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A fishy filling in 1948, and horse dentistry in 1901.14 comments

metan wrote 3 days ago: I have the day off today, yay! It is because I am going to the dentist though, boo When the Man of t … more →

Tags: Critters, Bushwa, Old newspapers, gold 2, dentist, News, History, Fish, Horse

Yowie shouts....?11 comments

metan wrote 4 days ago: This sounds pretty exciting, an Animal Planet TV crew think that they have recorded yowie noises. An … more →

Tags: Bushwa, Critters, Australia, News, Cryptozoology, Koala, animals, Yowie, mythological creature

A new house with a terrible surprise. 1894.16 comments

metan wrote 5 days ago: The last thing most people want on their honeymoon is uninvited guests in the middle of the night. T … more →

Tags: Critters, Old newspapers, News, History, snakes, unusual deaths, 1894, honeymoon, surprise

A tiger in Tacoma and a cop with a sense of humour.4 comments

metan wrote 1 week ago: Love this cop. I want him to take the search for this Alien Big Cat seriously but I love that he is … more →

Tags: Critters, Bushwa, alien big cat, Tiger, TACOMA, police

A Pirates Punishment. 1905.7 comments

metan wrote 1 week ago: We all know what pirates were rumoured to do to their victims, make them walk the plank, preferably … more →

Tags: Old newspapers, unusual deaths, punishment, News, History, , Pirate, Essex, church

Unexploded bomb found in Ballarat museum. 2012.15 comments

metan wrote 1 week ago: I was very excited to read this article this afternoon and I had to share it with you Unexploded bom … more →

Tags: Bushwa, Australia, News, Bomb, museum, World War I, unexpected find, Ballarat

More weddings and wolves. 1895.7 comments

metan wrote 1 week ago: After the suspicious post about wolves chasing down and eating an entire wedding party from the othe … more →

Tags: Critters, Old newspapers, wedding, News, History, 1911, Wolves, 1895, hungary

Explosive Octopus. 1948.11 comments

metan wrote 2 weeks ago: The print for this article is a bit hard to read, apologies, but I love it when I find an article wi … more →

Tags: Critters, Old newspapers, Fishing, kids, News, History, 1948, Octopus, explosives

Tropical tale of the jungle. 1924.13 comments

metan wrote 3 weeks ago: Western Mail 24 Apr 1924 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37634197 Here is another long article to … more →

Tags: Plants, Old newspapers, plants, News, History, swamp, 1924, man eating plant, New Orleans

The Science Delusion

quidsapio wrote 3 weeks ago: Interesting interview at Fortean Times with Rupert Sheldrake – he of the theory of “morp … more →

Tags: High Strangeness, Science, Rupert Sheldrake, morphic fields, fortean

Albert Cashier's secret. 1914.12 comments

metan wrote 3 weeks ago: Recently I did a post about women who have secretly lived as men. I am not surprised that women can  … more →

Tags: Old newspapers, News, History, Albert Cashier, 1914, Women in War, Soldier, secret, 35th Illinois Infantry

Ballinakill merman. 1937.7 comments

metan wrote 3 weeks ago: For all those of you who loved the mermaid posts from last week, here is another. This time it is 19 … more →

Tags: Old newspapers, News, History, 1937, Myth, Mermaid, merman, Ballinakill Bay, Ireland

A Politicians Secret. 1901.10 comments

metan wrote 3 weeks ago: When I was listening to the radio news last week I noticed that you people in the US are still being … more →

Tags: Old newspapers, News, History, Politics, 1901, mizter, Mr Murray Hall, Politician, gender comfusion

“Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light”: Mí Bhealtaine and the Dream-Child

Josh Marsfelder wrote 4 weeks ago: A pet hobby of mine has always been studying the often-uncanny reoccurring patterns that surround di … more →

Tags: Reflections, Nintendo, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, NES, Super Nintendo, Mario, xbox 360, Playstation 3

Captured Merpeople. 1917.19 comments

metan wrote 4 weeks ago: I did a post on Monday about a vengeful mermaid taking revenge for her rock being smashed. Judging b … more →

Tags: Old newspapers, News, History, 1917, taxidermy, Myth, Mermaid, Belfast Lough, Saint Murgen

Don't mess with a mermaid. 1911.11 comments

metan wrote 1 month ago: When I was a little girl I loved fairy stories. Not the Disney fairy stories we are subjected to tod … more →

Tags: Old newspapers, History, 1911, Scotland, ABC News, Ardnamurchan Point, Knockdolian, Zimbabwe, Mermaid

Devoted Bees. 1953.9 comments

metan wrote 1 month ago: Townsville Daily Bulletin 3 Jul 1953 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62503831 I really hope that t … more →

Tags: Critters, Old newspapers, News, History, 1953, Bees, bee swarm, Feldrichen, west germany

Where did they get the key?7 comments

metan wrote 1 month ago: Please tell me that the article I read on the Herald-Sun website this morning is true. In udder news … more →

Tags: Critters, Bushwa, News, Funny, cows, humour, herd of cows, Design Dilemma

Mystery Ship. 1913.14 comments

metan wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic so I thought I’d better do a … more →

Tags: Old newspapers, News, History, Titanic, , Mystery, Vancouver


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