Welcome to the Collectanea of Oddities! Here we find the strange, peculiar, and unprecedented of South-East Queensland and beyond, and enter it into the collectanea alongside a eurythmic piece of Australian literature. From mundane to extraordinary, if it’s odd, it will be here.
Synposis:
Fish and crabs falling from the sky! Mysterious men calling on houses late at night! The 1930s appear to have been an odd time, but just how different is it to today? On this entry into the Collectanea, we explore the reports of the strange from 1930s Brisbane/Meanjin and beyond.
Tonight's Text:
The Country's Broke, by Kookaburra
Works Cited:
Australian Government - Australian Fisheries Management Authority. (2025, May 1). Ocean Perch. Retrieved from Australian Government - Australian Fisheries Management Authority: https://www.afma.gov.au/species/ocean-perch
Black, C. (2010, November 3). Depression Era . Retrieved from Queensland Historical Atlas: https://www.qhatlas.com.au/content/depression-era
Telegraph Newspaper Company Ltd. (1935, March 27). STRANGE MAN HAUNTING SOUTH COAST - Former Mystery Recalled. Retrieved December 2025, from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182021527?searchTerm=Brisbane%20mystery%2C%20unusual%2C%20strange%2C%20happenings%2C
The Daily Standard: the Queensland Labor Daily Newspaper. (1930, May 12). RAINED LIVE FISH AT BUNDAMBA - CRABS AT LAIDLEY. Retrieved December 2025, from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179442824?searchTerm=crab%20laidley%20rain
The Townsville Daily Bulletin. (1930, May 13). A CRAB MYSTERY. The Townsville Daily Bulletin, 11. Townsville, Queensland, Australia: North Queensland Newspaper Company Limited. Retrieved December 2025, from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60768495?searchTerm=crab%20laidley%20rain
Truth the People's Paper. (1938, November 20). JEKYLL-HYDE LOVER - Brisbane Man Who Decieved Two Women. Retrieved December 2025, from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203911086?searchTerm=false%20identity%20brisbane