EXPLORING CASTLE HILL WALKING TRACKS ON CASTLE HILL Castle Hill is listed a heritage-listed isolated hill standing in the heart of the north Queensland city of Townsville at a height of 286 meters.The historical Aboriginal name, Cutheringa, has not been recorded, Surviving as one of only two known Australian Indigenous place names within the Townsville region. Many locals walk up Castle Hill for regular exerciseusing the road and various walking tracks while being a popular tourist site due to its amazing views, Also used by many education groups to help study natural environments, the community history and the urba geography. Castle Hill has a lot of different walking tracks of many different lengths and steepness for people of different ages and walking ablity. There is in fact 15 different tracks to the top, Castle Hill road, Cutheringa however The Goat Tracks are the most popular. An average of 2500 people transverse the hill at a walk, run or cycle on a daily basis.
„Great way to see Townsvilleâ€&#x; Mick+Caity. The two main walking trails are the Cutheringa track and the Goat Track. The Cuthreinga track is one of the most popular trails, accessed from the first car park at the bottom of Castle Hill Road. The trail winds up and stops just short of the summit. While The goat track starts from the hillside crescent just out side of the CBD. The Goat Track is a rough dirt road and is a steep climb up. There are a multitude of other tracks winding up, down and around castle hill ranging from gentle to only recommended for experienced walkers. Castle Hill road is one of these tracks, popular with cyclists and walkers. Being the easiest track to follow, simply walk up Castle Hill road to the lookout but be prepared for a work out as it is quite steep The Maidenhair Track is a nice and easy option with plenty of scenic flat sections and a bridge. This track starts at the West End Cemetery at Church Street in West End. The West Ridge Track, starting on William Street in West End and finishing half way up the hill, is both rocky and steep but leads to a fantasic ridgeline with great views out to The Strand and Magnectic Island on one side and out to Mount Stuart on the other.
EXPLORING CASTLE HILL CHALLENGING TRACKS AND DEATHS Some of the more challenging tracks are The Dianella Track, The Scramble Track, The Blue Spot Track. The Dianella Track is one of the most challenging of Castle Hill‟s tracks, it heads straight up with a few flat sections for you to catch your breath. The Scramble Track, also known as „suicide‟ and „Heartbreak‟, is an unmarked trail which is incredibly steep and slightly unstable. Only recommended for experienced walkers. You‟ll find this Track opposite the Ironbark Track. The Blue Spot Track is another one of the challenging Tracks. It leads off the Maidenhair Track and leads off with a series of challenging climbs and clambers. The Ironbark Track Starts at James Street in West End. This Track can be challenging as it goes up and up and gets rocky and a lttile slippery. The Westies Track is a downhill MTB Track, it‟s well maintained but challenging, if you decide to you is be careful of the downhill moutain bikers as many bikers use this Track and Castle Hill Road. But don‟t be disheartened as there are a couple of quick and easy tracks for those who have health problems and can‟t do the harder tracks, such as The Erythina Track, the Summit Walk, Radar Hill Walk and Pillar Box Walk. The Erythrina Track is more of a shortcut between Balmoral Place and Castle Hill Road being only 400 Meters long. The other three, The summit Walk, The Radar Hill Walk and the Piller box Walk are short concreted walking tracks from the summit of Castle Hill, particularly great for visitors as you get some incrediable views of Townsville and surrounds. There have been many deaths on castle hill from people falling to people doing a walking track who weren‟t ready for that track. Back in 2010, a 31 year old man collapsed and died while walking up the gruelling Goat Track on Townsville‟s Castle Hill. The man, who weighed more than 120KG, was with his father when he started suffering chest pains and vomiting. The Queensland Ambulance Service attended and paramedics were able to resuscitate the man a number of time but were unable able to keep him revived and was declared dead.
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Author: A.B. June 2018
WACOL MENTAL ASYLUM A BRIEF HISTORY OF ONE OF BRISBANE‟S MOST HAUNTED SITE The Park Centre for Mental Health is a heritage-listed psychiatric hospital at 60 Grindle Road, Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in Australia, providing a range of services including: extended impatient care, mental health research, education and a high security psyhciatric unit. The building was designed by Kersey Cannan in 1865 and has also been known as Goodna Hospital for the Insane, Goodna Mental Hospital, Woogaro Lunatic Asylum and Wolston Park Hospital Complex. Queensland, a self governing British Colony, an “experiment” in developing a model European state in the Tropics, maintained Britsih standards of parliamentary democracy, “pleasant society” and a market economy. This meant the colonial lunatic asylum, and the state mental hospitals that followed were nearly always controlled by conservative politicians who used “financial constraint” as a convenient excuse for persistently low fundings levels. Before 1859 mentally ill people in the colony of Queensland were sent to Sydney. After the seperation of Queensland from New South Wales, they were instead sent to Brisbane Gaol. In 1861 a draft bill for the regulation of hospitals and asylums was prepared and approved by the Imperial Government after communication with the Royal College of Physicians and the Commissioners in Lunacy. The Government tasked Colonial Architect Charles Tiffin with finding a suitable site and drawing up plans for Queensland‟s first mental asylum. After having his first site rejected, an area at the junction of Brisbane River and Woogaro Creek was chosen. The Colony of Queensland and the Asylum built soon after Seperation, came into being during a period of explosive European colonisation in Australia, when the frontier moved more than 100 kilometres north and west every year. Queensland, like other settlersocieties, experienced the booms and busts of resource extraction and development, and the resulting persistent compromises in, and disruptions to, the provision of adequate medical services and treatment. The Woogaro Lunatic Asylum opened on the 10th of January 1865. The first contingent of inmates, fifty-seven men, twelve women and six warders departed Brisbane Gaol on the 12th of January aboard the steamer „Settler‟. Dr Kersey Cannan was appointed as superintendent and a residence was constructed for him on the site. The sixty-nine patients were housed in a two-storyed brick building originally intended to be the administration block. Male patients were accomodated on the first floor and part of the ground floor, females occupied a section of the ground floor and a tall timber fence surrounded the building. ACKOWLEGMENTS: Century Gothic 8.
Author: AC JULY 2018
WACOL MENTAL ASYLUM A BRIEF HISTORY OF ONE OF BRISBANE‟S MOST HAUNTED SITE The following decade proved to be a problematic time for the asylum, with numerous Government inquiries into the operations that took place within and even a Royal Commission being established in 1877 to investigate the continuing problems. Flooding later became a problem with entire sections of the asylum being severely damaged or abandoned. None of these issues compare to the abuse the patients suffered while being „treated‟ at the asylum with reports of over-crowded conditions, prison-like conditions with gaol wardens and people admitted for un-fathomable reasons. Even today investigations about what went on behind closed doors continue.
