60 acast.com Forgotten Australia https://forgottenaustralia.com/ en Michael Adams crime, history,Australia,true crime,secret history,serial killers,celebrities,murder cases,film stars Forgotten Australia Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school.


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]]> Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school.


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]]> false Michael Adams info+8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc@mg-eu.acast.com 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc forgotten-australia https://rss.acast.com/forgotten-australia episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6113eaa88b490330c716f7f9/1662361842474-e48a896253ee92166d03654558e7ea42.jpeg https://forgottenaustralia.com/ Forgotten Australia https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc <![CDATA[Miniseries Finale – Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Ten: Nature & Nurture]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:48:27 GMT 49:51 69d6da023ae78d6f1164a033 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-ten-nature-nurture 69d6da023ae78d6f1164a033 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-ten-nature-nurture full 10 24 I'm adopted and – while I come from colourful characters who roamed from Ireland and England to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and Sydney, via South Africa and the Western Front – I didn't know *any* of this family history before tracking down my birth mother in 2018!


How much are we the product of nature and how much of nurture?

How much of our lives is choice and chance? My family reunion story does come with some startling coincidences.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> I'm adopted and – while I come from colourful characters who roamed from Ireland and England to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and Sydney, via South Africa and the Western Front – I didn't know *any* of this family history before tracking down my birth mother in 2018!


How much are we the product of nature and how much of nurture?

How much of our lives is choice and chance? My family reunion story does come with some startling coincidences.


See Forgotten Australia live!

"Crashes, Chases and Crooks in Melton History" – as part of the Melton Heritage Festival.

More info and free tickets:

https://libraryevents.melton.vic.gov.au/event?id=209608


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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Nine: Rumtough to the Rescue! Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Nine: Rumtough to the Rescue! Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:29:48 GMT 1:12:55 69d30a01f44b357ce9c41349 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-nine-rumtough-to-the-res 69d30a01f44b357ce9c41349 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-nine-rumtough-to-the-res full 10 23

After tragedy strikes, Emma Murtough begins the colourful third act of her life – as "Mrs Rumtough", fearless travelling housekeeper of the Western Australian wheatbelt and goldfields! Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, on even more remote Lord Howe Island, as chance and choice would have it, Norah Murtough meets the man who’ll be my grandfather.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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After tragedy strikes, Emma Murtough begins the colourful third act of her life – as "Mrs Rumtough", fearless travelling housekeeper of the Western Australian wheatbelt and goldfields! Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, on even more remote Lord Howe Island, as chance and choice would have it, Norah Murtough meets the man who’ll be my grandfather.


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"Crashes, Chases and Crooks in Melton History" – as part of the Melton Heritage Festival.

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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Eight: The Land of Better Chance Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Eight: The Land of Better Chance Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:44:51 GMT 58:34 69cde633057b59499590d2a1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-eight-the-land-of-better 69cde633057b59499590d2a1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-eight-the-land-of-better full 10 22 Having made her unthinkable decision, my great-grandmother Emma Murtough takes her children for a new life in Australia. But getting to the Land of Better Chance is to require a scandalous sea voyage, while life in remote Western Australia will come with plenty of hardships – and they'll only get harder during the Great Depression. Despite these tough times, Norah proves she's the daughter of two risk takers when she strikes out on her own. In Sydney, her bravery during a life-and-death drama is to change her fate – and mine.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Having made her unthinkable decision, my great-grandmother Emma Murtough takes her children for a new life in Australia. But getting to the Land of Better Chance is to require a scandalous sea voyage, while life in remote Western Australia will come with plenty of hardships – and they'll only get harder during the Great Depression. Despite these tough times, Norah proves she's the daughter of two risk takers when she strikes out on her own. In Sydney, her bravery during a life-and-death drama is to change her fate – and mine.


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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Short – The Mystery of Mr Eternity Short – The Mystery of Mr Eternity Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:13:46 GMT 26:28 69ca585b98052f52e8a8f2ea false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-the-mystery-of-mr-eternity 69ca585b98052f52e8a8f2ea 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-the-mystery-of-mr-eternity full 10 26 Arthur Stace is an Australian legend. But for decades the identity of ‘Mr Eternity’ was a Sydney mystery. Who was this man? Why was he writing this message over and over? How did one word chalked by an eccentric fellow of faith reach billions of people all over the world?


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Arthur Stace is an Australian legend. But for decades the identity of ‘Mr Eternity’ was a Sydney mystery. Who was this man? Why was he writing this message over and over? How did one word chalked by an eccentric fellow of faith reach billions of people all over the world?


Forgotten Australia live!

"Crashes, Chases and Crooks in Melton History"

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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Short – Boots on the Ground Short – Boots on the Ground Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:07:00 GMT 33:35 69c51df79b6be94a1a764580 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-boots-on-the-ground 69c51df79b6be94a1a764580 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-boots-on-the-ground full 10 25 ‘Boots on the ground’: it rolls off the tongue all too easily. But America – and Australia – learned that in Vietnam they didn’t have boots on the ground. They had them in a quagmire. The first Australian soldier killed in action was Kevin Conway, who in 1964 fought beside US Green Berets in a pivotal battle that provided a glimpse of the military debacle that was to last a decade, kill millions of people and leave a gaping hole in history.


Crashes, Chases and Crooks in Melton History

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They’ll Never Hold Me:


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The Murder Squad:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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]]> ‘Boots on the ground’: it rolls off the tongue all too easily. But America – and Australia – learned that in Vietnam they didn’t have boots on the ground. They had them in a quagmire. The first Australian soldier killed in action was Kevin Conway, who in 1964 fought beside US Green Berets in a pivotal battle that provided a glimpse of the military debacle that was to last a decade, kill millions of people and leave a gaping hole in history.


Crashes, Chases and Crooks in Melton History

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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!


They’ll Never Hold Me:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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]]> Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Seven: All Disquiet After the Western Front Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Seven: All Disquiet After the Western Front Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:35:50 GMT 43:04 69c303b8d832f1da933e4005 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-seven-all-disquiet-after 69c303b8d832f1da933e4005 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-seven-all-disquiet-after full 10 21 Beyond the propaganda about glory, duty and sacrifice, the aftermath of the Great War ushers in a grave new world for my great-grandmother Emma Murtough and her three children. To escape and have a new life, she’ll have to make a shocking choice.


