The Rise and Fall of the Yowie

The Yowie phenomenon dates back just as far as the North American Sasquatch phenomenon does. Very few non-aborigines in Australia knew anything about the Yowie until really the mid-1970s. So, yeah, I guess we just can't publicise ourselves quite as peasily as the North Americans. And of course, the abominable snowman practically sold himself, didn't he? That's a headline grabber. With people like Sir Edward Nautillery and Lord Hunt talking about the Yeti back in the 1950s, I suppose it just grabbed the headlines way back then.