As a sequel to last week’s post on 19th century encounters with the hairy man of the Blue Mountains, this week weirdaustralia explores more recent close encounters with what we now commonly refer to as the yowie. Such encounters are regularly reported up and down Australia’s eastern seaboard, from the far south coast of New…

Encounters with the “hairy man” of the rugged Blue Mountains just west of Australia’s largest metropolis, Sydney, have been recorded from the time colonial settlers first appeared in the area. While long before the settlers’ arrival, the original inhabitants always feared and respected the elusive, hairy hominid, often referred to as the yowie or yahoo.…