The explorer and the writer: A love story
Their marriage was short-lived but their achievements were great.
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Tales from the Grave
Uncovering family history from down under
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Samantha Elley
- May 23
- 2 min
They became Empire scapegoats
His fellow officers were executed to hide a 'no prisoners' policy.
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Samantha Elley
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Police sergeant's mysterious suicide
He was 38 years in the police force.
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Samantha Elley
- Jan 16
- 2 min
His landholdings were bigger than England
Australia's own cow boy was a generous man.
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Samantha Elley
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Domestic violence leads to hanging
Two lives cut short in lovers tragedy.
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Samantha Elley
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
He made mango wine that could "kill at a hundred yards"
Magnetic Island's pioneer knew his fruit.
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Samantha Elley
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
80 year mystery sees sailor come home
The mystery body washed up on the shores of Christmas Island after the sinking of the HMAS Sydney.
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Samantha Elley
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
The forgotten Australian actress
She had high hopes in Hollywood but never truly made it.
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Samantha Elley
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
First Italian to step foot on present day Mackay
His name has disappeared from the gravestone, but his legacy is large.
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Samantha Elley
- Aug 24, 2021
- 5 min
Spanish flu shows how history repeats
It's not the first time Aussies have had to mask up.
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Samantha Elley
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Dad and Dave creator brought early farming life into Australian literature
Celebrating the life of the writer behind Dad and Dave and the movie On Our Selection.
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Samantha Elley
- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
The mystery of the Fraser Island girls
Two young white girls are rescued from an Aboriginal tribe on Fraser Island, three years after their boat is ship-wrecked and all crew is lo
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Samantha Elley
- Jan 23, 2021
- 2 min
Bundaberg brewer died on his honeymoon
Only a few weeks after his marriage Gustav Steindl died.
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Samantha Elley
- Dec 11, 2020
- 4 min
First Australian soldier to be awarded American Purple Heart
An Australian pilot who flew 201 missions in the Korean War but couldn’t drive a car. He was, however, the first from his country to be...
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Samantha Elley
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Ipswich hero praised for his bravery in the face of death
When 2nd Lieutenant Samuel John Morgan signed up to fight in the Great War, he would receive his promotion to Captain, but his...
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Samantha Elley
- Nov 3, 2020
- 4 min
A shooting night of terror for Emily
It started as a night out of enjoyment for Emily Salisbury and her friend Adeline Steed, along with Adeline's children
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
Mary Poppins' creator and the Queensland premier
This is a story about two people who made a difference to our world in their own realms.
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