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Courier-Mail
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
‘Super creepy': Mysterious ‘old haunted house' for sale
A 'super creepy' old haunted house shrouded in mystery is up for grabs in a richlist Aus suburb, 30 years after its owners just up and left everything due to a personal tragedy. Officially listed for auction as a two bedroom house, the sprawling home is substantially bigger than that, spanning an old Queenslander building and a brick extension with a self-contained flat whose roof is overrun with plants – adding to the ghostly allure. Locals have flocked to the property which was once believed to have been used as a war hospital, keen to see inside what many refer to as the 'old haunted house'. MORE: Shock twist for Aus dad with $740k fine NRLW's youngest captain defies odds MORE: Origin star Reece Walsh's staggering windfall $74,800 rise: Aus capital leading home price spike Architectural historian Marianne Taylor took an amazing first look through the property for her House Detective series on YouTube: 'It is full of antiques and furniture, toys … There's an old toilet, an old laundry and down these stairs there's something super creepy.' 'The story goes no one has lived here for over 30 years and when they left they just walked out and left everything. The table was still set, there was still food in the cupboard, so quite incredible.' She told The Courier-Mail that her preliminary research uncovered that the home could date back to even before 1912. 'It seems to show the Robertsons have owned the land since 1913 and the house was probably built around 1914 to 1915. It's so confusing because the back of the house and front look like they've had alterations at different times. But there's a chance it's earlier than 1912 because underneath the house shows a lot of alterations and changes.' MORE: How NRL stars are banking an off-field fortune Mapped: Owners of Aus' trashed islands named Ms Taylor said the property still in the same family's hands. 'They still own it that family. The brick extension was added in the 1940s, which is also why I think the cellar could possibly be an air raid shelter' – the 'super creepy' area via the bottom of a dark stairwell. But she added the home itself was outstanding for what it represented in Brisbane's history. 'It's a really good example of Federation Era architecture. It's a very unusual design inside and out. It's covered by the traditional building character overlay so in theory it shouldn't be able to be demolished.' MORE: Govt pays $3.3m for unliveable derelict house Cash-strap student turns $40k to 38 homes It was listed on as 'one of Paddington's most spoken about homes' – with many wondering how a property in such an elite location could be left vacant for 30 years, especially in a housing crisis. 'The history of this property indicates that it has been in the same family for 100 years and was once used as a hospital during the war,' Ray White agents George and Max Hadgelias said in their listing. 'The dwelling has not been occupied since the 1990s and will require significant works to bring it up to a comfortable living standard.' Property records show the current owner as one Dawn Robertson Mordue in the Australian Capital Territory. MORE: Inside content creator's $2.7m dream home switch Rent cricket star Chris Lynn's house for $2000/wk The site is a developer's dream, located in inner city Paddington on a prime 473sq m corner block with panoramic views of the Brisbane CBD just 3km away – and walking distance from Suncorp Stadium, home of the Broncos, Queensland Reds and location of the first Wallabies test against the British and Irish Lions this weekend. It has already generated strong excitement, with one of those who put a heart on a social media post about it being the Brisbane builder brothers the Grays, who were instantly rebuffed by diehard antique fans saying 'back off Graya'. MORE: ATO's dragnet: Millions of side hustles face shock tax bill There is genuine disbelief that anyone could just up and leave such an amazing Queenslander filled with antiques for decades – and that those features have survived that neglect intact since the 1990s. The listing said the home was 'spread over three floors' with a unique layout 'of grand proportions highlighting magnificent leadlight, tongue-in-groove panelling and soaring pressed metal ceilings'. 'The entry level comprises separate formal living and dining rooms, an eat-in kitchen, two spacious bedrooms are adjacent and have two-way access to a bathroom.' The property also has a brick extension which has separate access to a middle level that could be a self-contained flat with two separate bedrooms, a bathroom and kitchenette. Downstairs, there's a laundry, cellar and extensive storage. The home is just six minutes drive from the Brisbane CBD, and a short stroll from specialty shops in Latrobe Terrace, agents said, including local favourites Blackout Coffee, Hai Hai, Naim and Frank's Social Club. Children in the area go to Ithaca Creek State School and Kelvin Grove State College or private schools like Brisbane Grammar, Girl's Grammar, St Joseph's College (Terrace) and Marist College Ashgrove. The property is goes under the hammer at noon on Saturday July 26. MORE REAL ESTATE NEWS