„There were people admitted for disappointment, because it didn't really work out. There were women admitted for change of life‟ - Dr Julie Bradshaw One investigation centred on a young woman named Isabella who sailed to Australia from Ireland at the age of 17. Most likely suffereing from a physical illness from the voyage she was immediately put into the asylum on arrival. Her case came into the spotlight when she was found to be having a sexual relationship with one of the guards which shocked the tabloids at the time. She later escaped but only made it to Brisbane before being taken back to the asylum and restrained at almost all times, until she died in 1882 from “excitement”. Another investigation looked into what has been described as some of the worst cases of child abuse in the state‟s history. Adults who were admitted while they were children between 1950 and 1980 have called for inquiries into the abuse, torture and neglect they suffered inside the asylum. Children between 11 and 16 years old were mixed with the adult population.
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Author: AC.JULY 2018
EVENTS TOWNSVILLE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE - SHORT FILM COURSE FOR 10 YEARS + If you‟re up for it there is a course that goes‟ through three workshops. Over the three workshops the participants will create a comedic B grade zombie movie and the entry fee is $120. Held at the Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard, Thuringowa Central 05 Jul - 09 Jul 2018 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm If you had any Questions please call 07 4773 6377 for more information. This event will be on the 05 Jul - 09 Jul 2018 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm
QUESTACON'S INVENTION CONVENTION TOWNSVILLE If you are 14 -18 years old and have the gift for problem solving and coming up with new ideas then give this a try. Invention Convention is a multi-day workshop during the July school holidays where kids can come and create solutions to everyday hassles. Meet local innovators as they let you help them with their own ideas and start to make them a reality. This event will be on the 10 Jul - 12 Jul 2018 from 09:00 am - 05:30 pm.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Come see this magnificent show with three actors and 39 characters so hold on to your buts as they take you back to one off the greatest story ever told. For thaws who wish to see the event Adults are $35 kids are $20 and if you have a Concession card it is $30. This will be taking place at the Burdekin Theatre 161 Queen Street on the 12th of Jul. if you have any Questions then please call 4783 9880.
PERCEPTION DECEPTION Come and test your brain with some of the weirdest illusions that show just how crazy this world really is. Visit the Museum of Tropical Queensland level 2 Exhibition Space as this event will be finishing on the 15 July 2018. But take in to mind that it is $5 to enter this display. Booking is essential for schools and groups.
THE LOGIC OF DREAMS BY SUZANNAH BABICCI This is an exhibition of small sculptures created with found natural objects; this exhibition investigates 3D printing as a medium. This exhibition will go deeper into the deconstruction of form, manipulating the natural and fabricated qualities of materials throughout the printing proses. This event will be held at the Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts 482 Flinders Street, Townsville. It is free to enter and will start on the 6th of July and will be on every day until the 12 of August. If there are any Questions please call (07) 4772 7109. ABSOLUTE ELVIS TOURS THE TROPICS 2018 Featuring Johnny Lee Memphis and Presented by JASHME Events, the Absolute Elvis Tour is coming to Townsville Magnetic island Stage Door Theatre Restaurant 5-7 Hayles Avenue, this event will start on the 1st of July at 1:00pm to 3:30pm, the entry fee is $40 per person so crack open your piggy bank and come see the greatest hits of Elvis in the 50s, 60s and 70s if you have any questions then please call (07) 4727 9797 for more information.
TOP DOG FILM FESTIVAL The cutest show is on its way to Townsville on the 21st of July and will start at 5:30pm to 7:45pm, this event will show you films of people with their dogs and show just how much they affect our lives. The Top Dog Film Festival presents a 2-hour cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people so come down to the Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard, Thuringowa Central or your shore to miss a good time. If you have any questions then please call (07) 4727 9797, tickets to enter are $25.50 for Adults, children 2-15 years is $17.50 and finally if you come in a group of ten or more then it is $22.50 per person. Townsville Show 2018 Come to this mind blowing event as the Townsville show will be starting on the 29th of June to the 2nd of July, opening hours are 5:00pm-late on Friday and 9:00am-late for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The price for entry is $30 for 2 adults and 2 children, $10 each adult, Aged/Student is $7.50, Concession Cardholder is $10, children 3-12 years is $5, and any children under 3 is free. You have many things to do and watch such as go kart racing witch is on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8:00pm. There will also be a derby on at 9:00pm for Friday, Saturday and Sunday but for Monday it will be at 8:30pm. So go have some fun and make some moments you wonâ€&#x;t soon forget.
BLACK MOUNTAINS MYSTERIES AND DISSAPPEARANCES
Black Mountain, known to the Aboriginals as Kalkajaka meaning „place of spear‟, is situated in Queensland, Australia. The mountain is made of large piles of black granite rocks and huge granite boulders, some of which are said to be the size of small houses. According to geologists, this rock formation was formed from solidified magma millions of years ago and almost completely lacks any traces of soil. The area is a national park and has a unique range of wildlife, including species that are local only to this area, many of which are rare. Located 25km south west of Cooktown, this area has an infamously bad reputation as numerous people (including those searching for missing persons) have disappeared without a trace giving Black mountain the nickname „mountain of death‟. The entire geological formation is full of gaps, caves and passages into the mountain due to the lack of soil between the rocks and boulders that forms the Black Mountains. It is believed that those that went missing here likely fell into one of many chasms that lead deep under the earth‟s surface. Due to this, camping is not permitted in the park. There are no walking tracks and no facilities for picnics.
