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Ghosts of Gippsland
Join us as we share tales of the paranormal, cryptids, odd history and general strange stories from the region known as Gippsland in Victoria, Australia
In an encounter dubbed "The Eumemmering Creek Incident", Latrobe Valley woman Kelly Cahill claims she had an extraterrestrial encounter in 1993. But with a missing 300 page report, requested redacted information and Ms Cahill now a recluse, is this the "Holy Grail" of encounters? Or is it all an elaborate hoax?
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Information sourced from:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/ufo-abduction-book-kelly-cahill-encounter-eumemmering-australia/
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor QuendelOutro - Gregor Quendel
In this listener encounter, "Coby" lets us recount her experience with a child-like apparition when she was a child living in Churchill.
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Listener encounter.
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor QuendelOutro - Gregor Quendel
There is an old man lurking in the Victorian High Country that borders Gippsland. He is an expert bushman and remains hidden until he wants to be seen. He has distinctive ear plugs made from deer antler and buttons made of bone. Get to know the story of the man known as Buttons or "The Button Man".
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Information sourced from:
https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/australian-button-man
https://www.reddit.com/r/creepyencounters/s/GT8MvdVHOz
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor QuendelOutro - Gregor Quendel
In this listener encounter, "Leigh" lets us recount his experience of observing UFOs near his family home in Stony Creek that so close he could identify their colour and shape.
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Listener encounter.
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor QuendelOutro - Gregor Quendel
The Haunted Hills, located near Moe, has been home to some spooky and troublesome encounters. Join us as we explore some of those stories and the biggest one of all, the story of the Whitelaw Skeletons.
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Information sourced from:
https://www.oddhistory.com.au/gippsland/the-haunted-hills/
https://www.oddhistory.com.au/gippsland/the-haunted-hills/riddle-of-two-skeletons/
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor QuendelOutro - Gregor Quendel
In this listener encounter, "Jared" lets us recount his experience with a possible entity residing in his home, that has left strange footprints in his home.
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Listener encounter.
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor QuendelOutro - Gregor Quendel
Ambient background music: Anxiety - Kevin MacLeod
A teaser for what to expect from Season 3 of the Fireside Friday podcast, brought to you by Ghosts of Gippsland.
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In our second listener encounter, we re-tell an encounter of weird humming sounds, lights in the bush, a UFO and a potential extraterrestrial encounter in the bush near the small coastal town of Bemm River.
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Information sourced from:
Listener encounter.
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
Despite the Australian bush having no large predators, for over half a century there have been sightings of Big Black Cats in the Gippsland bush. In this episode, we retell a handful of tales in Gippsland that have occured since 1997.
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Information sourced from:
Great Gippsland Mysteries by Grant Robinson, BSc.
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
For over 140 years, the story of Martin Wieberg's lost treasure have intrigued many. In this episode, we will discuss how Wieberg managed to steal up to 5000 gold sovereigns under close guard, his movements after being arrested and the whereabouts of the gold now.
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Information sourced from:
Are Martin Weiberg's stolen gold sovereigns buried somewhere in Gippsland? by Sarah Maunder and Rachael Lucas via ABC Gippsland
Buried treasure by Anne O'Reilly via Odd History
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
Tales of the Bunyip were common in the 1800's as European settlers explored new lands in Australia.
In our first listener encounter, "Joe" lets us recount his experience with what he believes to be a Bunyip in the dense bushland of East Gippsland.
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Information sourced from:
Llistener encounter.
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
Ghosts of Warragul were first reported in the 1880's and stories of hauntings still continue to this day. In the second episode of Season Two, we discuss two newspaper articles from the 1880's, as well as some more recent stories.
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Information sourced from:
The Ghosts of Warragul - Odd History
Haunted Hills Podcast by Tegan Dawson
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
There have been several Yowie sightings in the timber town of Noojee over the last few decades. In the first episode of Season Two, we discuss two sightings in the 1980's and two sightings in the 2010's.
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Information sourced from:
Australian Yowie Research
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
Get ready for more tales of odd history, strange creatures, UFO sightings, ghosts & hauntings and more. Season 2 of Fireside Friday begins on October 28th, 2022.
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Narrated by Owen Carter.
Music credits:
Outro - Gregor Quendel
In 1919, Alexander Eastman was found dead on the top of a Korumburra bound train. The true cause surrounding his death remains a mystery today.
This is the final episode for the year 2021.
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Train Mystery - Alexander Eastman never made it to Koo Wee Rup
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
In 1980, George Blackwell spotted something on a farm near Rosedale which may not have been from this world. With physical evidence to corroborate his eyewitness account, it remains one of the most plausible UFO encounters in Australian history.
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Information sourced from:
Chalker-Basterfield report
The Rosedale Incident - Gippslandia
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
The mysterious disappearance of "refined gentlewoman" Margaret Clement remains a mystery to this day. Her body has never been found, nor has the cause of her death been found. It continues to be a talking point to this day.
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Information sourced from:
From riches to rags, then death - by Shelley Hadfield
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
In the 1930's, an unknown creature roamed the lands of Wonthaggi. One local journalist, dedicated a lot of time making it famous and sightings of it continued on into the 1960's.
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Information sourced from:
The Wonthaggi Monster - by Carolyn Landon
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
Gippsland is home to old rainforest and dense bushland, creating many places for things that don't want to be found. From escaped circus animals to unusually large creatures, we explore some reports of mysterious animal sightings in Gippsland from the early 1900's
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Information sourced from:
Odd History - Mysterious Animals of Gippsland
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel
in the 1840's, witnesses supposedly saw a white woman thought to be held captive by an Aboriginal tribe, but she was never found. We explore what is known about this story.
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Information sourced from:
Wikipedia
Aboriginal songs unearth clues in shipwrecked ‘white woman’ mystery
Music credits:
Intro - Gregor Quendel
Outro - Gregor Quendel