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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



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]]> Beyond the propaganda about glory, duty and sacrifice, the aftermath of the Great War ushers in a grave new world for my great-grandmother Emma Murtough and her three children. To escape and have a new life, she’ll have to make a shocking choice.


*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*

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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



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]]> Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Six: Somewhere in France Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Six: Somewhere in France Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:05:00 GMT 41:30 69bfc381007cdcf83f5a1a6d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-six-somewhere-in-france 69bfc381007cdcf83f5a1a6d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-six-somewhere-in-france full 10 20 My great-grandfather Peter Murtough arrives on the Western Front in August 1915. He is soon plunged into some of the most horrific battles of the Great War. Casualty rates soar in his battalion. Some months, more men are killed or wounded than come through unscathed. With bullets flying, shells falling and deadly poison gas drifting across the battlefield, how long will it be until Peter's luck runs out?


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> My great-grandfather Peter Murtough arrives on the Western Front in August 1915. He is soon plunged into some of the most horrific battles of the Great War. Casualty rates soar in his battalion. Some months, more men are killed or wounded than come through unscathed. With bullets flying, shells falling and deadly poison gas drifting across the battlefield, how long will it be until Peter's luck runs out?


*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*

It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access. Follow these links:


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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Five: It’s A Long Way to Tipperary Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Five: It’s A Long Way to Tipperary Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:00:00 GMT 38:01 69bc7ba2007cdcf83f8cf68f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-five-its-a-long-way-to-t 69bc7ba2007cdcf83f8cf68f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-five-its-a-long-way-to-t full 10 19 Celebrated high diver Peter Murtough takes the plunge when he marries Emma Hanbury – my colourful great-grandmother. But being a husband and father to three young children doesn't stop him from taking the greatest risk of his life – enlisting at age 40 to fight in the Great War. As Emma cheers him on with her special version of 'It's A Long Way To Tipperary', she can't know that the horrors of the Western Front will upend all of their lives.


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Celebrated high diver Peter Murtough takes the plunge when he marries Emma Hanbury – my colourful great-grandmother. But being a husband and father to three young children doesn't stop him from taking the greatest risk of his life – enlisting at age 40 to fight in the Great War. As Emma cheers him on with her special version of 'It's A Long Way To Tipperary', she can't know that the horrors of the Western Front will upend all of their lives.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Four: Nightmare in South Africa Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Four: Nightmare in South Africa Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:00:00 GMT 58:31 69ba0197efe096304c9c7c8a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-four-nightmare-in-south 69ba0197efe096304c9c7c8a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-four-nightmare-in-south full 10 18 After the patriotic fervour that sends Peter Murtough to South Africa, he and hundreds of thousands of soldiers discover the reality of the Boer War is hunger, thirst, filth and sudden bursts of deadly violence. But the most dangerous enemy? Typhoid. Fortunately, a vaccine has been developed – but most soldiers won't take it.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> After the patriotic fervour that sends Peter Murtough to South Africa, he and hundreds of thousands of soldiers discover the reality of the Boer War is hunger, thirst, filth and sudden bursts of deadly violence. But the most dangerous enemy? Typhoid. Fortunately, a vaccine has been developed – but most soldiers won't take it.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> <![CDATA[Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Three: Diving & Dicing With Death]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:05:00 GMT 50:25 69b66286559de2c634cc8b48 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-three-diving-dicing-with 69b66286559de2c634cc8b48 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-three-diving-dicing-with full 10 17 In July 1898, my great-grandfather Peter Murtough competes for the title of best diver in the world. But seeking more than the thrills of the life aquatic, he ratchets up the risks to himself – and future me – by enlisting to fight the Boer in South Africa.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> In July 1898, my great-grandfather Peter Murtough competes for the title of best diver in the world. But seeking more than the thrills of the life aquatic, he ratchets up the risks to himself – and future me – by enlisting to fight the Boer in South Africa.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Two: From Waterloo to the Waters of Life Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part Two: From Waterloo to the Waters of Life Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT 44:21 69aebc906ffdcd818847e61b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-two-from-waterloo-to-the 69aebc906ffdcd818847e61b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-two-from-waterloo-to-the full 10 16 Having fought the French and beaten the odds, Bernard Murtough’s family goes on to prominence in peacetime, establishing themselves and their mineral water business in Portsea. While raised a child of privilege, restless youngster Peter Murtough strikes out for London, set on high adventure as a high diver.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Having fought the French and beaten the odds, Bernard Murtough’s family goes on to prominence in peacetime, establishing themselves and their mineral water business in Portsea. While raised a child of privilege, restless youngster Peter Murtough strikes out for London, set on high adventure as a high diver.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> <![CDATA[New miniseries: Death-Defying Destiny Deciders – Part One: War, Peace & Plague]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:45:00 GMT 47:36 69aeafce0722bbb60bc63721 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/new-miniseries-death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-one-war-p 69aeafce0722bbb60bc63721 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc new-miniseries-death-defying-destiny-deciders-part-one-war-p full 10 15 I recently discovered that my great-grandfather was a champion diver who was active in the very same London scene as the doomed stuntmen who featured in my recent miniseries Death-Defying Death Divers!


With this as my, um, jumping off point, I’m taking a plunge into my family history, tracing the men and women of the Murtough family, from the Battle of Waterloo, the Boer War and the Western Front, to the wilds of Western Australia and the remote paradise of Lord Howe Island. We’ll also take a look at the birth of tabloid sensationalism and the early days of the London Blitz. 


Along the way, I'll share a few tips and tricks you can use to make your family history writing come alive.


In this episode, we meet Peter Murtough, celebrated swimmer and diver, who owed his existence to his grandfather surviving one of the most horrific and pestilent battlefields of history. And that was just the start of his military adventures...


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> I recently discovered that my great-grandfather was a champion diver who was active in the very same London scene as the doomed stuntmen who featured in my recent miniseries Death-Defying Death Divers!


