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Samantha Elley
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
Murder most foul committed over choice of radio shows
Horror stories on the radio soon led to their own horror story in real life.
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Samantha Elley
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
Tragic tale from three simple graves
There is only so much tragedy one family can bear.
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Samantha Elley
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
TAKING A BREAK
Tales from the Grave is taking a break for the next two weeks but will be back brighter than ever after that. We will be starting work on...
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Samantha Elley
- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
Two women: Two extremely different worlds
The missionary and underworld queen meet in interesting circumstances.
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Samantha Elley
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
The catastrophic fate of the Burns boys
Two young boys face a fate worse than death.
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Samantha Elley
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
Humming led her to the world stage
Australia's first international opera star.
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Samantha Elley
- Apr 27, 2022
- 3 min
Botany Bay's Rothschild amasses a fortune
From stocking thief to wealthy landowner.
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Samantha Elley
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
Grave concerns over mystery burial
There are times when a grave, just isn't a grave.
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Samantha Elley
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
WW1 Veteran's grave finally commemorated
Despite fighting for his country, his actions were only recently acknowledged.
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Samantha Elley
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
Fireman survived Titanic disaster
All odds were against him, but William Murdock had the luck of the Irish.
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Murdered on the job
Chasing some counterfeiters soon turned deadly.
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 21, 2022
- 3 min
Small miracles amidst devastation
The 2022 floods will live long in our memories, but not all was destroyed.
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Samantha Elley
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Her expertise was in sheep
Eliza was well respected in Australia's burgeoning sheep industry.
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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
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
On the road and in gaol to write her books
She went above and beyond to write her novels.
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Samantha Elley
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Young girl’s death establishes life saving club 100 years ago
It took a tragedy to start up a club that has been saving lives for the last century.
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Samantha Elley
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Out of a job on a wing and a chair
Despite his incredible paleontological skills and work with the National Museum, he was tipped out on the street.
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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
- Jan 17, 2022
- 5 min
Australia's first police detective - 'a fearless character'
Criminals tried to avoid his company as his reputation at capturing them was legendary.
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