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Category: New Zealand

5 days ago August 23, 2026August 23, 2026History Out There

Ipswich’s Monster Years

June 28, 2026July 4, 2026History Out There

The Butter Boss and the Taxman

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026History Out There

The Miner Who Became Ipswich’s Greatest Librarian

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026History Out There

The Allora Robberies: A Century of Curious Criminals

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026History Out There

Pedestrian Kings: Australia Day Match Races

November 13, 2024November 21, 2024History Out There

Great Detective Tognini

June 30, 2024June 30, 2024History Out There

Death by Pig

July 9, 2023July 15, 2023History Out There

You can’t escape fate

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022History Out There

Forgotten world champion

March 13, 2022August 5, 2022History Out There

Shackleton explorer in unmarked grave

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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. I’ve gone in search of the lost grave of Maggie McNeill who went droving through the Darling Downs in the 1880s. This is what I know so far and found this week. Please follow and share the link on my profile for the story, "The Lost Grave of Maggie McNeill." An amazing find while searching an Outback ghost town for the grave of Maggie McNeill lost since 1890. A rectangular, sunken patch of earth covered by rocks. Could this be Maggie? I'm in search of the lost grave of Maggie McNeill. In the late 1880s she went droving north to the Barcaldine region of Outback Queensland, in 1890 drank herself to death, was buried by the publican who then reportedly moved the hotel. The grave has been lost ever since. New information suggests a 1965 road redirection may have gone over the grave. I'm here to find it. He would have played much more if not for the 1936 raw deal. Please follow and share the link on my profile for the story, "Barcaldine Bull Thornton."

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