With this as my, um, jumping off point, I’m taking a plunge into my family history, tracing the men and women of the Murtough family, from the Battle of Waterloo, the Boer War and the Western Front, to the wilds of Western Australia and the remote paradise of Lord Howe Island. We’ll also take a look at the birth of tabloid sensationalism and the early days of the London Blitz. 


Along the way, I'll share a few tips and tricks you can use to make your family history writing come alive.


In this episode, we meet Peter Murtough, celebrated swimmer and diver, who owed his existence to his grandfather surviving one of the most horrific and pestilent battlefields of history. And that was just the start of his military adventures...


*All episodes will be available early & ad-free to Patreon and Apple supporters*

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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Short – Maestro! (feat. Goering + Hitchcock) Short – Maestro! (feat. Goering + Hitchcock) Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT 13:15 699ff89ded94f5e32686d8b3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-maestro-feat-goering-hitchcock 699ff89ded94f5e32686d8b3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-maestro-feat-goering-hitchcock full 10 14 From a run-in with the future Nazi villain, to working with the master of movie suspense, Aussie musical genius Arthur Benjamin lived a big life, even if he’s these days overshadowed in our cultural history by the scandalous Percy Grainger and Eugene Goosens.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> From a run-in with the future Nazi villain, to working with the master of movie suspense, Aussie musical genius Arthur Benjamin lived a big life, even if he’s these days overshadowed in our cultural history by the scandalous Percy Grainger and Eugene Goosens.


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> <![CDATA[Short – Australia's First Typewriter]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:20:00 GMT 27:02 699c2ff31b49b62ccc8a94c0 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-australias-first-typewriter 699c2ff31b49b62ccc8a94c0 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-australias-first-typewriter full 10 13 A century and a half ago, the age of the typewriter dawned in Australia.

Who was the first to import these new American gizmos? Would they cause the extinction of handwriting? 

Would typewriters increase efficiency or simply empower people to churn out rubbish?

How many parallels are there to the modern push for AI?


To read Robert Messenger’s typewriter histories, check out:

https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/ 


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



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]]> A century and a half ago, the age of the typewriter dawned in Australia.

Who was the first to import these new American gizmos? Would they cause the extinction of handwriting? 

Would typewriters increase efficiency or simply empower people to churn out rubbish?

How many parallels are there to the modern push for AI?


To read Robert Messenger’s typewriter histories, check out:

https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/ 


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



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]]> Short – The Strange Story of the Australian Flag Short – The Strange Story of the Australian Flag Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT 20:12 6997d116e1d8773119462388 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-strange-story-of-the-australian-flag 6997d116e1d8773119462388 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-strange-story-of-the-australian-flag full 10 12 This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Australian flag being raised for the first time – the winning design selected from a competition that attracted over 32,000 entries. 

Who sponsored the contest and why?

How many winning designers were there?

How did one chap so successfully claim sole credit over the next half century that two Australian prime ministers felt it necessary to officially try to set the record straight?


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Australian flag being raised for the first time – the winning design selected from a competition that attracted over 32,000 entries. 

Who sponsored the contest and why?

How many winning designers were there?

How did one chap so successfully claim sole credit over the next half century that two Australian prime ministers felt it necessary to officially try to set the record straight?


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


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Want more original Australian history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> This Week in 1966 – Part Three: Mr Stinky, a Rogue Cop and the Beaumont Children This Week in 1966 – Part Three: Mr Stinky, a Rogue Cop and the Beaumont Children Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:05:00 GMT 34:34 698adda23d87b095b5606b01 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1966-part-three-mr-stinky-a-rogue-cop-and-the-b 698adda23d87b095b5606b01 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1966-part-three-mr-stinky-a-rogue-cop-and-the-b full 10 11 Having just retired from the NSW police, infamously bent Sydney detective Ray Kelly injects himself into the Beaumont case in what is one of Australia’s most cynical newspaper stunts. At the same time, the disappearance of two teens in Victoria marks the sad start to another haunting murder mystery. Plus: Aussie dollars and cents finally drop, Gough Whitlam vs Arthur Calwell, and the Rolling Stones roll into town… with Keith Richards getting into an odd bit of bother with the border cops.


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The Murder Squad:

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]]> Having just retired from the NSW police, infamously bent Sydney detective Ray Kelly injects himself into the Beaumont case in what is one of Australia’s most cynical newspaper stunts. At the same time, the disappearance of two teens in Victoria marks the sad start to another haunting murder mystery. Plus: Aussie dollars and cents finally drop, Gough Whitlam vs Arthur Calwell, and the Rolling Stones roll into town… with Keith Richards getting into an odd bit of bother with the border cops.


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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1966 – Part Two: H-Bomb Horror & All the Way With LBJ]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:05:00 GMT 39:51 698ada7168c8ed48f08bb3f1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1966-part-two-h-bomb-horror-all-the-way-with-lb 698ada7168c8ed48f08bb3f1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1966-part-two-h-bomb-horror-all-the-way-with-lb full 10 10 In Spain, a B-52 accident has left a nuke lost at sea – while on land a fallout cover-up is in full swing. In Australia, even as more Diggers than ever are dying on the battlefield, and our Americans allies are freezing us out of planning, new Prime Minister Harold Hold doubles down on our commitment to the war in Vietnam. Plus: the BBC bans an unsparing atomic war documentary because it’s too realistic, Australia’s Nazi leader raises his ugly voice to silence a war hero turned peace activist, and the world worries about an impending overpopulation apocalypse.

Bill Coolburra’s story:

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]]> In Spain, a B-52 accident has left a nuke lost at sea – while on land a fallout cover-up is in full swing. In Australia, even as more Diggers than ever are dying on the battlefield, and our Americans allies are freezing us out of planning, new Prime Minister Harold Hold doubles down on our commitment to the war in Vietnam. Plus: the BBC bans an unsparing atomic war documentary because it’s too realistic, Australia’s Nazi leader raises his ugly voice to silence a war hero turned peace activist, and the world worries about an impending overpopulation apocalypse.

