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1 day ago July 15, 2026July 15, 2026History Out There

Queensland’s First Drive to Darwin

December 5, 2025December 24, 2025History Out There

The Santa Claus curse of Toowoomba

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025History Out There

Cage of Death: tragic tales from Ipswich’s past

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025History Out There

The forgotten history of Captain Bremer

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025History Out There

Crocodile country: the fate of Peter Glover

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025History Out There

Darwin’s disastrous war prediction

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023History Out There

The forgotten garrison

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023History Out There

Bunty the historic croc

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022History Out There

New war record discovered

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021History Out There

Pioneer’s bizarre forgotten death

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Here’s The Honourable John Mickel, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, this week admiring traditional Tiwi Islands art that I brought back from a previous visit. John is honoured to support my #TiwiIslandsHikeforHealth in which I’m attending the Tiwi Islands football grand final to highlight the community that knows a healthy sport can be celebrated without an unhealthy mix of alcohol. I’m raising money for the charity @drug.arm to reduce the harms of alcohol and other drugs. More than 50% of intimate partner homicides involve alcohol use, and yet alcohol companies still advertise their products as tools of sporting celebration after which domestic violence spikes. We need to do better than that. Please make your tax-deductible donation by visiting www.mycause.com.au and searching for “Tiwi Islands Hike for Health” or follow the link on my profile to go to my website www.historyoutthere.com and you'll see the tile to click there. The earliest documented motorists to drive from Queensland to Darwin were these four men 101 years ago from the Darling Downs. Please following the link on my profile for this previously forgotten story, "Queensland’s First Drive to Darwin. It’s the Wimbledon finals this weekend, so here’s a story about Australia's first Wimbledon champion, and it's not who you think. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, “Australia’s First Wimbledon Champion.” Whenever the Queensland State of Origin rugby league team plays at Lang Park, the team runs to the beat of the heart of the founders of the state literally under their feet. Please Like and Share via the link on my profile the story, “The Marvell Beneath Lang Park”. If you were listening to ABC Drive this afternoon then you would have heard this promo about Chris Calcino's take on my Spirit of Lang Park story in advance of Wednesday's State of Origin decider! This week I was delighted to catch up with Hon. Pat Comben AM, former Queensland Minister for Education and Minister for Environment and Heritage, for a pre-launch signing of his latest book, “Queensland’s Temperance Story: A Faithful Struggle.” Pat is supporting my Tiwi Islands Hike for Health for which this month I’m going to the Timor Sea to showcase that the best of healthy sport can be celebrated without the counterproductive harms of alcohol. In Australia 6,000 babies are born every year with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), 80% of children in the criminal justice system have FASD, and yet there is still no compulsory alcohol warning label and there’s unbridled alcohol advertising during live sport. We need to protect our children better. This work needs your help so please make your tax-deductible donation via the link on my profile and the Tiwi Islands Hike for Health picture, to support Drug ARM educate and reduce such fully preventable harms www.historyoutthere.com There was a convict who could genuinely lay claim to be the King of Ipswich in Queensland. Please follow the link on my profile to read, like and share the story, "The Convict King of Ipswich." One hundred years ago, a milkman made history when he got into trouble with his taxes. Please follow the link in my profile to read and share this unknown little piece of history, "When a Milkman Made Tax History." With the tax season almost upon us, here's a reminder to be careful because a century ago for one man it blew up into a Royal Commission. Please follow the link on my profile to Like and Share the story, "The Butter Boss and the Taxman."
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