STRANGE OCCURRENCES VARIOUS BELIEFS Indigenous tales speak of the mountain as a place mostly haunted, home to evil spirits and demons hiding within, they are said to hunger for human souls, with one tale speaking of the spirit of a wicked medicine man called the Eater of Flesh. Furthermore, a brutal massacre of Aboriginal people at the hands of early European settlers allegedly took place in a nearby ravine, the ghosts of which are said to still dwell there screaming for revenge. Although there are several other rocks and caves in the vicinity that hold religious significance and are considered to be sacred by the Aborigines, to this day they refuse to go near Kallkajaka. Animals are spooked by the mountain, Aircraft flying over experience issues with navigational equipment, resulting in an aerial survey in 1991 by the Bureau of Mineral Resources to test for magnetic interference, but nothing unusual was found. There are a lot of different beliefs and ideas as to why this mountain is clouded in mystery, such as alien bases, lost civilizations, ancient tombs and priceless lost treasures. Treasures said to reside within the depths of the caves are lost gold, historic artefacts, and ancient texts. A stranger thing believed to lie under the mountain is an alien base from which UFOs rise out of and which is inhabited by a race of reptilians that keep human slaves. Those who believe this far out idea explain that the way the boulders are set out, it is obviously artificial and that the entire area was built by the aliens themselves. Others believe that the boulders were laid down by an ancient lost civilization long ago, and that the mountain was inhabited by them, even to this day. One of the most well-known disappearances was that of Constable Ryan, who was stationed in nearby Cooktown. He had tracked a fugitive to Black Mountain for the trail to abruptly end at the mouth of one of the caves as if the criminal had just disappeared. Constable Ryan entered the cave to see if the fugitive might be hiding inside, but according to witnesses he never came back out and no one wanted to go in after him. The fugitive and Constable Ryan were never found. In another case, a local man by the name of Harry Owens went out to look for his stray cattle and did not return. His partner, George Hawkins, told the police and went out looking for him. When Hawkins did not return either, police launched a search of the mountain for the two missing men. According to the reports, two police officers went into one of the caves and only one of them came out. When the lone officer came out from the darkness, he was reportedly completely distraught that he could not give a coherent report of what had happened. Two professional cave explorers who journeyed to the mountain to try and solve the enigma of these disappearances also went missing, as well as some trackers who went looking for them. ACKOWLEGMENTS:
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www.npsr.qld.gov.au
Author: H,H June 2018
TOWNSVILLE‟S PEARL HARBOR THE FINDINGS OF RAY HOLYOAK (PART 1 OF 2) Between February 1942 and November 1943, during the Pacific war, Japanese naval flying boats were used to conduct four small air raids on Townsville. Thanks to the discoveries of Townsville historian Ray Holyoak, the raids are now believed to have been reconnaissance for a much larger Pearl Harboresque attack. All four of the Japanese air raids that took place over Townsville in The Pacific War are by most considered to be failures. This general belief comes from the fact that out of the 22 bombs that were dropped by the Japanese, 13 fell into the sea, 8 landed in bushland outside of the town and the final bomb landed on a coconut plantation in Oonoonba. As you can imagine, these are not the most tactically beneficial locations for airstrikes. Most dubbed these failures as nothing more than incompetance from the Japanese pilots and/or strategists at the time. However now, around seventy years later, historians believe otherwise. Believing that the raids were more so focused on reconnaisance rather than anything else. One such historian is Ray Holyoak, a PhD student at James Cook University who has been researching Townsville‟s war efforts for over a decade.
„they had a clear vision of potential targets‟ Mr Holyoak makes a point concerning the timing of the bombings; "Those midday sightings meant no shadows. No shadows from mountains or buildings, so they had clear vision of potential targets." Mr Holyoak said. Documents brought forth by Mr Holyoak revealed that a large Japanese air raid was planned for Townsville and was only cancelled 48 hours before the battle of the Coral Sea. If the Japanese military had not been forced to divert their attention to this battle, the documents show that an air raid conducted by over 120 aircraft launched from two of Japan‟s largest aircraft carriers was set to strike Townsville in May, 1942. This air raid was set to be supported by two cruisers, an oiler and six destroyers. The latter being equipped with some of the most modern naval weaponry at the time, including “longlance” torpedoes, several advanced heavy machine guns and several anti-air guns. This potential attack could have been devestating to Townsville and Australia‟s war effort in general. Thanks to the allied forces‟ of 1942 and Mr Holyoak‟s efforts, families of residents at the time are not only still living here but now also know how their ability to do so was preserved.
THE 96th ENGINEERS MUTINY THE FINDINGS OF RAY HOLYOAK (PART 2 OF 2)
„I would have probably told the gunner to shoot over their heads.‟ Alongside several discoveries, including that of the potential Japanese air raid that targeted Townsville, Mr Holyoak also uncovered the cover-up of an African-American mutiny within the military in world war 2. The mutiny occurred During the Pacific War, taking place in Townsville at the base in Kelso Field in May, 1942. The mutineers were from the US 96th engineers, which was, not including its commanders, an exclusively African-American labour battalion stationed in Townsville to aid in the war effort. However, segregation and racial discrimination was a very normal aspect of life in 1942. It didn‟t take long for problems to arise shortly after the battalion's arrival, when about 100 of the unit's troops fought with Marines who had in turn, rounded them up with bayonets and loaded rifles. The battalion was also not allowed into the city under strict segregation policies agreed to via negotiations between the US military and the federal and Queensland governments. Reports from the time given to then President Lyndon B. Johnson, recovered by Mr Holyoak, state that 600 men of the 96th engineers took up arms against their white officers, claiming that a black sergeant had died at the hands of a white superior. The mutineers resolved to kill their captain, Captain Francis Williams, firing several hundred rounds at his, and other white officers‟, tents. As a result of this, at least one person was killed and dozens severely injured. As the reports of the ongoing incident reached the rest of Townsville, Australian units issued with live ammunition and light machine guns were sent to cordon off the mutineers. George Gnezdiloff, a 20-year-old private in the North Queensland 51st battalion at the time, remembers being told to block off Ross River Road with the rest of his unit. They were ordered to shoot the mutineers on sight. “I was thinking about it, about what I would do.” The now 90-year-old Gnezdiloff recalled with ABC radio in 2012. “I would have probably told the gunner to shoot over their heads. I didn't mind those Americans at all.... Some of them seemed all right.” However, Gnezdiloff was not put to the test. None of the Americans came his way, and his team was eventually recalled. Though they did not head in the direction of Gnezdiloff‟s unit, some of the rebels did head out towards the outskirts of town, terrorising farm families around the Kelso area. The mutiny was short lived however, as the rebels were rounded-up and hurriedly sent to New Guinea, where the U.S. and Australian troops were preparing to confront the Japanese. At the time of this article being published, the sentences handed out to those at fault in this incident have not yet been discovered or released. Acknowledgements: U.S. Navy, Max Smith& ozatwar.com
Author: J.V. June 2018
HIGHWAY OF DEATH QUEENSLAND‟S MYSTERIOUS HIGHWAY
The Flinders Highway is a 775 km stretch of road going east to west through Northern Queensland from Townsville to Cloncurry. If you‟re planning a road trip through the Australian outback, wanting an authentic experience through the beautiful local landscapes and outback towns then I suggest definitely hitchhiking through this highway. However, if you don‟t like the idea of becoming a missing flyer I suggest definitely proceeding with caution. Deaths, murders and tragic car accident reports are littered through Flinders Highway dating back to 1970 when two school girls were murdered in a dry creek bed near Antill Plains, off Flinders Highway (A1).
