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A History of Queensland Bunyips (Part Two): The 20th Century
By the end of the 19th century, the possibility that the mysterious 'bunyip' could be a real zoological entity had been generally dismissed, and it had taken its place firmly in the realms of...
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Mums and Dads Pay a Hefty Price at Boggo Road
This very telling graph reveals how much various 'crime and justice' heritage sites around Australia currently charge school groups to visit. I'll discuss aspects of this below.School group prices,...
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A 2017 Cemetery Tour Gallery
It has been a big, big year for the Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery. I'm reluctant to say the biggest ever, because back during 2005-10 the group was made up of just three women who tidied,...
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The Bloody, Bloody Hangings of Ellen Thomson and John Harrison
There's a couple of points I always like to make on my 'Hangman's Walk'cemetery tours. The first is that hanging could be a messy and unpredictable process, despite the concerted attempts to make sure...
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Stories of Women in the Cemetery: Getting the Balance Right
I recently co-hosted an 'International Women's Day' night tour at South Brisbane Cemetery, along with cemetery historian Tracey Olivieri. We basically split the tour, doing alternating spots, and did...
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Ghost Trek: The Next Generation
I helped develop the 'Ghosts of South Brisbane Cemetery' night tour for the Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery, and I'm a guide on the tour. And I'm even not sure 'paranormal tours' should be allowed...
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