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Samantha Elley
May 3, 20203 min read
Mr Eternity shares his faith in one word
When a person is genuine in their intentions, it is bound to affect at least a few people.
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Samantha Elley
Apr 28, 20203 min read
From genteel drawing room to wild Australian bush
Two lonely graves, surrounded by iron fencing in a paddock - are the only indication of what remains of Sandilands Homestead.
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Samantha Elley
Apr 19, 20202 min read
From larrikin to war hero
A special story this week, written by my son Caleb Elley, when was 15 years old, for his History class in honour of Anzac Day
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Samantha Elley
Apr 5, 20204 min read
The first man to drive from London to Melbourne
Virtually unknown Francis Birtles was an adventurer, photographer, cyclist, and filmmaker, who set many cycling and driving records.
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Samantha Elley
Mar 29, 20203 min read
Nurse Egan's fight that went beyond the grave
One hundred years ago a young nurse volunteered to care for soldiers returning from the Great War. A week later she died.
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Samantha Elley
Mar 8, 20203 min read
Died by a bullet from her husband
Edith Lovett was in her prime when her husband came to her workplace on 15th March, 1910. She was only 26 years old when he aimed and fired
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Samantha Elley
Feb 17, 20203 min read
Ragtime queen chose her final resting place in Australia
If the pharmacy industry had claimed her first, the world would have missed out on the incredible musical talent of Una Winifred Atwell.
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Samantha Elley
Jan 27, 20203 min read
Politician had them 'quaking' for the workers
He was a teetotaller and believed in free trade, going against the beliefs of his own father. He was a Quaker in politics.
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Samantha Elley
Jan 20, 20204 min read
Edward gives himself up to police and faces the ultimate punishment - Part 2
Constable Jones was not aware of how his day would go, when he saw a man of medium build walk into the Newcastle police station where he...
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Samantha Elley
Jan 13, 20203 min read
Father murders his three little girls while they sleep - Part 1
It was an event that horrified the Australian population in the 1920s. A father slashes the throats of his three little girls and goes...
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Samantha Elley
Dec 29, 20194 min read
Fatal Pulpit Hill convict breakout
The two men gripped hands as if their lives depended on it. For one of them, that was true.
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Samantha Elley
Dec 22, 20192 min read
Prime Minister's grandmother met two dukes
The shattered headstone of Edwin Cox in Grafton cemetery. Photo: austcemindex At 22 years of age Mary Ainslie arrived in Tasmania with...
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Samantha Elley
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Artificial grasses and international thoroughbreds raised in Lismore
What happened to Mary Wilson, daughter of the 'father' of Lismore?
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Samantha Elley
Nov 30, 20192 min read
Bad health couldn't stop him advancing the local community
He had a pallid face and weak limbs and suffering visibly while at the Conference.
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