“It is its own world out there. Strange things do happen in those wild empty spaces.‟‟ – Mark Jones (Brother of Tony Jones, missing since 1982) The highway has swallowed the lives of many without discrimination ranging from young women and children to members of the police. Flinders has been stamped as „The Highway Of Death‟ by locals and rightfully so, with over 11 missing/deaths reported on this stretch with active cases as currently as January of this year with a twelfth, missing Newcastle man Jayden Penno-Tompsett, who disappeared close to the cursed Flinders Highway in Charters Towers. Author: ATTC.June 2018
CROP CIRCLES MYSTERY OR NOT? The 3 most popular explanations to explain crop circles: 1. UFO landing sites or alien intervention. 2. Energy-charged meteorological vortices or whirlwinds. Dr Terence Meaden went public with his Plasma Vortex Theory in the 1980s, but complex pictograms undermined it. 3. Magnetic energies derived from ley lines near crop circles. However the idea that ancient sites were aligned by amazing geometric patterns is purely creative selectivity. „Amazing patterns‟ can be found in any large set of random data, as shown by mathematician Matt Parker who did a similar analysis of 800 Woolworths branch locations.
“Sometimes I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” – Calvin & Hobbes on the existence of extra terrestrials In 2015 a 100m tall crop circle appeared in California creating a flurry of “Alien Visitor” headlines before NVIDIA revealed they had flown a group of experienced British crop circle artists from the UK to create the design resembling their new computer chip. Later that year Samsung claimed responsibility for a “Mysterious Crop Circle” which appeared in Russia, and after London‟s successful Olympic bid, (beating out a Paris bid), a huge „London 2012‟ Olympic logo appeared in a French farming field. In 1991 Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, both artists in their 60s, announced to the press that they were behind many of Britain‟s crop circles going back to 1976, having conceived the hoax in a pub. To prove this they filmed themselves making a circle for the BBC. At first their designs were simple, but grew more complex to counter theories that they could have been formed naturally by weather. Their tools were two four ft planks with ropes attached at both ends, and a hat with a wire loop that could be positioned over one eye as an aid to creating straight lines by focusing on a distant landmark. The reason Doug first broke his silence when his wife suspected he was having an affair on account of his car mileage and nocturnal activities. Author: L.B. June 2018
THE OLD AND THE NEW A LOOK INTO THE PAST If you have grown up in and around Townsville, then there is a chance your familiar with the Towsville Hospital that is located in North Ward. There are many mysteries and stories about the hospital. Most of the stories and mysteries all seem to focus on the infamous Ward 10B. Over the last 150 years there have been three hospitals within Townsville. The first hospital was opened in a cottage along the Strand in 1866 and was known as the Burdekin and Flinders District Hopsital. In 1881 it was relocated to the present site on Stanton Hill. A two storey brick building was completed in 1882 with numerous building subsequently build on the site. The first hosptial could only accommodate 70 patients. The second hospital was designed by Donoghue and Fulton between 1935 and 1939 but construction was delayed due to the outbreak of WWII. The location of the hospital was located in North Ward. The foundation stone was laid by EM Hanlon in 1945. The completed building was opened on April 21st 1951 by EM Hanlon. The hospital was to be the largest hospital outside of the capital cities and had been built at a cost of approximately 500,000 pounds for building and equipment. It opened with 270 beds. In 1947 tenders were called for, new nurses quarters and was designed by JP Donoghue, Cusick and Edwards. By 1964 the hospital complex also included a maternity hospital, a thoracic block, isolation and psychiatric annexes, a dental clinic and an Institute of Tropical Medicine (established in 1910 and the first medical research organisation in Australia) and a Commonwealth Serum Laboratory. The third and current Townsville Hopital is located in Douglas and began contruction in 1998 and opened in 2001, it is co-located with James Cook University and it the major Teaching Hospital for the James Cook Univisity School of Medicine. The most infamous ward of the Townsville Hospital is Ward 10B the Psychiatric Ward which opened in 1973 modelled as a therapeutic community, in partial response to concerns that mental health care be decentralised and deinstitutionalised. The aim was to offer an environment in which staff and patients were as close to equal as possible, and where patient problems were dealt with as part of a group. During the 1980s the Psychiatric Ward became the focus of intense scruntiny after it was revealed that 65 people had died on the ward . Their deaths and subsequent inquest gave rise to the Burden inquiry, Report of the National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness 1990. Due to the hospital
regularly reaching capacity it needed to be expanded but because of the hospitals urban location it could not be expanded any further. Since closing the Old Townsville Hospital was abandoned for many years and has become the talking point for many locals and visitors to Townsville when it come to paranormal experiences, with many stories about the location being haunted and strange experiences happening there, weather it be day or night. With many people taking the time to explore the location and flim their time there. I can personally think of many stories Iâ€&#x;ve heard whilst growing up in Townsville, the one story that stands out for me was the story of the night security, doing the rounds late one the security guard was walking around the site with their secruity dog, which refused to enter certain levels and areas of the building. The Old Townsville Hospital was heritage listed on April 26 1996 by the Queensland Government. The building was converted to luxury appartments and is called Fulton Gardens.
