivered to your inbox. While in Melbourne I tracked down the Brisbane superfan behind a rare piece of sports memorabilia linked to a Toowoomba championship. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Oldest Fan Letter in NBL History." The day after the Brisbane Lions won their 3rd consecutive AFL premiership, the NBL's oldest known fan mail to the Brisbane Bullets - it was sent 46 years ago in just the second year of the league - gets verified in Fitzroy. Witnessing the @brisbanelions #ThreePeat was pretty good, and so too was being reminded at the airport what got us there! 🙂 When Brisbane Lions ran out onto the MCG they were not only about to create AFL history, but also recall it. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "Before the Lions: Ipswich’s Hidden AFL History." Warren ("Luck of the Irish") and Annette ("Roar") were splashed across the screens of National Nine News last night, and this morning I managed to track them down in Melbourne live for @westbremerradioipswich Come back here tomorrow to read and hear this week's story live from the AFL Grand Final. Go Lions! I was the first to drape the 2026 AFL premiership cup in club colours when I claimed it on behalf of the Brisbane Lions back in July when the cup and I were on the Tiwi Islands. For the AFL grand final this weekend, go Lions! The rugby league heartland of Queensland’s Darling Downs has a surprising century-old link to an Australian Football League legend. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Nurse Who Shaped an AFL Legend." What better way to prepare for the historic AFL grand final for the Brisbane Lions - and I will have been to all 8 of them - than opera in the former Upper House of the 1865 Queensland Parliament in Brisbane in support of @drug.arm . Tomorrow it's the parade in Melbourne!

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