Bill Coolburra’s story:

https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/resources/bill-coolburra-stories-service

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]]> This Week in 1966 – Part One: The Dawn of the Decimals This Week in 1966 – Part One: The Dawn of the Decimals Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:05:00 GMT 42:33 698acdc63d87b095b55ce207 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1966-part-one-the-dawn-of-the-decimals 698acdc63d87b095b55ce207 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1966-part-one-the-dawn-of-the-decimals full 10 9 In the second week of February 1966, Australians are preparing for ‘Changeover Day’, when we’ll say 'G’bye' to pounds, shillings and pence and say 'G’day' to dollars and cents. But would we have been better off with a currency called the ‘Roo’, the ‘Dinkum’ or the… ‘Nostril’? Plus: Sir Robert Menzies retires in the dark, Harold Holt is immortalised in wax, and the Russians land on the moon.


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]]> In the second week of February 1966, Australians are preparing for ‘Changeover Day’, when we’ll say 'G’bye' to pounds, shillings and pence and say 'G’day' to dollars and cents. But would we have been better off with a currency called the ‘Roo’, the ‘Dinkum’ or the… ‘Nostril’? Plus: Sir Robert Menzies retires in the dark, Harold Holt is immortalised in wax, and the Russians land on the moon.


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]]> This Week in 1986 – Part Three: The Murders of Anita Cobby, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp and Megan Kalajzich This Week in 1986 – Part Three: The Murders of Anita Cobby, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp and Megan Kalajzich Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:44:29 GMT 43:47 697ff36e9a56fea508d54af7 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1986-part-three-the-murders-of-anita-cobby-sall 697ff36e9a56fea508d54af7 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1986-part-three-the-murders-of-anita-cobby-sall full 10 8 Australia is shocked by three Sydney murders – even as a spate of brutal attacks on sex workers goes ignored by the police and tabloid media. Plus: Lindy Chamberlain freed as the newspapers dodge accountability, and David Brett’s strange tale gets lost; DNA set to revolutionise crime fighting, while science explains how you don’t get AIDS; Paul Hogan's peak year gathers pace; and cult leaders L. Ron Hubbard and Charles Manson return the the headlines.


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]]> Australia is shocked by three Sydney murders – even as a spate of brutal attacks on sex workers goes ignored by the police and tabloid media. Plus: Lindy Chamberlain freed as the newspapers dodge accountability, and David Brett’s strange tale gets lost; DNA set to revolutionise crime fighting, while science explains how you don’t get AIDS; Paul Hogan's peak year gathers pace; and cult leaders L. Ron Hubbard and Charles Manson return the the headlines.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> This Week in 1986: Part Two – A Billionaire Tyrant Terrorises His People This Week in 1986: Part Two – A Billionaire Tyrant Terrorises His People Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:18:09 GMT 29:00 697ad17298c18d8bdbaa2ee9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1986-part-two-a-billionaire-tyrant-terrorises-v 697ad17298c18d8bdbaa2ee9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1986-part-two-a-billionaire-tyrant-terrorises-v full 10 7 In the Philippines, authoritarian ‘strongman’ President Ferdinand Marcos – having once survived a sex tape scandal that should've sunk him, and having siphoned billions from the people he's impoverished, oppressed, tortured and murdered – unleashes his police and military goons to assassinate and terrorise the opposition during ‘free’ elections.

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]]> In the Philippines, authoritarian ‘strongman’ President Ferdinand Marcos – having once survived a sex tape scandal that should've sunk him, and having siphoned billions from the people he's impoverished, oppressed, tortured and murdered – unleashes his police and military goons to assassinate and terrorise the opposition during ‘free’ elections.

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]]> This Week in 1986 – Part One: The Strange Death That Freed Lindy Chamberlain This Week in 1986 – Part One: The Strange Death That Freed Lindy Chamberlain Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:10:46 GMT 54:14 69774ae3deabc5ae9292b5ec false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1986-part-one-the-strange-death-that-freed-lind 69774ae3deabc5ae9292b5ec 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1986-part-one-the-strange-death-that-freed-lind full 10 6 After an Englishman fell to his death at Uluru on Australia Day 1986, a search of the area would find the crucial evidence that proved Lindy Chamberlain was innocent of the murder of her baby daughter Azaria. But who was the tortured soul whose fate set her free?

Also: the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster; Star Wars can't live up to the hype; President Reagan guns for Colonel Gadaffi; and Donald Trump explains his Russia-friendly plan for world peace as he talks up his awesome dome project and shows off his new mega-mansion Mar-A-Lago!


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]]> After an Englishman fell to his death at Uluru on Australia Day 1986, a search of the area would find the crucial evidence that proved Lindy Chamberlain was innocent of the murder of her baby daughter Azaria. But who was the tortured soul whose fate set her free?

Also: the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster; Star Wars can't live up to the hype; President Reagan guns for Colonel Gadaffi; and Donald Trump explains his Russia-friendly plan for world peace as he talks up his awesome dome project and shows off his new mega-mansion Mar-A-Lago!


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]]> Spotlight – History Daily – The Rum Rebellion – 26 January 1808 Spotlight – History Daily – The Rum Rebellion – 26 January 1808 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:02:09 GMT 19:41 6973fdf1283ec80e151132c2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/spotlight-history-daily-the-rum-rebellion-26-january-1808 6973fdf1283ec80e151132c2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc spotlight-history-daily-the-rum-rebellion-26-january-1808 full 10 5 Welcome to the first episode of Forgotten Australia Spotlight, which is to showcase the work of other history storytellers. First up, History Daily, with their episode about the Rum Rebellion, which took place on the 20th anniversary of what would later be called Australia Day. 


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]]> Welcome to the first episode of Forgotten Australia Spotlight, which is to showcase the work of other history storytellers. First up, History Daily, with their episode about the Rum Rebellion, which took place on the 20th anniversary of what would later be called Australia Day. 