SPOOKY BANANA GHOST TREATS A SPOOKY TREAT GREAT FOR KIDS AND KIDS AT HEART Ingredients 200 g bar white chocolate (or milk chocolate) 4 medium-large, ripe bananas Dark chocolate chops (handful) Method 1. Gently melt the chocolate in either thh micorwave in short burts on high or over a pan of simmering water (making sure the bowl isnt touching the water). Set aside for a moment while preparing the bananas. 2. Peel bananas, cut in half and push a lolly stick into each piece. Line a large baking tray with baking paper and make sure there is room in the freezer for the tray. 3. Using a pastry brush, coat a banana half in chocolate ( you can also dip the banana into the bowl. Place onto tray. Now add two chocolate eyes and mouth, if you like you can cut little eyebrows from the chocolate drops. Freeze the bananas for at least four hours. Note: If you desire you can spinkle desiccate coconut over the chocolate before freezeing. Strawberry can also be used in this recipe. These can stay in the freezer for roughly a week. ACKOWLEGMENTS: Wikimedia Commons, Peter Petersen, Public Domain Pictures
Author: MNR. June 2018
THE TONY JONES MYSTERY WHAT HAPPENED TO TONY JONES Anthony John “Tony” Jones was a 20 year old Perth man who went missing in Townsville while he and his brother were on a 6 month holiday around Australia in 1982. Tony Jones and his brother Tim were on the last stages of their holiday, Tim riding a push bike and Tony hitchhiking, they kept in contact through phone and leaving messages for each other. They met up in Townsville for a week. Tim set off for Mt Isa on his bike and Tony decided to take a side trip to Cairns first. On the 3rd of November 1982 Tony returned to Townsville and made a phone call using a pay phone in Rosslea to his family in Perth, they told him Tim had made it to Mt Isa and his mum put some money in his bank account to share with his brother when they met up. That was the last anybody heard from Tony, and the money in his account was never touched. In February 2002 during an inquest, despite not having a body the coroner Ian Fisher officially ruled Tony to be deceased and the victim of homicide on or around 3rd of November 1982. After the inquest the family wasn‟t able to get his death certificate because of an anomaly in the Queensland legislation where a death certificate can‟t be issued if the coroner hasn‟t stated a specific location of where the death occurred. The Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Linda Lavarch introduced new legislation in 2005 saying the family had suffered enough. The certificate was eventually issued in January 2006. A review of the inquest documents in 2007 showed a lot of neglected leads. The family not happy about this and the refusal by authorities to hand the case over to the Cold Case Unit forced them to petition the attorney-general on the 14th of June 2009 to reopen the case. The petition was ignored for 15 months but in September 2010 the Queensland government launched a “walk a day in my shoes” campaign in an attempt to stop the decline of ratings in the opinion poll, Brian Jones a brother of the victim sent the attorney-general a pair of his shoes daring him to walk in the shoes of a victim of Queensland crime. A day after the shoes arrived on the 18th of September the Attorney-General Cameron Dick instructed the state coroner Michael Barnes to reopen the case. The inquest was plagued with long delays, police investigations taking longer than needed and key personnel like the coroner and assisting counsel being changed over. In 2011 a retired grazier from Cloncurry told the Jones family about old evidence that was either lost or forgotten by authorities for decades. He told the family that about 29 years earlier he had given the Cloncurry police some evidence that he and a friend, a retired police officer, found on the edge of town. The evidence was some camping gear and letter addressed to Tony from his mother. The grazier said he was annoyed by the little response he got when he made inquiries about the evidence in 2010. The family told the coroner about the evidence that was found and the coroner instructed the police to do a thorough search of the area. In October 2011 a search party of eight officers and 4 SES volunteers searched the area beside the Cloncurry River for 6 hours; sadly the search came up empty. After the search of the area, the authorities told media that they are investigating what happened to the evidence handed in to the Cloncurry police.
On the 13 October 2011 a former prisoner of the Townsville Correctional Centre came forward saying the while incarcerated in January 2000, a cell mate confessed that he “Did a bloke out near Mt Isa”. The Prisoner was later identified as Michael James Laundess. More information was supposed to be revealed at a coronal inquest but because of a long delay the opportunity to get the information was missed as Laundess Died in Perth on the 17th of October 2015. On the 8th of February 2014 Senior Sergeant John Mahoney the lead investigator revealed “Fresh and Credible” information that links Jones to Hughenden Queensland and brought new hope to the case. More was revealed about the new information of the 10th of February a team of detectives were heading to the Hughenden to speak with people who lived and worked in the town when Jones disappeared. A few days later on the 12th Detective Cheryl Scanlon revealed that new information had indicated the Jones may have been killed in Hughenden. This isn‟t the first time that Hughenden was investigated for leads, in 1982 five people in Hughenden claimed to have spoken to a young hitchhiker resembling Jones. As it turned out one of the claims referred to a man of Aboriginal decent and another of an Italian tourist. The others were about a man with a full beard. The sightings were dismissed because a few days before his disappearance Jones had shaved off his beard and the lack of contact with family and use of his bank account. Sadly no new evidence or leads has come to light to this day. Tony Jones‟s disappearance inspired the establishment of Australia‟s National Missing Persons Week in 1988. Missing Persons Week was launched with a memorial service at the Holy Spirit Church in Townsville; the Mayor of Townsville also planted a tree in commemoration of Tony. The National Missing Persons Week is now held every year at the start of August. In February 2008 more than 500 cold case playing cards were given to inmates at several Queensland prisons in a hope that crimes could be solved if inmates came forward with information after being prompted by the cards. Tony Jones‟s information is on the Two of Spades. In 1983 the government issued a reward of $20,000 for any information on Jones‟s disappearance. In 2010 the reward has gone up to $250,000.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Image 1 Townsville Bulletin Image 2 Disappearance of Tony Jones Wikipedia
Author: NB May 2018
YOWIES ARE THEY REAL OR JUST A MYTH The Yowie is an entity mentioned in Australian folklore as a hairy ape like creature that lives in the outback. The Aboriginal people have many names for the Yowie, in Queensland some call it a Quinkin (or type of Quinkin) or as Joogabinna, in New South Wales they are called Jurrawarra, Myngawin, Puttikan, Doolaga, Gulaga and Thoolagal, there are some other names including Yaroma, Noocoonah, Wawee, Pangkarlangu, Jimbra and Tjangara. The Yowie type creatures are mentioned a lot in Aboriginal Australian legends, especially in the eastern states of Australia. DESCRIPTION Yowies have been described as tall hairy ape like creatures standing upright around 6ft-12ft tall. Their feet are apparently much larger than a human, but people claiming to have seen tracks are inconsistent in the shape and number of toes they have, they are even more varied then the American Bigfoot. Their noses are described as wide and flat. There are different accounts of the Yowies behaviour, some claim they are shy and timid creatures, others say it‟s an aggressive and violent one. ORIGIN OF THE NAME The origin of the name Yowie is unclear. Most claim it came from Aboriginal stories and some even claim it is a creature from the Dreamtime. There are also theories that it came from Jonathan Swift‟s Yahoos from Gulliver‟s Travels and European traditions of hairy wild men, mythical figures that appear in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe. YOWIE SIGHTINGS In 1987 columnist Margaret Jones wrote that the first reported sighting of the Yowie was in 1795. 1870 - Accounts of “Indigenous Apes” appeared in the Australian Town and Country Journal. 1912 - A second outbreak of ape sightings appeared. New South Wales 1977 - On Oxley Island the residents claimed to hear blood curdling screams at night believe they are connected to the sighting of a huge black furry creature. 1994 - Tim the Yowie Man claimed he saw a Yowie in the Brindabella Ranges. 1996 - A Newcastle couple while on holiday claim to have seen a Yowie between Braidwood and the coast, they said it was a Shaggy Creature standing upright. 2000 - A bushwalker claimed to see a hairy bipedal beast in the Brindabella Mountains. 2011 - A witness reported seeing a Yowie in the Blue Mountains at Springwood 2012 - United States television crew claimed they recorded audio of yowie in a remote region on the NSW-QLD border. 2013 - A Lismore resident claimed to have seen a Yowie just north of Bexhill.
