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September 21, 2025September 21, 2025History Out There

From Bell Street to Spicer’s Gap: the exposé of Owen Lambert

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025History Out There

Buried twice: the lost life of Mrs. Collins

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025History Out There

Shocking violent ends of the Collins family

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

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025History Out There

Gunfire on Neil Street: the Parr incident

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025History Out There

The fraudulent funeral of Margaret Kidston

June 13, 2025June 14, 2025History Out There

Haunting History of Grittleton Lodge in Bunbury

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025History Out There

New suspect emerges in 1865 Toowoomba murder

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While in Melbourne I tracked down the Brisbane superfan behind a rare piece of sports memorabilia linked to a Toowoomba championship. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Oldest Fan Letter in NBL History." The day after the Brisbane Lions won their 3rd consecutive AFL premiership, the NBL's oldest known fan mail to the Brisbane Bullets - it was sent 46 years ago in just the second year of the league - gets verified in Fitzroy. Witnessing the @brisbanelions #ThreePeat was pretty good, and so too was being reminded at the airport what got us there! 🙂 When Brisbane Lions ran out onto the MCG they were not only about to create AFL history, but also recall it. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "Before the Lions: Ipswich’s Hidden AFL History." Warren ("Luck of the Irish") and Annette ("Roar") were splashed across the screens of National Nine News last night, and this morning I managed to track them down in Melbourne live for @westbremerradioipswich Come back here tomorrow to read and hear this week's story live from the AFL Grand Final. Go Lions! I was the first to drape the 2026 AFL premiership cup in club colours when I claimed it on behalf of the Brisbane Lions back in July when the cup and I were on the Tiwi Islands. For the AFL grand final this weekend, go Lions! The rugby league heartland of Queensland’s Darling Downs has a surprising century-old link to an Australian Football League legend. Please follow the link on my profile for the story, "The Nurse Who Shaped an AFL Legend." What better way to prepare for the historic AFL grand final for the Brisbane Lions - and I will have been to all 8 of them - than opera in the former Upper House of the 1865 Queensland Parliament in Brisbane in support of @drug.arm . Tomorrow it's the parade in Melbourne! The original Shakespeare Hotel in Barcaldine was built in 1886 after being transported over

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My book “Dovercourt: Toowong’s Hidden Treasure and Its People”

My book “Mr Fairley: The Oldest Banker in Glasgow”

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