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]]> Death-Defying Death Divers – Part Four Death-Defying Death Divers – Part Four Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:08:54 GMT 27:56 696d76174788cf9ec6ad50b8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-death-divers-part-four 696d76174788cf9ec6ad50b8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-death-divers-part-four full 10 4 Having left his mark on Australia, Professor Charles Peart’s legend is to fade with the years, even as others step up to even greater heights for even more dangerous plunges – intentional and accidental.


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]]> Having left his mark on Australia, Professor Charles Peart’s legend is to fade with the years, even as others step up to even greater heights for even more dangerous plunges – intentional and accidental.


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]]> Death-Defying Death Divers – Part Three Death-Defying Death Divers – Part Three Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:56:23 GMT 58:00 6967f4e7a3b74ba76bcde79d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-death-divers-part-three 6967f4e7a3b74ba76bcde79d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-death-divers-part-three full 10 3 Arriving in Australia, Professor Charles Peart lives up the hype and wows crowds in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, before showing New Zealand audiences what he can do. But the daredevil has even wilder stunts planned for his return season in 1896.


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Australia’s Sweetheart:

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Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Arriving in Australia, Professor Charles Peart lives up the hype and wows crowds in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, before showing New Zealand audiences what he can do. But the daredevil has even wilder stunts planned for his return season in 1896.


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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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]]> Death-Defying Death Divers – Part Two Death-Defying Death Divers – Part Two Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:05:00 GMT 47:52 69638dd31f21449d6d76b47b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/death-defying-death-divers-part-two 69638dd31f21449d6d76b47b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc death-defying-death-divers-part-two full 10 2 After a diving tragedy shocks London, Professor Charles Peart rises to fame with his daring and dizzying head-first pool stunts.

When Australian circus owners come looking for acts to take Down Under, they believe they’ve found a star performer.


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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> After a diving tragedy shocks London, Professor Charles Peart rises to fame with his daring and dizzying head-first pool stunts.

When Australian circus owners come looking for acts to take Down Under, they believe they’ve found a star performer.


Hear Death-Defying Death Divers parts 3 and 4 now early and ad-free as a Forgotten Australia supporter.

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Lifeline

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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> New Season Miniseries: Death-Defying Death Divers – Part One New Season Miniseries: Death-Defying Death Divers – Part One Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:03:01 GMT 53:16 695a5fa96c77c8cb7a0c0feb false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/new-season-miniseries-death-defying-death-divers-part-one 695a5fa96c77c8cb7a0c0feb 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc new-season-miniseries-death-defying-death-divers-part-one full 10 1 Welcome to Season 10! There are a lot of wild stranger-than-fiction episodes and miniseries coming your way in 2026. To start the New Year, let's splashback 130 years...


In 1895, Australians were astounded by Charles Peart, whose claim to fame was diving head-first from 100 feet into water just six feet deep. How did he do it? How long could he do it?

In this four-part miniseries, we plunge into the strange world of striving divers, conniving showmen and sensationalist reporters who brought dizzying and often deadly thrills to audiences in England, the United States, Australia and New Zealand from the 1880s. Join these diving ‘Professors’ as they try to defy death with stunts from the highest of pool platforms – and the even-higher reaches of the world’s most famous new bridges in London, New York and, eventually, Sydney.


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Need help?

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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Welcome to Season 10! There are a lot of wild stranger-than-fiction episodes and miniseries coming your way in 2026. To start the New Year, let's splashback 130 years...


In 1895, Australians were astounded by Charles Peart, whose claim to fame was diving head-first from 100 feet into water just six feet deep. How did he do it? How long could he do it?

In this four-part miniseries, we plunge into the strange world of striving divers, conniving showmen and sensationalist reporters who brought dizzying and often deadly thrills to audiences in England, the United States, Australia and New Zealand from the 1880s. Join these diving ‘Professors’ as they try to defy death with stunts from the highest of pool platforms – and the even-higher reaches of the world’s most famous new bridges in London, New York and, eventually, Sydney.


*All four episodes of Death-Defying Death Divers are available now ad-free for supporters.*

Use a free trial to hear them. Cancel before it expires and you won't be charged


Apple users – click Forgotten Australia Plus – Subscribe – or go to www.apple.com/forgottenaustralia

For Patreon – www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

The epilogue episodes, Death-Defying Destiny Deciders will be available soon for supporters and go on general release late in the month.


Need help?

Lifeline

13 11 14 

0477 13 11 14 

https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 


Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> The Marvellous Mary Stoddard The Marvellous Mary Stoddard Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:00:00 GMT 1:05:27 6953c7b509314afbec49828d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-marvellous-mary-stoddard 6953c7b509314afbec49828d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-marvellous-mary-stoddard full 9 82 In 1881, plucky Mary Stoddard won the Great Australian Christmas Card Competition and launched her long and brilliant career in the Sydney art scene. While colonial gentlemen usually didn’t take ‘lady artists’ terribly seriously, Mary’s mastery of the pen and brush, particularly when doing portraits of powerful men, commanded respect, praise and plenty more prizes. She was a true pioneer.


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ABC Radio National Link to the interview about Federation:

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/nightlife-history/106188548


To see Mary Stoddard and Catherine Devine’s postage stamp designs: 

https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/here_s-how-to-classify-the-1888-centenary-stamps-of-new-south-wa.html


To see Mary Stoddard’s design for the Melbourne Exhibition Certificate

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/253965


To see Mary Stoddard’s still life From Earth and Ocean

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/5951/


To see Mary Stoddard’s portrait of Sir Henry Parkes:

https://education.parliament.nsw.gov.au/history-article/portraits/


To see the National Archives of Australia collection mentioned:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/AdvSearchSeries.aspx


Then:

In the field ‘Series number’ type A1861.

On the next page, you’ll see 'Items in this series on Record Search - 9448'

Click 9448 – and on the next page order by ‘Digitised Item’.

Then click on whichever description takes your fancy.

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> In 1881, plucky Mary Stoddard won the Great Australian Christmas Card Competition and launched her long and brilliant career in the Sydney art scene. While colonial gentlemen usually didn’t take ‘lady artists’ terribly seriously, Mary’s mastery of the pen and brush, particularly when doing portraits of powerful men, commanded respect, praise and plenty more prizes. She was a true pioneer.