Northern Territory In the late 1990‟s there were a few reports of sightings in the area around Acacia Hills. Australian Capital Territory In 2010 a man in Canberra claimed to have seen a Yowie in his garage and thought it was trying to communicate with him. Queensland In the Springbrook region in south-east Queensland, there have been more sightings then anywhere else in Australia. 1977 - Former Queensland Senator Bill O‟chee claimed he had seen one while on a school trip in Springbrook. He said it looked like Chewbacca from Star Wars. 2001 - A persisting story of the Mulgowie Yowie. 2014 - Two Yowie hunters claimed to have captured footage of a Yowie in South Queensland using an infrared tree camera, they also claim to have collected fur samples and found large foot prints.
FAMOUS YOWIE HUNTERS Tim the Yowie Man - As previously mentioned Tim the Yowie Man claimed to have seen a Yowie in 1994 in the Brindabella Ranges, since then he has investigated Yowie sightings and other paranormal reports.
Rex Gilroy - Since the 1970s Rex Gilroy has attempted to popularise the Yowie. He claims to have collected over 3000 reports of them. He has spent over 50 years amassing his collection and claims that there are 4 different species of Yowie.
THE YOWIE DOESN‟T EXIST? An Australian Historian, Graham Joyner, maintain that the Yowie never existed. He states that it was unknown until 1975 and that it only originated in a misunderstanding. Joyner believes that Yowie came to because of review in a Sydney newspaper of John Napier‟s 1972 book Bigfoot: The Yeti and Sasquatch in Myth and Reality, Jonathan Cape, London.
ACKNOWLAGEMENT: Image 1 Artist W Asmussen Image 2 yowieocalypse.com Image 3 australianyowieresearchcentre.com
AUTHOR: NB June 2018
TOWNSVILLE MYSTERIES SS YONGALA The SS Yongala was a passenger ship that sank off Cape Bowling Green, Queensland on 23rd of March 1911. At the time she was travelling from Melbourne to Cairns with passengers and cargo when she steamed into a cyclone and sank off of Townsville, all 122 people on board were lost. It wasn‟t until a few days later that cargo and wreckage began to wash up on shores of Cape Bowling Green and Cleveland Bay. The SS Yongala was built in England in 1903. She weighed 3364 Tons and was 107 meters long. Powered by a steam boiler driven single screw propeller making her able to reach speeds up to 15.8 knots ( 30 KMh). Yongala had at the time of her dissapearance a crew of 72. On 14 March 1911 Yongala under the command of Captain William Knight left Melbourne on her 99th Voyage in Australian Waters. On 20th of March she reached Brisbane where she transferred passengers and took on more cargo including the race horse “Moonshine”. She arrived in Mackay on the 23rd of March. After transferring passengers, she left Mackay later that day at 1.40 pm and headed towards Townsville with 49 passengers and 72 crew. She was last seen by the lighthouse keeper at Dent Island steaming towards the Whitsunday Passage unaware of an impending cyclone. Alarm flags were raised but she did not see them or receive the messages sent. Yongala was yet to have wireless installed. So unaware she continued on….. It is thought the Yongala sank during the Storm with the loss of 122 lives. Body of the race horse “Moonshine “ washed up onshore a few days later at Gordons Creek. In 1947 the survey ship HMAS LACHLAN using anti submarine instruments found an object almost 100 meters long and thought it possibly a steamer lying on her side. The only ship reported lost in that area was the Yongala . The Navy didn‟t follow up on their findings. In 1958 Bill Kirkpatrick located the wreck and brought a safe from the ship to the surface. Although there were no valuables in it, it was discovered to be the safe number 9825w that was brought from Chubb in London for installation in the Pursers Cabin on the Yongala during her construction in 1903 thus proving the ships identity. In 2003 newly wed American honeymooner Tina Watson drowned whilst diving on the wreck. Her husband of 11 days Gabe Watson was charged and found guilty of her manslaughter, imprisoned in Queensland for 18 months. Later he was aquitted in a US court.
YONGALA DIVING MYSTERY TINA WATSON Tina Watson was a 26 year old American tourist from Helena, Alabama .USA. She died on 22nd October 2003 at the SS Yongala dive off Townsville. Mystery still surrounds her drowning that day and the role played in her death by her then husband Gabe Watson, whom she was recently married to just 11 days earlier.
INCIDENT Around 10.30 am on the 22nd October, during a dive trip to the famous dive site SS Yongala. They were aboard the dive boat SPOILTSPORT, cruising out of Townsville. Tina lost consciousness and sank 30 meters to the ocean floor within 2 minutes of entering the sea. Gabe Watson claimed he responded to a signal from his wife to return to the dive rope. He said he noticed a worried look on Tinas face before she accidently knocked his mask and regulator. When he recovered his sight he noticed she was sinking to fast for him to try retrieve her so he surfaced for help. The incident aroused suspicion of foul play and Gabe Watson was initially charged with Tinaâ€&#x;s murder. This was later downgraded to manslaughter with a guilty plea. He was found guilty of negligient manslaughter and sentenced 4 years jail. This was reduced to 18 months imprisonment at Borallon Correctional Centre near Ipswich. After his release he was deported to Alabama to face trial for the murder of Tina Watson. He was charged with murder for money by an Alabama Grand Jury. He was aquitted after a brief but vitriolic trial where the judge deemed the case to weak to be sent to the jury. STRANGE THINGS Tina Watson is buried in her native Pelham,in the State of Alabama. Her remains were exhumed and moved in 2007 to a different lot bought by her widower. After being informed by her family the flowers were being stolen and vandalised at her gravesite, even when chained down, a police officer investigated. On hidden camera footage it showed Gabe Watson removing them with boltcutters and throwing them in trashcans. Watson said he removed them because the looked inapropiate. Tinas grave was unmarked until 2009 until Watson provided a footmarker. In 2011 the Probate Court removed Watson as administrator for Tinaâ€&#x;s Estate. He appealed against the ruling and pending the trial the Judge ordered him to stay away from the grave.
MYSTERIOUS CREATURES ELUSIVE TO FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND Far North Queensland is known for its plethora of unique and dangerous wildlife, so it‟s no surprise we have our fair share of strange creature spotting that can‟t be explained. Yowies, quinkans, bunyips, giant cats – they‟ve all be spotted here since time immemorial.
