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An unidentified flying object (UFO) photographed over the Dolphin Arcade building at Surfers Paradise in September 1998. Picture: Oswald Raeder
1/29An unidentified flying object (UFO) photographed over the Dolphin Arcade building at Surfers Paradise in September 1998. Picture: Oswald Raeder
Australian Yowie Research founder Dean Harrison scoping out bushland.
2/29Australian Yowie Research founder Dean Harrison scoping out bushland.
A screenshot from a UFO sighting video taken on the Gold Coast in March 2014.
3/29A screenshot from a UFO sighting video taken on the Gold Coast in March 2014.
An unidentified flying object (UFO) photographed over the Dolphin Arcade building at Surfers Paradise in September 1998. Picture: Oswald Raeder
4/29An unidentified flying object (UFO) photographed over the Dolphin Arcade building at Surfers Paradise in September 1998. Picture: Oswald Raeder
Multiple reports have emerged over the years of the ghost of Ned Harper haunting Cascade Gardens at Broadbeach.
5/29Multiple reports have emerged over the years of the ghost of Ned Harper haunting Cascade Gardens at Broadbeach.
Indigenous history expert Shaun Davies speaks about yowies at Eagleby Wetlands. Picture: Jerad Williams
6/29Indigenous history expert Shaun Davies speaks about yowies at Eagleby Wetlands. Picture: Jerad Williams
A supposed Yowie footprint found in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
7/29A supposed Yowie footprint found in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
A sketch drawn by 12-year-old Shaun Cooper in 1978. He claims he saw a yowie at Nerang. The story was published in the Gold Coast Bulletin in August 1978.
8/29A sketch drawn by 12-year-old Shaun Cooper in 1978. He claims he saw a yowie at Nerang. The story was published in the Gold Coast Bulletin in August 1978.
Yowie yowls again. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on March 4, 2005.
9/29Yowie yowls again. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on March 4, 2005.
Yowie Yarns and tall tales. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on January 1, 2005.
10/29Yowie Yarns and tall tales. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on January 1, 2005.
A UFO spotted over Southport in 2012.
11/29A UFO spotted over Southport in 2012.
Terror-stricken boy tells of strange encounter with the 'Yowie' kind. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on August 28, 1978.
12/29Terror-stricken boy tells of strange encounter with the 'Yowie' kind. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on August 28, 1978.
Another photo of the “haunted” Ernest Junction Tunnel at Molendinar.
13/29Another photo of the “haunted” Ernest Junction Tunnel at Molendinar.
Yowie hunter Dean Harrison worked with sketch artist Buck Buckingham to reconstruct a yowie reportedly seen by a Gold Coast truck driver.
14/29Yowie hunter Dean Harrison worked with sketch artist Buck Buckingham to reconstruct a yowie reportedly seen by a Gold Coast truck driver.
Ernest Junction Tunnel at Molendinar, which is supposedly haunted. Picture: John Kirkwood
15/29Ernest Junction Tunnel at Molendinar, which is supposedly haunted. Picture: John Kirkwood
Yowie Yarns and tall tales. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on January 1, 2005.
16/29Yowie Yarns and tall tales. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on January 1, 2005.
The Yowie is an illusion – Hinterland woodcutter. Gold Coast Bulletin story published on January 25, 1978.
17/29The Yowie is an illusion – Hinterland woodcutter. Gold Coast Bulletin story published on January 25, 1978.
Yowie hunter Dean Harrison and a sketch of the yowie reportedly seen in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
18/29Yowie hunter Dean Harrison and a sketch of the yowie reportedly seen in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
An enlarged screenshot from a UFO sighting video taken on the Gold Coast in March 2014.
19/29An enlarged screenshot from a UFO sighting video taken on the Gold Coast in March 2014.
Tarina Callanan was one of several people to report UFO sightings on the Gold Coast in September 2015. Picture: Tim Marsden
20/29Tarina Callanan was one of several people to report UFO sightings on the Gold Coast in September 2015. Picture: Tim Marsden
Yowie sighting was kept secret. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on November 17, 1977.
21/29Yowie sighting was kept secret. Published in the Gold Coast Bulletin on November 17, 1977.
A UFO photographed over Coolangatta at 6.30am on May 5, 2020.
22/29A UFO photographed over Coolangatta at 6.30am on May 5, 2020.
UFO expert Stanton Friedman on the Gold Coast on August 11, 1988.
23/29UFO expert Stanton Friedman on the Gold Coast on August 11, 1988.
Numerous ghost sightings were reported at the Old Stone house on 999 Springbrook Rd at Mudgeeraba before it was destroyed.
24/29Numerous ghost sightings were reported at the Old Stone house on 999 Springbrook Rd at Mudgeeraba before it was destroyed.
A witness sketch of the 1978 “yowie sighting” at Palm Beach. Picture: Australian Yowie Research.
25/29A witness sketch of the 1978 “yowie sighting” at Palm Beach. Picture: Australian Yowie Research.
Rumours abound about Pimpama River being haunted by timber cutter Dick Edwards, who lived in a cottage on Pimpama River between Pimpama and Ormeau. Pictured is a Cobb and Co carriage outside the Pimpama Hotel. It’s thought the image was captured about 1875. Picture: John Oxley Library/State Library of Queensland
26/29Rumours abound about Pimpama River being haunted by timber cutter Dick Edwards, who lived in a cottage on Pimpama River between Pimpama and Ormeau. Pictured is a Cobb and Co carriage outside the Pimpama Hotel. It’s thought the image was captured about 1875. Picture: John Oxley Library/State Library of Queensland
This object seen from Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast in June 2010 was later linked to the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
27/29This object seen from Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast in June 2010 was later linked to the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
A witness sketch of a yowie reportedly spotted in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
28/29A witness sketch of a yowie reportedly spotted in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
Australian Yowie Research founder Dean Harrison says he snapped this shot (right) during an encounter with a yowie in D’Aguilar National Park early this year. His mate Buck is pictured in the left image for comparison. Picture: Supplied
29/29Australian Yowie Research founder Dean Harrison says he snapped this shot (right) during an encounter with a yowie in D’Aguilar National Park early this year. His mate Buck is pictured in the left image for comparison. Picture: Supplied
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