To hear the bonus episode 'The Day Australian Art Changed Forever', and get access to other exclusive shows, and get all episodes early and ad-free, become an Patreon or Apple supporter. Click here for a free trial that's easy to cancel if it's not for you:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


ABC Radio National Link to the interview about Federation:

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/nightlife-history/106188548


To see Mary Stoddard and Catherine Devine’s postage stamp designs: 

https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/here_s-how-to-classify-the-1888-centenary-stamps-of-new-south-wa.html


To see Mary Stoddard’s design for the Melbourne Exhibition Certificate

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/253965


To see Mary Stoddard’s still life From Earth and Ocean

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/5951/


To see Mary Stoddard’s portrait of Sir Henry Parkes:

https://education.parliament.nsw.gov.au/history-article/portraits/


To see the National Archives of Australia collection mentioned:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/AdvSearchSeries.aspx


Then:

In the field ‘Series number’ type A1861.

On the next page, you’ll see 'Items in this series on Record Search - 9448'

Click 9448 – and on the next page order by ‘Digitised Item’.

Then click on whichever description takes your fancy.

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> The Garden Palace Mystery Revisited The Garden Palace Mystery Revisited Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:04:59 694e22356d80a931ebf1d398 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-garden-palace-mystery-revisited 694e22356d80a931ebf1d398 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-garden-palace-mystery-revisited full 9 81 Hope you all had a great Christmas. New episodes will be out next week. In the meantime...

Australia's first Christmas cards were displayed at The Garden Place. In this episode, originally released in 2023, we look at the raising – and blazing – of colonial Sydney's most spectacular building. Nearly 150 years after its conception, questions linger about its destruction.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> Hope you all had a great Christmas. New episodes will be out next week. In the meantime...

Australia's first Christmas cards were displayed at The Garden Place. In this episode, originally released in 2023, we look at the raising – and blazing – of colonial Sydney's most spectacular building. Nearly 150 years after its conception, questions linger about its destruction.


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


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Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> Australia’s Great Christmas Card Competition Australia’s Great Christmas Card Competition Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT 1:03:36 69481947e13e237fde61e446 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-great-christmas-card-competition 69481947e13e237fde61e446 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-great-christmas-card-competition full 9 80 In 1881, after years of a Christmas card market dominated by wintry imports, the John Sands company launched a competition for Australian-themed designs, with the best and most popular artworks to be reproduced for sale to the public. Who would win? What did this contest and ongoing card mania mean for Australian cultural identity, women's employment, art and culture, education and industry – and for the authenticity of our creativity and communication?


Bessie Rouse's scrap album, featuring early Christmas card designs:

https://mhnsw.au/stories/general/bessie-rouses-scrap-album/


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:

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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> In 1881, after years of a Christmas card market dominated by wintry imports, the John Sands company launched a competition for Australian-themed designs, with the best and most popular artworks to be reproduced for sale to the public. Who would win? What did this contest and ongoing card mania mean for Australian cultural identity, women's employment, art and culture, education and industry – and for the authenticity of our creativity and communication?


Bessie Rouse's scrap album, featuring early Christmas card designs:

https://mhnsw.au/stories/general/bessie-rouses-scrap-album/


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> When Santa Broke Into Pentridge When Santa Broke Into Pentridge Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:30:00 GMT 32:25 693fee7358c537ceb605ba2f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/when-santabroke-into-pentridge 693fee7358c537ceb605ba2f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc when-santabroke-into-pentridge full 9 79 A new Christmas episode is on the way. In the meantime, let’s revisit the cheekiest Santa Claus in Australian true crime history: Dusty Sheehan – the young Melbourne larrikin, hapless crook and serial prison escape artist – who made news everywhere in 1951 when he broke into Pentridge to bring joy to jailbirds.


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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> A new Christmas episode is on the way. In the meantime, let’s revisit the cheekiest Santa Claus in Australian true crime history: Dusty Sheehan – the young Melbourne larrikin, hapless crook and serial prison escape artist – who made news everywhere in 1951 when he broke into Pentridge to bring joy to jailbirds.


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part Two Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part Two Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 41:50 6935fd0c6f0842bcde11045a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/shirley-butler-the-christmas-murder-part-two 6935fd0c6f0842bcde11045a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc shirley-butler-the-christmas-murder-part-two full 9 78 In the weeks after Shirley Butler's murder, newspaper reports hinted that police weren't divulging everything they knew. Then, in June 1953, nearly six months after her death, detectives announced a stunning breakthrough. But the arrest of their ‘Hitler’ suspect would pale in comparisons with the revelations to come.


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In the weeks after Shirley Butler's murder, newspaper reports hinted that police weren't divulging everything they knew. Then, in June 1953, nearly six months after her death, detectives announced a stunning breakthrough. But the arrest of their ‘Hitler’ suspect would pale in comparisons with the revelations to come.


It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes. Hit either of these links:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part One Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part One Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:18:08 GMT 38:02 6935fb656f0842bcde10ac1a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/shirley-butler-the-christmas-murder-part-one 6935fb656f0842bcde10ac1a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc shirley-butler-the-christmas-murder-part-one full 9 77 In this re-release episode, we revisit one of Australia’s most haunting murder cases. 

On Christmas Day 1952, the body of Shirley Butler was found not far from her Sydney home. The vivacious 21-year-old had last been seen on Christmas Eve, in a festive mood, boarding a packed city. What had happened next? Who had killed her and why? In their search for answers, an army of detectives would scour the city for clues – and authorise a world-first radio re-enactment of her last fateful journey. The man they were looking for? A Russian magician with a Hitler moustache.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In this re-release episode, we revisit one of Australia’s most haunting murder cases. 