Long before European settlement, the traditional custodians were painting the bizarre creatures they saw on rock walls throughout the region. What follows is a list of the most notorious recently reported sightings of unexplainable creatures in the Far North. QLD TIGERS In one of the most recent cases, Diwan (Cape Tribulation) resident Lee Klein was this week quoted in the Port Douglas and Mossman Gazettedescribing large paw prints that had appeared near his home. Mr Klein speculated the paw prints could be from the Queensland tiger or “yarri” an elusive beast, said to have a savage temperament and giant front teeth. His report matches that of Rex Gilroy, who in his online blog also details the spotting of a giant cat, said to have roamed the Atherton Tablelands in the 1980s. Calling the creature a “warrigal”, the two-metre-long “sabretoothed tiger”-like animal reportedly approached a group of loggers before disappearing into the scrub. YOWIES In the world of yowie sightings, Wonga Beach man Brad Brown reported seeing something “big and really hairy with an oblong-shaped head” while driving home from work on the Rocky Point range on an October night in 2014. Mr Brown said the creature stood upright, and its “arms were hanging behind it as it ran”.
Then there‟s this report, from an anonymous Port Douglas man, “We were fishing at Mowbray (7km south of Port Douglas) about 2am,” he said. “It was all quiet when suddenly we heard this noise. “It was a noise I had never heard in my life – like a growl but not like any animal I know. I freaked out. I went to cut the line and actually cut my rod in half. “I started the ute before my friend even moved. “We reversed out as quick as we could on to the road and I had the spotlight on. “Then suddenly it was on the bridge going very fast. “It had dark-brown hair, coarse and thick like a dog‟s, its arms were flying behind it.” Yarrabah man Cedric Snyder described a similar creature about a “Yowie” he spotted on Black Mountain Road near Kuranda. “It was a big hairy black thing, a tall fella, as tall as a roof ceiling,” he said. “It had long arms, almost touching the ground.”
NESSIE HAS the Loch Ness monster arrived in Townsville for a summer holiday? Magnetic Island is abuzz after a strange, monsterlike object suddenly appeared out of waters off Picnic Bay on the weekend. The spectacle had visitors and locals scratching their heads, with theories ranging from large birds to sunken boats. Magnetic Island resident David "Crusty" Herron, who took this photo, said he was glad to capture the animal or object on film, and had started calling it Lost Nessie. "I looked out and saw this thing in the water and thought 's--, it's a Loch Ness monster'," he said. "There was this feeling of excitement on the beach, and all these people were pointing and talking about what it could be. "Someone said it looked like the Loch Ness monster, and said maybe Scotland had been too cold lately so it decided to come and visit Maggie." The most likely explanation is that the low tide revealed part of a sunken boat, with reports a dragon boat went down off the island one week ago during a race. Regardless, Mr Herron said that the sighting could be an asset to tourism, and attract more visitors to the island.
THE GOTHENBURG SHIPWRECK TOWNSVILLE MYSTERIES
Site of Gothenburg Shipwreck
130 kilometres southeast of Townsville lies the deteriorated iron hull and boilers of the Gothenburg shipwreck. On 24 February 1875, The SS Gothenburg; an Australian steamship was en route from Darwin to Adelaide when it encountered cyclonic weather off the North Queensland coast and was destroyed. The intensity of the storm caused the Captain to make an error in judgment, and the ship crashed upon the reef. Attempts to dislodge the ship off the reef were unsuccessful. The captain reversed the ship using the engine, however the hull sustained massive damage, leaving a hole that was rapidly filling with water. The rising tide and large waves began to flood the ship, including the engine room. The SS Gothenburg, with 98 passengers and 37 crew was doomed. The stormy seas continued to batter the ship, and the situation for those on board was now life-threatning. The lifeboats were mercilissly torn away into the rough seas, some with passengers who were never found.
Any remaining lifeboats were capsized by the waves, leaving survivors clinging to rigging for the next twenty four hours in cyclonic weather.
When the weather finally eased, all that remained of SS Gothenburg was the masts poking above the water. The survivors clambered into a lifeboat and decided to paddle towards the mainland. They realised it was too far, and diverted course to an island, where they met four crew from a separate lifeboat. The survivors realised it was unlikely they would be found on the island, so fifteen decided to sail back towards a main shipping channel in the hopes of being found. Fortunately, those in the liferaft were picked up by a rescue ship. The remainng four survivors who remained on Holbourne Island were subsequently rescued by a Townsville ship called Bunyip. In total, 102 people died. Only 22 people survived (12 crew and 10 passengers). The SS Gothenbury wreck lies 130 kilometres southeast of Townsville and is a heritage listed site. Divers must have special permits to dive within 200m of the wreck.
“There is a long and mournful list of vessels that have ended their days on some part of the Barrier Reef1.�
Had Captain Pearce wisely anchored on that Wednesday night in Cleveland Bay, sohe had daylight the following day for a dangerous part of the coast of which he knew nothing but the chart; the Gothenburg probably would have reached Melbourne.
