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December 5, 2025December 24, 2025History Out There

The Santa Claus curse of Toowoomba

November 30, 2025November 30, 2025History Out There

England’s historic cricket match in Ipswich: A Bodyline tale

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025History Out There

Toowoomba’s historic matches against England: A cricket legacy

November 23, 2025November 23, 2025History Out There

Queensland’s first female police: O’Donnell and Dare

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025History Out There

Queensland’s historic fortune telling crackdown

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025History Out There

Madame McKenzie: Ipswich fortune teller in residence

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025History Out There

Armistice Day 1919: How the Darling Downs remembered

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025History Out There

Chang the Chinese giant’s impact

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025History Out There

The honesty and impact of Queensland’s first racing doyen

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025History Out There

1888 Melbourne Cup: fleecing of Lord Headington

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The first major sporting travesty in Queensland happened in 1865 and it changed the course of the colony’s sports history. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Foden Affair." In 1866 the constable’s wife was a key witness in great fowl affair. Read, hear, like, share and follow the full and fowl details via the link on my profile and the story, "The Dalby Fowl Affair." This week I ventured out to the Western Australian wheat belt to scramble to see the rock art tens of thousands of years old in Mulka’s Cave. The art was beautiful. In contrast, the dreamtime story was an awful warning of inbreeding, child murder and cannibalism. This week I ventured out to the Western Australian wheat belt to scramble to see the rock art tens of thousands of years old in Mulka’s Cave. The art was beautiful. In contrast, the dreamtime story was an awful warning of inbreeding, child murder and cannibalism. In 1851 this cricketer arrived in Moreton Bay with the swagger of a man convinced history would remember him. Read, like, share, and follow the story of the first 100 scored in Queensland via the link on my profile, "Jack Slack and the Phantom Hundred." This week I went face-to-face with Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh who in 1697 was In the 1860s there was a man who made it his business to keep convicts out of gaol. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Convict Postman Who Delivered Freedom." Corrigin citizens in Western Australia's wheat belt love their utes, dogs, and world records. I'm here to pay homage to their dogs in utes as well as their amaxing dog cemetery. It's a magical place. I've come to the historic 1831 town of York in the West Australian wheat belt, and the big event today is the annual motorbike festival!
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