On Christmas Day 1952, the body of Shirley Butler was found not far from her Sydney home. The vivacious 21-year-old had last been seen on Christmas Eve, in a festive mood, boarding a packed city. What had happened next? Who had killed her and why? In their search for answers, an army of detectives would scour the city for clues – and authorise a world-first radio re-enactment of her last fateful journey. The man they were looking for? A Russian magician with a Hitler moustache.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – Stunt Pilot Percy Snell Short – Stunt Pilot Percy Snell Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:13:55 GMT 20:13 69293b2668e521ed8d7f740d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-stunt-pilot-percy-snell 69293b2668e521ed8d7f740d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-stunt-pilot-percy-snell full 9 76 In September 1920, Captain Percy Snell thrilled Brisbane by performing aviation stunts in a biplane right over the centre of the city. Forgotten today, this fearless flier was a man of many adventures, including heroics and possible crimes in the Great War. Back home, when not entertaining the future King of England, Percy was piloting a state premier on an aerial election campaign tour that ended in what may have been Australia’s first political assassination attempt.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In September 1920, Captain Percy Snell thrilled Brisbane by performing aviation stunts in a biplane right over the centre of the city. Forgotten today, this fearless flier was a man of many adventures, including heroics and possible crimes in the Great War. Back home, when not entertaining the future King of England, Percy was piloting a state premier on an aerial election campaign tour that ended in what may have been Australia’s first political assassination attempt.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Short – The “Man-Woman” Murder Case That Shocked Australia Short – The “Man-Woman” Murder Case That Shocked Australia Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT 16:52 6926896930ebd38648370b5a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-the-man-woman-murder-case-that-shocked-australia 6926896930ebd38648370b5a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-the-man-woman-murder-case-that-shocked-australia full 9 75 In 1920, Sydney police arrested a man named Harry Crawford for murder — giving Australian newspapers the story of the year when it was revealed this male suspect was biologically female. The Eugene Falleni "man-woman" case — as it became known — culminated in a sensational trial, though doubts that justice was done persist to this day.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In 1920, Sydney police arrested a man named Harry Crawford for murder — giving Australian newspapers the story of the year when it was revealed this male suspect was biologically female. The Eugene Falleni "man-woman" case — as it became known — culminated in a sensational trial, though doubts that justice was done persist to this day.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – Sydney’s Horror Shipwreck Short – Sydney’s Horror Shipwreck Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT 16:17 6923111a9274ead23c96d034 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-sydneys-horror-shipwreck 6923111a9274ead23c96d034 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-sydneys-horror-shipwreck full 9 74


In 1857, Sydneysiders awoke to the nightmare vision of their harbour bobbing with bodies. The great ship Dunbar been dashed against The Gap and there seemed to be no survivors. But one lucky chap had lived – and he’d live not only to pay it forward but to see his tale told on stage and screen. 


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]>


In 1857, Sydneysiders awoke to the nightmare vision of their harbour bobbing with bodies. The great ship Dunbar been dashed against The Gap and there seemed to be no survivors. But one lucky chap had lived – and he’d live not only to pay it forward but to see his tale told on stage and screen. 


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – Australia’s First Night at the Flicks Short – Australia’s First Night at the Flicks Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT 11:03 691dd1d35e54c6660a1a7c79 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-australias-first-night-at-the-flicks 691dd1d35e54c6660a1a7c79 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-australias-first-night-at-the-flicks full 9 73 In August 1896, Aussies went to the movies for the first time – and it happened at Melbourne’s Opera House just nine months after the French Lumiere brothers got le punters to pay to see the moving pictures in Paris.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In August 1896, Aussies went to the movies for the first time – and it happened at Melbourne’s Opera House just nine months after the French Lumiere brothers got le punters to pay to see the moving pictures in Paris.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – Escaping Hell Short – Escaping Hell Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT 12:50 691a19e3e42e3466f2d12561 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-escaping-hell 691a19e3e42e3466f2d12561 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-escaping-hell full 9 72 In 1824, two desperate convicts escaped the penal outpost of Macquarie Harbour, risking murder and cannibalism for a fleeting chance at freedom.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> In 1824, two desperate convicts escaped the penal outpost of Macquarie Harbour, risking murder and cannibalism for a fleeting chance at freedom.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – The Canberra Air Disaster Mystery Short – The Canberra Air Disaster Mystery Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:00:00 GMT 18:08 691442f1c1ed8717c52fe9c1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-the-canberra-air-disaster-mystery 691442f1c1ed8717c52fe9c1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-the-canberra-air-disaster-mystery full 9 71 In August 1940, an RAAF Hudson bomber crashed in Canberra, killing four of Australia's top wartime leaders — along with six other men. It was a tragedy that'd lead to the downfall of one Prime Minister and set two politicians on their paths to that top job. But what — or who — caused the crash?


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

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]]> In August 1940, an RAAF Hudson bomber crashed in Canberra, killing four of Australia's top wartime leaders — along with six other men. It was a tragedy that'd lead to the downfall of one Prime Minister and set two politicians on their paths to that top job. But what — or who — caused the crash?


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> This Week in 1957: Part Two – Keep Watching the Skies This Week in 1957: Part Two – Keep Watching the Skies Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT 40:47 690551043906f8011ae4a031 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1957-part-two-keep-watching-the-skies 690551043906f8011ae4a031 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1957-part-two-keep-watching-the-skies full 9 70 Space dog Laika and Sputnik II were the green light for the Cold War missile and space races to accelerate at warp speed. With the Russians out in front, the Americans were hellbent on catching up, using Nazi war-criminal know-how as they kicked around making the moon into a military base to launch nukes at the Commies. Meanwhile, as people everywhere were seeing UFOs and worrying about subliminal brainwashing, Sydney and Melbourne had some very specific problems – surviving freak weather and enduring the loved-up antics of Liz Taylor and Mike Todd.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> Space dog Laika and Sputnik II were the green light for the Cold War missile and space races to accelerate at warp speed. With the Russians out in front, the Americans were hellbent on catching up, using Nazi war-criminal know-how as they kicked around making the moon into a military base to launch nukes at the Commies. Meanwhile, as people everywhere were seeing UFOs and worrying about subliminal brainwashing, Sydney and Melbourne had some very specific problems – surviving freak weather and enduring the loved-up antics of Liz Taylor and Mike Todd.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> This Week in 1957: Part One – Dogs In Space This Week in 1957: Part One – Dogs In Space Sun, 02 Nov 2025 13:05:00 GMT 40:21 6905444f52ec2a4b139d5e16 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1957-part-one-dogs-in-space 6905444f52ec2a4b139d5e16 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1957-part-one-dogs-in-space full 9 68 The world would never be the same after the Russians launched Sputnik II into space and its cosmonaut canine Laika became the first animal to orbit the Earth. Aussies would have to keep their eyes on the skies during an extraordinary week of heavenly happenings, from freak weather and flying saucers to planes in peril and swooping Hollywood stars. One big question: would the Commies really nuke the moon during a total lunar eclipse to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution?


