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November 7, 2025November 7, 2025History Out There

The honesty and impact of Queensland’s first racing doyen

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The Curious Case of Anthony Trollope and the Chinese Giant

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025History Out There

Cornet players’ dark tragic secret

October 17, 2025October 21, 2025History Out There

The spooky fate of Fred Stidworthy

October 10, 2025October 21, 2025History Out There

Queensland Outback: stories and killers everywhere

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025History Out There

The Collins chronicles: first family of the Downs

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025History Out There

Joseph Bearkley: Ipswich’s royal fruit shop owner

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025History Out There

The murderer who took his victim to court

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025History Out There

Purtill family: heroes and history from Highfields

August 15, 2025August 17, 2025History Out There

Uncovering Warwick’s gold nugget heist

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The most chilling Bunyip sighting was reported right here in 1868. Rockhampton dairyfarmer John Carey late one night was approaching this spot where the Old Exchange Hotel stood then when his dogs took off in total fear, and Carey knows what he saw in the dark of night. The team that day was the most amazing representative team ever assembled in any sport. Follow the link on my profile to read and hear the story, "Foden’s Men: The Day the Capital was Conquered." Sonny fires the cannon at New Zealand's National Maritime Museum in Auckland. No ships were sunk in the making of this video. https://www.instagram.com/p/DYEgIFOlKId/ There’s more to the 1917 suspicious death and the policeman who led the investigation. Please follow the link on my profile for the second in a trilogy of stories about this unsolved murder, "The Question that Followed Detective Head." Australia's greatest professional sprinter benefited from a highly profitable sting in the 1880s. Via the link on my profile you can read, like and share the story, "How Jim McGarrigal Outsprinted a Nation." Chris Calcino of ABC loves the #HistoryOutThere story “The Anzac Illusionist of Kalbar” so much that he’s retelling the tale in his own inimitable style this Monday after 4.30pm – so be sure you’re listening on your favourite regional Queensland Local Radio! ABC North Queensland, ABC Capricornia, ABC North West Queensland, ABC Southern Queensland, ABC Western Queensland. I'm here to see a remarkable collection at New Zealand's National Maritime Museum in Auckland, and this anchor was lost from Captain William Bligh's HMS Bounty during her voyage of 1787 when taken over by Fletcher Christian and the other mutineers. There was a mysterious death in Goondiwindi during the 1917 federal election that has never been explained. Please follow the link on my profile to read, listen and share the story, "The Body Beneath the Ballot."
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