History & Culture
The bouncing stones of Thornton Beach
Thornton Beach is a popular tourist stop, but not for the scenery and swimming. Instead, it’s the ‘bouncing stones’ that lure people.
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History & Culture
The Gosford glyphs, debunked
Nope, the hieroglyphs seen engraved on rocks within Brisbane Water National Park were not the handiwork of Egyptian travellers who sailed to Australia some 5000 years ago.
History & Culture
The tale of the Nullarbor Nymph
The photo of the so-called Nullarbor Nymph spread like wildfire.
History & Culture
What causes Lake’s George’s water levels to fluctuate so wildly?
I’d love to have a dollar for each time someone has asked me, “Isn’t Lake George connected to a lake in China, or is it Siberia?”
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Saucer serial hysteria: The case of the Tully crop circle
The Tully saucer nest heralded the start of the worldwide phenomenon of the modern crop circle.
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The case of the roaring bunyip
Is there a bunyip living in the quaint highlands’ village of Burrawang, 140km south-west of Sydney?
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Surfing the mysterious tidal bores of Australia
Attempting to surf these rarely witnessed tidal phenomena is strictly for the very lucky, or very foolhardy.
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Can fish fall from the sky?
Spend any time travelling in outback Australia and it won’t be long before someone tries to convince you they do.
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The case of the glowing cross
A lonely country cemetery in northern NSW is the site of one of Australia’s most unusual unsolved mysteries.
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The NSW beach that’s rumoured to sing
Hidden on a spectacular part of the New South Wales coast lies a beach with seemingly magical qualities.