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Tales from the Grave
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Samantha Elley
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Not your normal type of pioneer
A widow and her children decide to run a sheep station in outback Australia
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Samantha Elley
Jun 13, 20233 min read
The agony of a mother
Her husband had left, meaning Louisa had some difficult decisions to make.
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Samantha Elley
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Suspected murderer had an artistic talent
He was convicted for bank forgery, but there may have been more to charge him with.
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Samantha Elley
May 30, 20232 min read
The explorer and the writer: A love story
Their marriage was short-lived but their achievements were great.
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Samantha Elley
May 23, 20232 min read
They became Empire scapegoats
His fellow officers were executed to hide a 'no prisoners' policy.
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Samantha Elley
May 16, 20234 min read
The apple of Granny Smith's eye
Sometimes the rubbish we throw out becomes the sweetest of results.
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Samantha Elley
May 2, 20232 min read
Memorial for a little hero
Heroes can come in all shapes and sizes.
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Samantha Elley
Apr 25, 20232 min read
He survived both world wars with a Victoria Cross
In honour of Anzac Day, we remember Albert Chalmers Borella, Victoria Cross recipient. Born in Victoria in 1881, he was working in the...
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Samantha Elley
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Release of book on Woodburn history
History of Woodburn as told through the 'residents' of its cemetery.
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Samantha Elley
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Police sergeant's mysterious suicide
He was 38 years in the police force.
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Samantha Elley
Apr 4, 20232 min read
98 year-old letter finally delivered
He wrote to his mate's mum, but died before he could deliver the letter.
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Samantha Elley
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Suffragette questioned men's laws for women
Her literary ability was passed on to her son and benefited the women's movement.
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Samantha Elley
Mar 20, 20233 min read
Revenge killing leads to massacre
Many lives lost in the early telegraph days
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Samantha Elley
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Goldfields artist forgotten for three decades
His sketches and lithographs made him famous in his time.
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Samantha Elley
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Australia's first terrorist victim was 17 years old
A picnic day goes very, very wrong.
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Samantha Elley
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Deadly swim on New Year's Day
The hot weather made the river attractive.
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Samantha Elley
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Hordern family behind largest department store worldwide
They ruled the retail trade
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Samantha Elley
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Sad ending for missing children from Daylesford
A day of chasing wild goats ends in tragedy.
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Samantha Elley
Jan 30, 20232 min read
He showed her his love until the day he died
George mourned Annie for the rest of his life.
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Samantha Elley
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Her family history became a literary classic
She knew how to tell a story.
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