Tales from the Grave

"Oh Mr Hart! What a mess!" has become part of the Aussie lingo.

For years children have been playing over the remains of early settlers.

He was known as a Lancaster man.

WHEN George Robinson died in 1911 the local skating rink closed its doors on the day of his funeral in sympathy for the family. The...

Herbert Massey had been missing for two and a half years.

Searching for gold was a way of life for Mary Ann and her family.

Soldier, publican, husband and father.

He was credited with finding the first gold-bearing stone as a child which established the town of Charters Towers.

Sheep farming, gold-mining, hotel owning were just some of the jobs Robert Hayles took on.

He could have survived his injury of a broken neck, but that was not to be for Ralph Milgate Pepper.

The writing on the striking white gravestone is barely readable. The tree that may have been planted at the time of burial has now grown...

She would win the money while he spent it.

A Christmas treat turns fatal

Over 60 people lost their lives to one of Australia's most devastating floods.

He sold land then forged documents to get it back.

To lose one son to war is tragedy enough, but to lose two is an unspeakable torture.

A renovation of Kanowna cemetery has seen Teddy's story highlighted.

A humble headstone hides an artistic treasure.

Thomas had a unique way of doing his job.

'He would always carry out his duty regardless of his safety'.