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Tag Archives: International
Superstitions of Criminals
These generalised recountings of superstition and folklore, presumably from Britain but not clearly marked as such (for example in this article where only the first incident, which states it’s location, in clearly labelled as having come from an overseas source) … Continue reading
Pirates in New Zealand
Taken from Wikipedia: Charlotte Badger Charlotte Badger (1778 – in or after 1818) is widely considered to be the first Australian female pirate. She was also one of the first two white female settlers in New Zealand. Badger was born … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Crime, International, Nautical, New Zealand, New Zealand Social History, NZ
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Joseph Ward, Penny Dreadfuls and Phallic Worship
A SECRET SOCIETY. NZ Truth , Issue 215, 7 August 1909, Page 7 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZTR19090807.2.43&srpos=25&e=——-100–1—-2secret+brotherhood– Aldine Publishing Co., London, 1903. 1st Edition. TRUE BLUE LIBRARY. [Published Every Saturday]. ** 32 pages per issue. THE HUG OF THE BEAR plus 11 other … Continue reading
Posted in Secret Society
Tagged Children, Cult, Gesture, International, Masonic, New Zealand, NZ, Politics, Rumour, Sign Language
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“The Silver Skulls” -A Society to Murder Mothers.
” The Silver Skulls”-A Society to Murder Mothers. Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 100, 1 May 1886, Page 5 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS18860501.2.82&srpos=3&e=——-100–1—-0cursed+cave– This incident lead to an article decrying the pernicious effects of penny dreadfuls
Druidic Lore and Halloween Custom
By John Pbnnell. Otago Witness , Issue 2227, 5 November 1896, Page 49 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW18961105.2.226&srpos=47&e=——-100–1—-0occult+ritual– Interestingly “John Pennell” seems to be the pseudonym of a New Zealand author, suggesting that this is an original work rather than (as is typical of … Continue reading
Posted in FolkLore, International, Magic, Nature Worship, Uncategorized
Tagged Divination, Ghost, International, Magic, Ritual
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The Legion of Frontiersmen in New Zealand
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19360320.2.52.1&srpos=32&e=——-10–31—-2legion+of+frontiersmen– Mentioned due to their involvement in the Victor Penny death ray story, the Legion of Frontiersmen was an organisation existing throughout the British Empire, originally founded with the purpose of providing a core of local scouts and guides capable of aiding … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, War
Tagged International, Napier EarthQuake, New Zealand Social History, NZ, War
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F-rays will end war forever!
Pacifist fever dream or the embryonic stirrings of mutually assured destruction, gestating deep in the new faith in science’s ability to solve man’s ills? Or was this simply clutching at any possibility of averting the upcoming war? EXIT WAR. Star , Issue 10938, … Continue reading
Synaesthesia and Hypnotism in the Great War
The following article doesn’t appear to have originated in New Zealand (appearing a few months earlier in The Register (Adelaide, SA)) but aside from this and it’s publication in the Wanganui Chronicle any evidence of it’s existence seems to fallen off the face … Continue reading
Mirror Magic in the NZ Herald
MIRROR MAGIC. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18825, 27 September 1924, Page 6 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19240927.2.148.57.9&srpos=6&e=——-10–1—-0aphrodite+goddess–
Posted in FolkLore, Magic, Symbolism
Tagged Goddess, Gods, International, Magic, Object, Venus
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Sweedish Dragon Slaying Cult
In a return to obscure international news? culled from New Zealand papers, we present an account of a series of Swedish dragon slayings commented on by New Zealand Author Oswald E. Hugo. It may prove fruitful to compare this story … Continue reading
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