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A McNish Family Mystery

Sol Mar 15, 2025 0

A McNish family mystery that ends in Raglan, Victoria, Australia has its roots on a small island in a Scottish Loch. This story is an attempt to unlock the mystery of one McNish clansman, run away George McNish 1838-1888.

My Ankle Fracture Story

Sol Nov 16, 2024 1

My ankle fracture story started with an elegant slip that ended in catastrophe. A fractured ankle is painful both physically and emotionally…

Australian History Finds

Police Tracker Edgar Spring

Sol May 18, 2024 0

Police Tracker Edgar Spring was buried a soldier in a simple grave in St John’s Churchyard, Reid, Canberra. He served his state of NSW as a…

Australian History Finds

The Chippendales of Bolaro 1852-1866

Sol Jan 5, 2024 1

In 1852 Thomas Chippendale snr left his four boys ranging in age from 11 to 18 years in charge of his newly acquired, and now famous NSW…

Family History Finds

Coombes Church, West Sussex

Sol Jun 6, 2023 8

Coombes Church, West Sussex is famous for its medieval religious frescoes, discovered when a piece of plaster fell from a chapel wall during…

Australian History Finds

Tracking Down Ned Kelly

Sol Sep 26, 2022 0

Tracking down Ned Kelly and searching for the place where he murdered three policemen on 26 October 1878 ended in a history scoop. Clouds hung…

Modern Day Dilemmas

Plastics Polluting Fairhaven Beach

Sol Jun 20, 2022 2

Plastics polluting Fairhaven beach on Victoria's Surfcoast highlights a modern day environmental curse. Renowned for its rolling surf, rock…

Family Tales

Treating Asthma With Smoke

Sol Feb 11, 2022 7

Treating asthma with smoke is not a joke. Before the advent of inhalers and corticosteroid drugs asthma really was treated with smoke. Who…

Australian History Finds

Angel of Death Strikes Parliament

Sol Oct 26, 2021 0

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot, Flying Officer Francis Ewen, was the first to die when his plane crashed while participating in a fly…

Australian History Finds

The Yarrangobilly Bush Cemetery

Sol Aug 27, 2021 6

The Yarrangobilly bush cemetery is hidden away at the end of a bush track off the Snowy Mountains Highway in the Kosciusko National Park. This…

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