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Yowie sighting in Braidwood, New South Wales

1870 · Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

A boy riding near Braidwood, NSW, in the afternoon of 3 October 1870 saw a tall, long-haired, heavily built creature appear from behind a tree and run into the hills.

Facts

Reported as
Braidwood, New South Wales 1870
Date
1870
Place
Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Evidence
visual
Point
-35.439, 149.796
Located within
14 km
Time
about 15:00, daylight
Witness was
horse riding
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
27 m (90 ft)
Height
1.8 m (6 ft)
Described as
heavy, long length
Behaviour
running, standing, vocalizing, watching
Sounds
roar
In the account
field or clearing, leaped, likened to ape, looked at witness, on or by road, repeat location
Account
news report
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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