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February 8, 2026February 13, 2026History Out There

The Grand Old Man of Ipswich — Mistakes that Haunt His Legacy

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025History Out There

Beyond the Sangster memorial: the other hero of the 1893 floods

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022History Out There

Hidden royal history

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022History Out There

Royal salute pandemonium

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There's amazing history out there everywhere you go... I even had to go cattle mustering when this jersey cow got out and came to church this morning! This year marks the 130th anniversary of the death of Ipswich’s remarkable Mrs Martin who was afraid of no one and set Ipswich legal history. Follow the link on my profile to read and hear the story, "Mrs Martin: Ipswich’s Unstoppable Widow." There was a history-making watchmaker & jeweller who 158 years ago went down with a Dalby curse. Read and hear the full remarkable "The Curse That Shadowed a Craftsman" via the link on my profile. On Monday I travelled to this intersection in Toowoomba to tell a story from 89 years ago when these streets were strewn with fresh meat. ABC Drive's Chris Calcino then shared the tale "Queensland's First Terrible Driver" which you can listen to via my website link on my profile. This morning I was honoured to be live in the studios of 4AK Darling Downs waking up with Damo, and you can hear me after 6.30am (when our southern friends are in daylight savings, otherwise it's 7.30am) every Tuesday, and you can read the Darling Downs history story on my website the following Friday. Congratulations to @rslqueensland which began 110 years ago today with a meeting in the Queensland Temperance League's Temperance Hall in Brisbane. There it is in the middle of this beautiful photo State Library of Queensland, on the corner of Ann and Edward Streets. Today the Queensland Temperance League is @drug.arm and continues to work closely with our Veterans. With all the noise about Ipswich luring Ed Sheeran from Brisbane recently, here’s a concert 110 years ago that was positively stolen. Follow the link on my profile to read and hear my story. "From Paul Dufault to Ed Sheeran: Ipswich’s Century‑long Battle for the Stars." Congratulations to the @bangarradancetheatre winning a prestigious international award, the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale announced today. It’s for lifetime achievement in dance. In July I was honoured to spend time with a founding member of the theatre Janet Guypunura Munyarryun. Janet and her niece Monica were catching barramundi in the crocodile-infested Cato River on the beautiful Dhalinybuy homeland in North East Arnhem Land. It was wonderful to hear stories of her having tea with the Queen and travelling the world as a dancer, choreographer and now sharing indigenous knowledge. Congratulations to Janet and her Bangarra Dance Theatre! I went to South Yarra, Melbourne, searching for a Toowoomba war hero, and I found him. Follow the link on my profile to read and hear the story, "The Road to South Yarra and the Ghost of Owen Price."
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