Skeleton for sale; slightly used by former bushranger or someone... 1929

 Came across this article which tickled my fancy.

A little investigation - very little - turned up this article which puts everything into place & perspective

Rocklea Hotel, Rocklea

John Lynch aka The Berrima Axe Murderer 1812 -1842 Australian serial killer

 Another revolting creature; doubly so as it claimed God protected it as it killed people.

Worked its way up from fraud to serial killing, claiming 10 victims.

Further Reading -

John Lynch; The Pious Hatchetman

Lynch, Bushranger Berrima's Notorious Criminal

Confessions of Lynch the Murderer

Wikipedia

John Lynch at Murderpedia

John Lynch Convict Record

The Wedderburn Mystery 6 January 1937 Unsolved

 It's safe to say the two blokes having a scratch around in the dirt at Wedderburn got a nasty shock when the remains of a man were uncovered.

Despite following up leads for years afterwards the police were never able to identify the victim.

They even made a death mask of the man's face, then a sculpture of his head, the very first of its kind in Australia.

But they never solved the mystery of his identity or who killed him.

Further reading -

Wedderburn Mystery Murder Suspected

Sculptor Helped in Death Probe

The Great Wedderburn Mystery The Body in the Shaft

Attacked (and eaten) By Wild Cats

 Well.

There's certainly nothing of the subtle about ye old timey newspaper reporting.

9 June 1887 

The Gippsland Farmers' Journal and Traralgon, Heyfield and Rosedale News 

ATTACKED BY WILD CATS

Australian Princess Rani of Pudukota aka Molly Fink 1894 - 1967

 Molly met and married Marthanda Bhairava Tondiman in a whirlwind romance in Australia in 1915.

Although welcomed by the people of Pudukota, there was some question of Molly being poisoned, alongside the rudeness of the British Govt who refused to recognise her title, nor later would they recognise their son as heir to the principality.

Another Royal love story, Netflix...!

Further reading -

The rani from Down Under

Biography

The Indian Royal who gave up his throne to marry an Australian socialite