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.
Synopsis:
Today's topic of intrigue regards a certain feral creature haunting pullenvale and surrounds. While the deer may already be an out of place inhabitant of the Australian wilds, the origin for this specific pack may take you by surprise!
Tonight's Text:
Goat, by John Kinsella
Works Cited:
Brisbane City Council. (2025). Invasive Species. Retrieved from Brisbane City Council: https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/environment-and-water/wildlife-and-conservation/invasive-species
Kenmore News. (2021, May 11). Brisbane Urban Myth: Link Between a Pullenvale Couple’s Divorce & Feral Deer Revealed. Retrieved from Kenmore News: https://kenmorenews.com.au/brisbane-urban-myth-pullenvale-couple-divorce-feral-deers/
Lill, J. (29, October 2015). Deer blamed for spreading tick-borne Lyme disease in Brisbane. Retrieved from The Courier Mail: https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southwest/deer-blamed-for-spreading-tickborne-lyme-disease-in-brisbane/news-story/26111b068754f4e542ae6396f61cc219
State of Queensland. (2013). Deer Reserve National Park and Deer Reserve State Forest - Management Statement. Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service (QPWS), Department of Environment, Science and Innovation. Brisbane: State of Queensland.
The Brisbane Courier. (1865, Feburary 21). THE QUEENSLAND ACCLIMISATION SOCIETY. Retrieved Janurary 2026, from TROVE: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1268604?searchTerm=introduced%20deer
The Queenslander Illustrated Weekly. (1934, May 3). Queen Victoria's Gift. Retrieved 01 2026, from TOVE: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23335098
Weight-Only. (2023). Deer Spotted in Kenmore. Retrieved from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/brisbane/comments/10rnait/deer_spotted_in_kenmore/