Tales from the Grave

A poignant poem from a grieving mother in 1923, sparked the fulfillment of a request nearly 100 years later.

To be assigned to his 16-year-old Aboriginal wife, is definitely one for the books.

Every family has its secrets, but the Hughes family, Australian royalty in the early 1900s, had one with permanent consequences.

It was a time where patriarchy ruled and sectarianism between the Catholic and Protestant churches was rife

James Johnson miraculously survived Australia's worst peace time marine tragedy

The story of John Lees is one of redemption and hope.

She was known as the 'Witch of Kings Cross' and Rosaleen Norton confessed to a deep interest in and practice of the occult

The sun, and a few storm clouds, kept us company this afternoon on our quest for the story of Arthur Beaumont Goard.

Recently at Broken Head, near Byron Bay on the north-east coast of NSW, the little wooden church of St Oswalds held its final service

What do Australia's most famous portrait prize, the now defunct Bulletin magazine and Hyde Park fountain in the heart of Sydney all have...

In 1865 police had tracked the notorious bushranger Captain Thunderbolt to his camp in the Maitland area. What they found was a heavily...

Goat Island in Sydney Harbour became Charles 'Boney' Anderson's prison for two years, chained to a large sandstone rock.

The fight over his will took up more space in the newspaper than his obituary.

I was honoured to be asked to talk about the establishment of Tales

Two Irish brothers who had been running pubs in Melbourne, travel to Sydney to make their own beer, and create an Australian icon. It is...

Bringing the beauty of the Australian bush alive, not only to children, but also to adults, was the special skill of May Gibbs. Born to...

It's been 15 months now since I established my newspaper column Tales from the Grave as a website. It's been only 3 months since I...

His name alone carried the weight of British literature.

Elizabeth’s expert ability to manage the sheep ensured their competitive place in the British wool market.

He nearly died on the job and introduced finger printing as a way of catching criminals.