Gilroy fact of ficftion

[Tuckeroo]

I came across an old magazine article recently featuring a story about Rex Gilroy and it reminded me of how
I first heard about Cryptids and UFO’s in Australia when I was younger and before the internet.
A kind of a deja vu thing happening about a strange fella up in the Blue Mountains digging around in the dirt
and being ridiculed by everybody. Every photo you saw of him he was holding up a big lump of plaster
with a strange look on his face.

Its been a few years since I’ve thought about Rex, he must be getting on in years now. I saw his web site is still
operating and full of speculation and rhetoric about anything mysterious in Australia and elsewhere.
Rex seems a bit old school as far as research goes, I don’t know if hes been engaging in more recent
technologies like other younger researchers.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard his name mentioned anywhere on AYR. In hindsight, It's not that hard to know why.

I think he was ridiculed because of his willingness to play to any media and sell a few books with little or no
evidence supporting his claims. Also his overbearing self belief that he's right all the time. Another reason was
that he had his finger in too many pies over the years and was the only expert on all such matters.
Anything from the Min Min lights, UFO’s, Gosford hieroglyphs and Yowies, Rex always had an informed opinion
or so he believed, or was it just simply his strange demeanour didn’t allow him to be taken seriously.

Surely he must have earned some type of accolade after more than fifty years work.
People who have devoted their life to something and amassed a large body of work may received an
OA medal or even a knighthood. Although it would sound funny getting an Order of Australia for services to the
strange and mysterious.

I feel sorry for him in a way and was wondering what’s going to happen to all his journals and boxes of bones
and tonnes of plaster casts once he passes on. When he does, you watch the media try and be compassionate
without the usual send up and tongue-in-cheek vignettes.

Shouldn’t Rex be the Grandfather of Australian Yowie research or is he just Australia’s version of Erich Von Daniken.

T.

[Yowie bait]

Hey Tuckeroo. Its a shame Rex branched out so much with the pyramids and everything. I remember him from the 1970s and80s and I recently tried to contact him through his site. Id like to talk to him and ask a few questions. Reckon he would have some good stories.

Theres a researcher that posts on here sometimes who was advertising a talk with Rex and Gary opit in NSW earlier in the year but not sure if it happened or not?

Whether we respect his theories or not,he should always be regarded as a pioneer of sorts even if he did go "too far" in some peoples opinions as he certainly dedicated his life to the cause.

[Searcher]

Tuckeroo wrote:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard his name mentioned anywhere on AYR. In hindsight, It's not that hard to know why.

Nice post, Tuckeroo. Rex is talked about in 'Plesiosaur Sightings'. There is a news clipping displayed entitled "Rex is on a Monster Hunt"
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=5104

Gilroy certainly is dedicated to the cause. He has been on the look out for all things crypto down under for as long as I can remember.
Recall seeing some interviews with him in the past. No doubt a YouTube search would bring them up.

[thehairyone]

Hello everyone if anyone is interested there is a ACRO Cryptozoology Conference on at the Greta Arts and Sports Community Hall August 27 at 10am-2.30pm. Guest speakers are Reg Gilroy and Gary Opit ,cost is $10
Cheers Greg

[thehairyone]

Hello everyone if anyone is interested there is a ACRO Cryptozoology Conference on at the Greta Arts and Sports Community Hall August 27 at 10am-2.30pm. Guest speakers are Reg Gilroy and Gary Opit ,cost is $10
Cheers Greg

[Tuckeroo]

Tuckeroo wrote:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard his name mentioned anywhere on AYR. In hindsight, It's not that hard to know why.

Nice post, Tuckeroo. Rex is talked about in 'Plesiosaur Sightings'. There is a news clipping displayed entitled "Rex is on a Monster Hunt"
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=5104

Gilroy certainly is dedicated to the cause. He has been on the look out for all things crypto down under for as long as I can remember.
Recall seeing some interviews with him in the past. No doubt a YouTube search would bring them up.

Hi Yb. I suppose a 'pioneer of sorts' is still a pioneer.

Thanks for the link Searcher, great to see we have our own Nessie's as well.

T.

[Yowie bait]

Tuckeroo wrote:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard his name mentioned anywhere on AYR. In hindsight, It's not that hard to know why.

Nice post, Tuckeroo. Rex is talked about in 'Plesiosaur Sightings'. There is a news clipping displayed entitled "Rex is on a Monster Hunt"
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=5104

Gilroy certainly is dedicated to the cause. He has been on the look out for all things crypto down under for as long as I can remember.
Recall seeing some interviews with him in the past. No doubt a YouTube search would bring them up.

Hi Yb. I suppose a 'pioneer of sorts' is still a pioneer.

Thanks for the link Searcher, great to see we have our own Nessie's as well.

T.

Theres a more recent doco on him on youtube thats linked on here somewhere. That talk with Rex and Gary Opit in August would be worth checking out for anyone in the area. Looks like a long one!

[macquariedave]

Hey Tuckeroo. Its a shame Rex branched out so much with the pyramids and everything. I remember him from the 1970s and80s and I recently tried to contact him through his site. Id like to talk to him and ask a few questions. Reckon he would have some good stories.

Theres a researcher that posts on here sometimes who was advertising a talk with Rex and Gary opit in NSW earlier in the year but not sure if it happened or not?

Whether we respect his theories or not,he should always be regarded as a pioneer of sorts even if he did go "too far" in some peoples opinions as he certainly dedicated his life to the cause.

I remember someone saying somewhere at some time that he had allegedly destroyed some evidence (foot casts?) that some other investigator had handed him, and that some other investigators viewed him with mistrust.
I also similarly heard that he'd started going a bit senile. If he's doing a talk with Opit, then the latter may not then be so.

[Yowie bait]

Hey Tuckeroo. Its a shame Rex branched out so much with the pyramids and everything. I remember him from the 1970s and80s and I recently tried to contact him through his site. Id like to talk to him and ask a few questions. Reckon he would have some good stories.

Theres a researcher that posts on here sometimes who was advertising a talk with Rex and Gary opit in NSW earlier in the year but not sure if it happened or not?

Whether we respect his theories or not,he should always be regarded as a pioneer of sorts even if he did go "too far" in some peoples opinions as he certainly dedicated his life to the cause.

I remember someone saying somewhere at some time that he had allegedly destroyed some evidence (foot casts?) that some other investigator had handed him, and that some other investigators viewed him with mistrust.
I also similarly heard that he'd started going a bit senile. If he's doing a talk with Opit, then the latter may not then be so.

Yeah i read something like that too. Id like to go to some type of crypto summit. Would love to see a yowie special on insight too . Thatd be something!