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5 days ago March 27, 2026March 27, 2026History Out There

The Convict Postman Who Delivered Freedom

2 weeks ago March 20, 2026March 20, 2026History Out There

Scotchy Lawson and the Great Non‑Escape

March 6, 2026March 21, 2026History Out There

The Stanthorpe Diamond Mystery

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026History Out There

The Curse That Shadowed a Craftsman

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026History Out There

The Road to South Yarra and the Ghost of Owen Price

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026History Out There

The Allora Robberies: A Century of Curious Criminals

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026History Out There

Parades, Pastries, and Patriotism: Toowoomba’s Australia Day Story

December 19, 2025December 24, 2025History Out There

Peerage and Santa: unique Christmas tales

December 12, 2025December 24, 2025History Out There

Dalby’s Santa Claus fatalities

December 5, 2025December 24, 2025History Out There

The Santa Claus curse of Toowoomba

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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! Narren Jim knew the answer to Australia's greatest mystery about the lost Leichhardt journals. Via the link on my profile, please read, like, follow, and share his incredible story, "Narren Jim and the Leichhardt Mystery." I've come to see Argyle Diamonds at the Perth Mint to understand what the 3.5 carat lost Stanthorpe Diamond may have looked like.
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