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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025History Out There

From Bell Street to Spicer’s Gap: the exposé of Owen Lambert

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025History Out There

Buried twice: the lost life of Mrs. Collins

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025History Out There

Shocking violent ends of the Collins family

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025History Out There

Purtill family: heroes and history from Highfields

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025History Out There

The mysterious disappearance of William Nalder

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025History Out There

Wanza, palmistry and the law

June 13, 2025June 14, 2025History Out There

Haunting History of Grittleton Lodge in Bunbury

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025History Out There

Unsolved murder: mystery of Toowoomba’s 1865 case

May 18, 2025May 18, 2025History Out There

Captain Simpson’s actions saved lives on SS Pericles

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025History Out There

Historic horse-drawn drays of Ipswich: a journey of infamy

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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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