Author: JT June 2018 Acknowledgments:1 http://www.queenslandhistory.com/meston7.htm
BUNKERS UNDER CASTLE HILL THE SEARCH CONTINUES Are there any bunkers under Castle Hill? That is the question many people have asked for many years after the end of World War 2. Castle Hill was a major lookout station for the Australian Army during the Pacific War against the Japanese. Ever since the end of World War 2 many people have asked the question are there any bunkers built either in or under Castle Hill. We know there were a few ammuntion bunkers built to store the ammuntion for the anti aircraft guns that were stationed on top of Castle Hill to defend the city from any Japanese air attacks but is there any larger bunkers there too? Many believe that a large command bunker was built under Castle Hill leading from the old quarry site that was situated off Bundock Street. Local historians cannot find any proof that there was ever such thing built. Looking through records from that era has not turned up any proof. We know that ammuntion bunkers were built on the side of the road leading up to the top for the anti aircraft guns that were stationed to protect the city from any japanese air attacks that were possible at the time in 1942. The Green Street Bunker which is now the headquarters for the local SES (State Emergency Service) known as (Project 81) at the end of Sidney Street in West End was built under strict privacy as the road was closed off to the public. The bunker could be built for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). There are rumours that the exit was located somewhere near the old Townsville hospital in North Ward but no evidence has been found to prove the existance of this this tunnel. (But for now the search continues for any evidence that the bunkers under Castle Hill actually existed so until the proof is confirmed people may still wonder if there is any truth to the mystery of the bunkers under Castle Hill) With many miltiary installations in Townsville during WW2 it is rumoured that there were tunnels built underground to link all the sites together from fort Kissing Point ( now Kissing Point) connecting Garbutt airfield, the bunker at Ramsay Street, Garbutt, No.2 Depot at Mount Louisa, Sturt Street Quarry in Castle Hill, Ross River near Mount Stuart, 3rd Fighter Sector HQ at Stuart, Herveys Range. The only bunkers that have been proved to be true were the ammunition bunkers built into the side of
BUNKERS UNDER CASTLE HILL THE SEARCH CONTINUES Castle Hill leading up to the top of Castle Hill and the Ramsey Street Bunker built for the 5 th US Air force, The site was also used by the 911th Signal company as a message station and as a repair base for the signal equipment including radar and radios. Many researchers and local historians still believe that the bunkers exist but many locals still need proof too prove that they actually existed during the war. These days some local tours have been organised to explore the known bunker locations around Townsville and surrounding areas including Charters Towers and also the forts over on Magnetic Island just off the coast of Townsville which were used as radar and lookout stations in case of a Japanese attack or landing in the early part of the Pacific War especially in the months after the fall of Malaya, Singapore and French Indo China. With the invasion of New Guinea being driven back by US and Australian troops in New Guinea, The Battle of the Coral Sea ending the Japanese threat to Port Moresby the capital city of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). The threat of any invasion of mainland Australia was now very unlikely with the Japanese Army and Navy having discussed any such invasion as being too hard to do with the limited supplies of materials and the troop strength needed deemed to high too be realistic too be successful. So for now the search continues for the existence of the mysterious bunkers under Townsville‟s most popular landmark that has been going on for over 70 years and may continue for many years to come so the question is do they actually exist? Today Castle Hill is used as a popular walking track for people to keep themselves fit and a lookout on the top to look out over Cleveland Bay much like it was in World War 2 and with a saint painted on the side of the hill it has become Townsville‟s most well known and popular tourist attraction which many interstate and international tourists visit whilst visiting Townsville but they don‟t know the mysterious rumours that exist about the much loved hill in the city. ACKOWLEGMENTS: ozatwar.com. Wikipedia. Author: MR July 2018.
THE LEGEND OF BABINDA BOULDERS THE DEVIL‟S POOL This story is one of the dreaming legends of Babinda on how the Boulders of Babinda were Birthed long ago, also providing a caustionary story to those traveling to this stunning location to visit. A long time ago, the Yidinji tribe lived in Babinda Valley, in this tribe it was decided that two of its people would be married to one another. A young beautiful woman named Oolana and a very respected and wise elder, Waroonoo. Some time later, a wandering tribe came through the valley, being invited to stay with the Yidinji. Story says, Oolana and a member of this wandering tribe, a handsome young man named Dyga fell inlove at first sight. Oolana and Dyga knew they would never be allowed to be together, but so strong was their love that they decided to run away upstream together. Days passed and both tribes were worried and missing their people, deciding to head upstream the tribe came upon the couple in love. The wanding tribe, horrified to find Dyga with Waroonoo‟s wife dragged him away vowing to never return out of shame. Oolana was siezed by her own tribe, feeling such sorrow she violently threw herself into the creek, calling for her lost love with agony. As Oolana struck the water, huge boulders surged out of the gentle creek she had disappeared into, water spilled out around her reacting to her rage and sorrow for her loss. Today, it seems that Oolana is still searching for Dyga, luring men to their death in the waters of the dubbed „Devil‟s Pool‟. Since 1959, 17 young people have lost their lives in or surrounding the Devil‟s Pool. However there are articles going back to 1933 of people missing so its anyones guess how many lives have been taken by this gorgeous yet dangerous place in North Queensland. Out of the 17 reported deaths over 50 years, 16 were young males. Author: ATTC.June 2018
SPOOKY WORDSEARCH FOR A CHALLENGE, TIME YOURSELF
GHOSTLY JOKES HERE ARE SOME GHOSTLY GROANS. Q. What did the boy ghost say to the girl ghost? A. You look boo-tiful tonight! Q. Why do ghosts dislike the rain? A. Because it dampens their spirits! Q. What kind of roads do ghosts haunt? A. Dead ends! Q. What's a ghost's favourite dessert? A. Boo-berry pie. Q. How do ghosts keep fit? A. By exorcising regularly. ACKNOWLEGMENTS: https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net | https://pngtree.com/freepng
Author: AD. JULY 2018
SLIMEY SITUATION SCIENCE, SILLINESS, SLIME Sticky, icky and gooey, slime is a fun way for kids to learn through play! Recommended for children ages 4 and older, supervision is required. 3 Recipes for the slime enthusiast in us all. Cornflour Slime 1 and a ½ cups (350ml) of Water 13 drops of Food Colouring (optional) 2 cups of Cornflour (aka, Cornstarch)
Cornflour Slime 1. Add 1 cup (250ml) of water to a small saucepan. Heat until the water is warm but not hot or boiling. 2. Pour the cup of the warm water into a bowl. 3. Add three to four drops of food colouring and mix the water well with a spoon. 4. Measure 2 cups (140g/500ml) of cornstarch into a separate bowl. 5. Pour in the now warm coloured water to the cornflour in small amounts and mix with your hands until it feels like a thick paste. Add more cornflour until thick, if too thick add more water. Do this until you are happy with the mixture. Store in a sealed plastic bag to preserve.
Edible Slime 14oz. can of Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) of Cornflour 10-15 drops of Food Colouring
Edible Slime 1. Pour the can of sweetened condensed milk into a saucepan or pot. 2. Add 1 tablespoon (14 grams) of cornflour to the saucepan and turn the heat on low. 3. Simmer the mixture while stirring constantly. 4. Remove the mixture from the heat when it has thickened. 5. Add the food colouring until you reach a colour you are happy with. 6. Allow the slime to cool. Once it has cooled, you can play with (or eat) it. Please note - the slime might stain lighter coloured clothes or carpets.
Talcum Powder Slime ½ cup Glue 1-5 drops of Food Colouring ½ cup Talcum Powder (aka, Baby Powder)
Talcum Powder Slime 1. Pour a half a cup of PVA glue into a bowl. 2. Add a 1-5 drops of food colouring. 3. Mix well to combine and distribute the color evenly. 4. Add a half cup of Talcum Powder and combine. Add more if needed, until it reaches a slime consistency. Store in an airtight container to preserve.
ACKNOWLEGMENTS: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Slime-Without-Borax | http://craftbits.com/project/edible-kids-slime/ | http://kidsactivities.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-snotty-slime-style-goop-home-for-kids-329869/ Author: AD. JULY 2018