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Tag: Toowong

5 days ago July 25, 2021July 25, 2021History Out There

No one noticed the zombie

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021History Out There

The colonel, world record, and this house

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021History Out There

Weird convict connection to Dovercourt

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021History Out There

Godfrey’s Tiger Moth myth

February 7, 2021February 8, 2021History Out There

Injustice exposed after 102 years

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020History Out There

Chequered past of the extreme sport of draughts

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020History Out There

Hero of the 1918 election

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018History Out There

Archaeologists finding ghosts of mourners past

June 20, 2016June 20, 2016History Out There

Et tu, Brute?

November 4, 2015May 30, 2018History Out There

Royal Horse Bazaar’s thoroughbred pedigree

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97-year-old Keith Randall was the handyman at the 156-year-old home Dovercourt until about 30 years ago. I was delighted to meet Keith when I shared stories with members of the @toowong_and_districts_history of a political conspiracy, financial swindle, sex scandal, disappearance, and suspicious death from my book ‘Dovercourt’ available by following the link on my profile and all good online book stores.
This is an actual photo of a zombie that in 1928 walked the streets for 6 months without anyone noticing. Follow the link on my profile to read the full story, “No one noticed the zombie.”
Remarkable civil rights history and Australian sporting folklore come together in this tale. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "Historical Mines."
It's been 78 years since WW2 when the Americans from the 22nd Bomb Group drank this pub dry, and Irish cane cutter Dan Sheahan rode his horse 30 kilometres to his favourite pub only to be told the bad news. Sheahan penned the poem, and in 1957 Slim Dusty released what became Australia's first international hit, "A Pub with No Beer." They're still trading on the fame, and today I enjoyed a cool lemonade there. Slim and Dan may have passed away, but they're alive and well here in Ingham in tropical north Queensland.
People love a good hoist, just look at the clothes hoists in back yards. This isn't one of them. Follow the link on my profile for the story, "The astonishing hoist."
What to do on a cold and rainy weekend? Read a postcard collection from 1904-1917 of course! The hundreds of postcards are from a family that for twenty years owned the historic home ‘Dovercourt’. Follow the link on my profile for my book Dovercourt and read about political conspiracy, unexplained deaths, financial swindles, sex scandals, and disappearances. In the meantime, I’ll be reading about the silent movie stars on these amazing postcards.

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