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2013

Science v Pseudo-science. Dr Bryan Sykes (Professor of Human Genetics) v Dr Melba Ketchum (Veterinarian). Both examined potential Bigfoot DNA and came to widely different conclusions. Great theatre but bad news for Bigfoot-buffs. More to come in 2014...

Yackandandah Gorilla

Life imitating art imitating life. The advent and popularity of motion pictures in the 1930's inspired claims of a villainous gorilla prowling the Victorian highlands.

Mulgowie Yowie

Folklore + misidentification = Yowie. A not so uncommon occurrence from 2013.

Cave Monster of Booie

Folklore + misidentification = Yowie. A not so uncommon occurrence from 1954.

Huge, Hairy and Hiding in the Bush

Rex Gilroy writes about the Yowie for the Australian Woman's Weekly in 1976.

The Clear Mountain Yowie Revealed!

Yes, I am the Clear Mountain Yowie...

Early References to "Yowie"

Before the Australian Bigfoot, "Yowie" referred to "cooey" (a long distance vocal call), a general affirmative (like "yeah"), a legendary and all-powerful magician of the Waradgeries, a place of echoes, dogs, a person's spirit or soul, and a prayer for rain. More to come...

HJ McCooey

Follow the life of enigmatic naturalist of the 1800's - Henry James McCooey. More to come...

Yowie Sighted at Bexhill

More of the same...

Yowie Tales

Hoaxing is far more common within "Yowie-research" circles than most realise. Moreover, there exists a strange symbiotic relationship between hoaxers and Fortean authors who promote (and profit from) such "mysteries". More to come...

Reports of the Wild/Hairy-Man

A continuation of historic wild/hairy-man reports from the Australian Newspaper archives. While some reports appear impressive at first glance, contextual information provides other insights and explanations. This section will be re-organised in 2014. More to come...

Strange Animals

A continuation of historic and modern strange animal reports from Australia and around the globe. More to come in 2014...

Night Parrot

Long considered to be extinct, the Night Parrot was officially rediscovered in 2013.

The Snake Lady

I met her on a public train and she showed me her bandicoot - true story.

Essex Lion

A lion sighted in rural England and which sparked a massive police hunt turned out to be an ordinary house cat. See how the drama unfolded and what are the implications for other animal panics?

International Sea Serpent Reports

A continuation of historic and modern reports of the sea serpent.

Loch Ness Monster

Follow the rise and fall of the Loch Ness Monster as reported in the Australian newspapers of the time. More to come...

Other

Haunted Hill, Gippsland

Great place name! Haunted Hill in the 1800's. More to come in 2014...

The New Australia Movement

In the 1890s a group of idealistic Australians left our shores to found a Utopian colony... in Paraguay. More to come in 2014...

The Adventures of Yowie & Birtles

Follow the life of Francis Birtles - the "overlander". More to come in 2014...

Hoaxes & Pranks

A small sample of historic and modern mischief. More to come in 2014...

F. A. Mitchell-Hedges

Storyteller-extrodinaire!