The Taree Man

In November 2011 a skull was found at Manning Point, near Taree, in New South Wales, Australia. It was initially believed that it was the skull of a missing local teen. It was found that it was not true. It was found that 80% that the skull dated from 1650-1700 and 20% from 1780-1810. Even though it was initially believed that the skull belonged to a woman DNA found that they were a ma. It's believed that he was between 28 to 65-years-old white male.

It is believed that Captain James Cook was the first European to reach Australia in 1770. If the skull was from an earlier time period it could rewrite history.The remains could have been from anywhere as there were heavy rains meaning the skull could have been washed out of a private or unknown cemetary. 

Some theorize that since the skull was in good condition and found alone with no other remains that it may have been part of a private collection that was popular in the 19th century. 

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

The Daily Telegraph July 1, 2013

Strange Remains

The Narrabeen Man

  In Jan. of 2005, the skeletal remains of a man were found by contractors digging for electricity cables near the corners of Octavia St. and Ocean St. in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was determined that the remains were around 4,000-years-old. The man would be named the Narrabeen Man.

He was a man between 30 to 40-years-old when he died. He was 183 cm (6ft) which was tall for an Aboriginal man at the time. He was likely not from a tribe in the Sydney area as he still had his two front teeth. 

He was found in a posture that was not like tribal ceremonial burial. He was found on his side with one arm across his head instead of lying on his front with his arms across the chest or by his sides. He also seemed to have been speared to death with several spears ends seemingly broken off in his vertebrae and near other body parts. It's possible he may have been killed in a ritual murder for a crime.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia

Northern Beaches

Academic

History of Sydney

MISSING: Stanley Lionel Cooper

On 19 August 1959, 27-year-old Stanley Cooper was last seen in the Bellingen area in New South Wales, Australia. He was last seen leaving his home in Thora in his blue/grey Holden Sedan. He hasn't attempted to make any contact with family and friends since his disappearance and his family worries about his safety and welfare. There was an unconfirmed sighting of Stanley on Fraser Island in 1962.

Stanley is a White male and was 27 at the time. He was 182 cm with a medium build. He had fair skin, blue eyes, and black hair. The tip of his right index finger had been amputated.

SOURCES:

Doe Network 

Missing Persons