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
NRLW rookie cops suspension for spear tackle on debut
Reegan Hicks' nightmare NRLW debut has been capped off by a two-game ban for the tackle that left match officials to banish her from the field. The Brisbane forward was sent off for her spear tackle on Sienna Lofipo in the second half of the Broncos' 44-4 win over Gold Coast on Sunday. The match review committee charged Hicks with a grade-two dangerous throw on Monday morning, meaning she will miss upcoming clashes with the Sydney Roosters and St George Illawarra with an early guilty plea. The Queensland Under-19s co-captain risks missing a third game against Cronulla by challenging the charge. Broncos coach Scott Prince said 18-year-old Hicks was left distraught by the tackle. 'I know she's really upset and really remorseful for what she did,' Prince said. 'It's one of those things where you hate to see it in the game. It's just a straight-up accident. She's really upset there in the sheds. 'She's an 18-year-old, who's just trying to do her best for her football team. 'The girls have rallied around her, making sure she's in good spirits.' Elsewhere, Gold Coast captain Georgia Hale is set to miss one game, against Wests Tigers, for her hip-drop-style tackle on Brianna Clark from earlier in the game. Hale was sin-binned for the shot and will miss a second game if she chooses to challenge her grade-two dangerous contact charge.
ABC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Mele Hufanga on switching codes and countries
Mele Hufanga didn't have it easy growing up, but playing bull rush with the boys after church sparked a love of footy that's led her to captain Tonga and represent the Kiwi Ferns. Hufanga is a powerhouse in the NRLW and talks to us about jumping from Union to League, shares some Tongan wisdom she lives by and what advice she'd give to a little girl like Mele in the Pacific Islands. Tinirau chats through a rare favourites round in the NRL, Sam salutes Fiji with their win over Scotland and Shellie Long drops by to wrap up the contenders emerging in the NRLW. NB: Mele Hufanga interview at 29 mins.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘You hate to see it in the game': Broncos rally around Reegan Hicks as NRLW rookie faces lengthy ban for lifting tackle
Broncos rookie Reegan Hicks is facing two weeks on the sidelines after she was whacked with a grade 2 dangerous throw charge from the match review committee for a lifting tackle that warranted a send-off on Sunday evening. The Queensland under-19 State of Origin prop forward made her debut in Sunday's thumping win over the Titans but will have to wait a while to play her next game due to a tackle that went horribly wrong. Hicks was just six minutes into her debut when she lifted Sienna Lofipo into an extremely dangerous position, with the Titans player lucky not to suffer a serious injury. It was a nightmare NRLW debut for Brisbane's Reegan Hicks, who was sent off for this dangerous tackle. ðŸ'° Watch #NRLWTitansBroncos on Ch.501 or stream on Kayo: — Fox League (@FOXNRL) July 13, 2025 'It's part of footy and it's just an accident,' Broncos coach Scott Prince said, with Hicks facing an extra week if she fights the charge and loses. 'It's a tackle that's gone wrong and I know that she's really upset and really remorseful for what she did. 'You hate to see it in the game, but it's a straight-up accident. She's really upset in the sheds. She's an 18-year-old who's just trying to do her best for her football team. 'She's loving life and trying to enjoy her first NRLW game, so it's pretty sad to see her get sent off. You can only imagine what's going through her mind at the moment. 'She'll cop what she needs to cop as far as the judiciary is concerned, but we'll rally around her and you'll see her very soon.' Eels star Kennedy Cherrington received a four-match suspension after she pleaded guilty to a grade 3 charge that was referred directly to the judiciary back in 2023. Titans lock Georgia Hale is also facing a week on the sidelines after she received a grade 2 dangerous contact charge for a twisting tackle that led to a stint in the sin bin on Sunday. Kitione Kautoga will go for scans on a left ankle injury - contact mechanism with weight of tackler coming down on legs causing external rotation of foot Video brings concern for syndesmosis injury - will be lucky to escape with low grade damage considering force involved. — NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) July 13, 2025 In the NRL, Penrith's Izack Tago has been offered a one-match ban if he takes the early guilty plea for a grade 2 dangerous contact charge that went unpunished on the field. The tackle forced Eels back-rower Kitione Kautoga from the field with an ankle injury and left Eels coach Jason Ryles irate that his side wasn't even awarded a penalty. Leka Halasima and Tyson Smoothy were the only other players charged on Sunday but both can escape with a $1000 fine if they take the early guilty plea.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
