STRANGE STORIES Trove Tuesday 2nd May 2023

 

While researching for this week's subject, I came across a number of very strange stories. Some made me want to work out how they could possibly be true, others made me wonder why, while even more simply made me laugh. 

So, here we are.. I hope you enjoy this change from the serious and hopefully informative weekly posts. As always, you can click on the link to see the original, or click on the image to see full size.. Enjoy.

Goulburn Herald (NSW : 1881 - 1907), Friday 17 April 1891, page 7  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100160396

Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Wednesday 28 September 1910, page 3  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125300673

Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Tuesday 19 September 1916, page 5 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50890666

Irwin Index (Mingenew, WA : 1926 - 1956), Saturday 20 September 1930, page 10 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article252006214

Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Friday 19 August 1932, page 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12654067

Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tuesday 15 November 1938, page 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231129553

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Wednesday 22 January 1941, page 10 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56192510

Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Thursday 3 October 1946, page 33 

Thanks to clipart-library.com for the images