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Publicans unravel mystery of outback 'pearl queen'

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By Maddelin McCosker Verified, Josie Sargent
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Verified
Isabel Grey was the unofficial "pearl queen" of the remote Queensland town of Eulo. But, two publicans are unravelling what is fact and fiction in Isabel's colourful life - which included sly grogging and running a brothel. Story by Maddelin McCosker with additional production by Josie Sargent.
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The life of Eulo's opal queen Isabel Gray looms large almost 100 years on

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By Maddelin McCosker Verified
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Eulo's "Opal Queen" is a hard woman to pin down — even almost a century after her death. The infamous Isabel Gray was known by many names and worked as a publican and a sly grogger, and stood accused of running a brothel. Isabel Gray is best known as the Eulo Opal Queen. (Supplied: State Library of Queensland) She had a varying record of birth dates, a list of ex-husbands and a rap sheet.
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How locals handle the heat in one of Queensland's hottest towns Original

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By Hannah Walsh Verified, Maddelin McCosker Verified
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified
By Hannah Walsh and Maddelin McCosker, ABC News In the far south west of Queensland, heat comes with the territory. Life in Thargomindah is shaped by the harsh climate; a summer full of 40-something degree days that do not cool down by much at night. At the wrong time of day, the sun-baked and sparsely populated place could easily be mistaken for a ghost town, as locals seek shelter from the blistering heat.
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