NZ Warriors women learn on fly in NRLW homecoming
Warriors women celebrate a try against Parramatta Eels. Photo: Brett Phibbs/ After six years away, NZ Warriors wāhine gave home fans a glimpse of their future, as they continued their rugby league education with a first NRLW win at Mt Smart on Sunday. The inexperienced roster that looked lost at times against defending champions Sydney Roosters seven days earlier, seemed far more connected in a 14-0 victory over Parramatta Eels. To coin an old phrase, the penny dropped for the 10 players who had never stepped out at this level before - including a handful of rugby converts, who had never even played the game before. "From our performance from last week to this week - without a trial game, we were in freefall at times last week, but we kept going for each other," Warriors coach Ron Griffiths observed. "Today, we were in freefall, but because we had that run under our belt, we understood how to win moments back." The Warriors returned to the Aussie women's competition after the Covid-19 pandemic forced a five-year hiatus, but only seven had previous NRLW experience and only one - captain Apii Nicholls - had worn the jersey before. Michaela Brake scores her first NRLW try against the Eels. Photo: Brett Phibbs/ The rest have been either plucked from domestic club footy or raided from the other oval-ball code. They also took on the titleholders without a pre-season game and that lack of cohesion showed in a 30-6 defeat at Sydney. "If you watched Shak's performance last week [former Black Fern Shakira Baker], it was immense for a lady that had only played limited rugby league games," Griffiths said. "When you watched her again today, you could see those moments she missed last week, she got them right." With their performance against Parramatta, in their first home game since 2019, the Warriors seemed far more at ease in their unfamiliar surroundings. Asked which aspect of the scoreline pleased him most, Griffiths had no hesitation. "Definitely the zero," he said. "There's lots of pleasing moments to come out of that, but one thing we've spoken about from day one was having a team full of defensive resolve. "Putting the layers on top in attack will come and we've seen a vast improvement today in that - but definitely the zero." Given her impressive sevens pedigree, most attention will naturally centre on winger Michaela Brake, as she tries to master a new skillset, and she took a huge step forward in her development. The nuggety speedster known as 'Mini' scored her first NRLW try in the opening minutes against the Eels, and tormented them throughout with her willingness to run in the open field and from dummy half. "Last week, Michaela had 10 carries and they were all powerful, but we've been talking to her about when she needs to run," Griffiths said. "We've only given her fleeting bits of information. "Her ruck recognition today, and understanding when to follow the ball and run, was self-taught. She's been watching the game and thinking, 'I need to improve from last week and that's when I need to chase these moments in time'. "She did that exceptionally today." Tysha Ikenasio scores a try against Parramatta Eels. Photo: Brett Phibbs/ The next step in that evolution will come when Brake's teammates recognise she's about to run and then follow. One try went begging against the Eels, when Brake scampered clear from her own half, but ran out of support with just the fullback to beat. "We need to anticipate that and it's up to us as coaches to put them in those scenarios where they see that picture - 'What are we seeing right now, we need to be on that play'." Some of that learning happened in game. In the first half, halfback Emily Curtain rolled a kick to the tryline, but centre Tysha Ikenasio - another sevens exponent - slightly mis-timed her chase and couldn't control the bounce. When Curtain repeated that kick in the second half, Ikenasio was on the spot to score. Perhaps the play of the game came from Nicholls herself. As Eels counterpart Abbi Church counterattacked from her own goal-line, the field suddenly opened up with teammates around her. Nicholls stood her ground on halfway and dumped Church in a crucial one-on-one tackle that's sure to feature in this week's game analysis. "Her career is littered with moments like that where, when the break's made, she makes a decision," Griffiths said. "She doesn't always get it right, but her application to go and make that tackle is important. "One thing I noticed today, when that break was made, I could see her and Mini communicating. "Last week, if the break was made, we went to that player. This week, I could see them communicating amongst each other." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
