	{"id":121731,"date":"2026-06-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=121731"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:30:24","slug":"the-mystery-that-still-fascinates-australia-reimagined-as-a-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/the-mystery-that-still-fascinates-australia-reimagined-as-a-musical\/","title":{"rendered":"The mystery that still fascinates Australia reimagined as a musical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THREE sisters are bringing their original musical about the mysterious disappearance of Gippsland woman Margaret Clement to Queenscliff&#8217;s Vue Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Gabrielle Murphy, Jacqueline Boell and Patricia Freeman have spent the past two years developing The Lady of the Swamp, inspired by one of Victoria&#8217;s most enduring unsolved mysteries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s one of these great unsolved mysteries,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;We are just fascinated by the story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Popularly known as the Lady of the Swamp, Margaret Clement was a Victorian socialite whose disappearance in Gippsland has intrigued Australians for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Born into wealth, Margaret and her sister Jeanie bought Tullaree, a property in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121733\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121733\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/PZ8_8053_03795.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/PZ8_8053_03795.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/PZ8_8053_03795-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/PZ8_8053_03795-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/PZ8_8053_03795-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The show captures the mystery of Margaret Clement through music. Photo: Paul Hastings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With little understanding of farm management or economics, the property fell into disrepair and the sisters became destitute.<\/p>\n<p>Jeanie passed away in 1952, two years before Margaret&#8217;s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Though many theories still exist, Margaret was presumed dead by the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1954.<\/p>\n<p>The one-act musical begins with Margaret and Jeanie&#8217;s purchase of Tullaree and follows the sisters&#8217; lives through to Margaret&#8217;s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy said the story of the two sisters demonstrates the poor reception they received when buying Tullaree, and how quickly their naivety was taken advantage of.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was just a real testament to how society treated them,&#8221; Murphy said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121734\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121734\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/0G5A2168_57344.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/0G5A2168_57344.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/0G5A2168_57344-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/0G5A2168_57344-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/0G5A2168_57344-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/0G5A2168_57344-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lady of the Swamp show will be performed at the Vue Grand Hotel in Queenscliff. Photo: Nyah Barnes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With music performed by Graeme Murphy, the story takes on a new dynamic with a collection of original songs featuring the three sisters&#8217; harmonic vocals.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy said the Vue Hotel felt like somewhere Margaret and Jeanie themselves might once have visited.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I walked in thinking this would be really perfect to try and do The Lady of the Swamp,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It just seemed like someplace that they would fit in perfectly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Lady of the Swamp will be performed at the Vue Hotel in Queenscliff on 25 July.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets available at <a href=\"http:\/\/trybooking.com\/DLZQQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trybooking.com\/DLZQQ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THREE sisters are bringing their original musical about the mysterious disappearance of Gippsland woman Margaret Clement to Queenscliff&#8217;s Vue Hotel. 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