He ran the 700km postal trip in a fortnight
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Samantha Elley
Aug 62 min read
'Nothing left in this world to mother'
When Emily Mary Elizabeth Delo wrote a letter, giving her permission for her 18-year-old son John 'Jack' Alfred Alston Delo to join the...
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Samantha Elley
Jun 112 min read
From shipping office to outback squatter
When you have been a big part of the establishment of the cattle industry in a burgeoning outback economy, it seems a cruel fate to be...
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Samantha Elley
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Languages became extinct when she died
WARNING: This article contains the names and photos of Indigenous people who have since passed.
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Samantha Elley
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Procession of nurses to honour one of their own
She died while nursing others back to health.
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Samantha Elley
Jul 18, 20233 min read
He juggled fame and murder
From one of the greatest entertainers to a murderer?
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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
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
Jan 16, 20232 min read
His landholdings were bigger than England
Australia's own cow boy was a generous man.
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Samantha Elley
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Ground-breaker in the medical world
She worked hard to reduce the incidences of maternal deaths.
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Samantha Elley
Jul 26, 20222 min read
Dawson boys lie side by side
Nestled side by side in West Terrace cemetery in South Australia are two graves, one marked and one without a headstone. The marked grave...
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Samantha Elley
Apr 12, 20222 min read
WW1 Veteran's grave finally commemorated
Despite fighting for his country, his actions were only recently acknowledged.
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Samantha Elley
Dec 13, 20212 min read
Abused by husband, but a winner in court
Constance Crombie bucked the trend when it came to leaving an abusive husband.
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Samantha Elley
Nov 15, 20213 min read
From Imperialist butterfly to democratic grub
Bella Guerin worked hard to promote the rights of women and pushed them into public life.
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Samantha Elley
Oct 5, 20212 min read
Discovering where our fallen are buried
New technology may help the descendants of Private Inglis find where he is buried in Belgium.
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Samantha Elley
May 19, 20211 min read
Somerton man exhumed to solve 70 year old mystery
Early last year Tales wrote about the mystery of Somerton man. A case where the body of a man was discovered on Somerton beach on December 1
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Samantha Elley
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Rocket scientist had his eyes on the stars
This young dairy lad from New Zealand maps the heavens.
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Samantha Elley
Feb 9, 20203 min read
Unknown corpse becomes Australia's most profound mystery
Usually when someone goes missing, they're reported to police. What happens when someone is found but no one has reported them gone?
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