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> The world would never be the same after the Russians launched Sputnik II into space and its cosmonaut canine Laika became the first animal to orbit the Earth. Aussies would have to keep their eyes on the skies during an extraordinary week of heavenly happenings, from freak weather and flying saucers to planes in peril and swooping Hollywood stars. One big question: would the Commies really nuke the moon during a total lunar eclipse to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution?


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Three This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Three Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:29:18 GMT 1:06:12 68ff80bd594b659111562ad5 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1932-32-rabbit-holes-part-three 68ff80bd594b659111562ad5 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1932-32-rabbit-holes-part-three full 9 67 In 1932, horror movies are on the rise, reflecting fears of an uncertain age – and fair enough, too, because, in addition to the woes of the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and Nazism, and the slide towards another world war, machines are taking jobs, mad scientists are transplanting monkey balls into millionaires, a self-aware robot is trying to kill its master, and an elite cabal of technocrats are hellbent on taking over the world.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In 1932, horror movies are on the rise, reflecting fears of an uncertain age – and fair enough, too, because, in addition to the woes of the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and Nazism, and the slide towards another world war, machines are taking jobs, mad scientists are transplanting monkey balls into millionaires, a self-aware robot is trying to kill its master, and an elite cabal of technocrats are hellbent on taking over the world.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Two This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Two Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT 38:16 68ff528be0f934b5d1f5f268 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1932-32-rabbit-holes-part-two 68ff528be0f934b5d1f5f268 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1932-32-rabbit-holes-part-two full 9 66 While Hitler’s rise to power In Germany seems unstoppable and Mussolini celebrates ten years of fascism in Italy, Australia's homegrown New Guard numbskulls have already become irrelevant – and escaped investigation for their planned insurrection. Plus: Ripley’s Believe it Or Not; an extraordinary outback survival story with a Nazi aftertaste; a 'fun' bigamy story turns very dark; and everything that was ‘wrong’ with modern women.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

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]]> While Hitler’s rise to power In Germany seems unstoppable and Mussolini celebrates ten years of fascism in Italy, Australia's homegrown New Guard numbskulls have already become irrelevant – and escaped investigation for their planned insurrection. Plus: Ripley’s Believe it Or Not; an extraordinary outback survival story with a Nazi aftertaste; a 'fun' bigamy story turns very dark; and everything that was ‘wrong’ with modern women.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part One This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part One Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT 46:19 68ff444318bcdad2ab546be4 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1932-32-rabbit-holes-part-one 68ff444318bcdad2ab546be4 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1932-32-rabbit-holes-part-one full 9 65 From robots and rockets, to mad scientists, anti-democratic techbros and narcissistic fascist strongmen, a lot of what was making news this week in the Great Depression sounds, well, familiar.

But at least we’re not declaring war on emus... just yet. Join me as we jump in and out of 32 strange stories from 1932 – and see which chime – a least a little – with this week in 2025.

Part one includes: Brave New World banned, the plucky young poetess whose pen was a sword against poverty and the plan to turn the South Pole into a garbage dump.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> From robots and rockets, to mad scientists, anti-democratic techbros and narcissistic fascist strongmen, a lot of what was making news this week in the Great Depression sounds, well, familiar.

But at least we’re not declaring war on emus... just yet. Join me as we jump in and out of 32 strange stories from 1932 – and see which chime – a least a little – with this week in 2025.

Part one includes: Brave New World banned, the plucky young poetess whose pen was a sword against poverty and the plan to turn the South Pole into a garbage dump.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> This Week in 1907: All Quacked Up This Week in 1907: All Quacked Up Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT 1:02:05 68f5eed3888566c5b0af2763 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1907-all-quacked-up 68f5eed3888566c5b0af2763 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1907-all-quacked-up full 9 64 Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills, Freeman’s Chlorodyne, Hearn’s Bronchitis Cure, Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills – what was in these and other patent medicines and how much good and harm did they do? These questions were being asked this week in 1907, in the wake of a Royal Commission report that showed Australians were risking their health and wealth on costly quack concoctions that were often placebos and/or contained poisons. In this episode, we look at the first attempts to control a hugely profitable unregulated industry that had been built with pioneering techniques in mass marketing and misinformation. 

We also briefly consider that we're living under Quackery 2.0


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills, Freeman’s Chlorodyne, Hearn’s Bronchitis Cure, Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills – what was in these and other patent medicines and how much good and harm did they do? These questions were being asked this week in 1907, in the wake of a Royal Commission report that showed Australians were risking their health and wealth on costly quack concoctions that were often placebos and/or contained poisons. In this episode, we look at the first attempts to control a hugely profitable unregulated industry that had been built with pioneering techniques in mass marketing and misinformation. 

We also briefly consider that we're living under Quackery 2.0


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – The Coastwatcher’s Lonely War Short – The Coastwatcher’s Lonely War Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:00:00 GMT 18:13 68ed8d63f30b8c4f9102a8b8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-the-coastwatchers-lonely-war 68ed8d63f30b8c4f9102a8b8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-the-coastwatchers-lonely-war full 9 63 In July 1942, as Australia’s armed forces were about to begin what would become the legendary battle for the Kokoda Track, in another occupied part of New Guinea, the brave Aussie coastwatcher Con Page was desperately trying to evade a huge force of Japanese soldiers that was systematically hunting him down.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In July 1942, as Australia’s armed forces were about to begin what would become the legendary battle for the Kokoda Track, in another occupied part of New Guinea, the brave Aussie coastwatcher Con Page was desperately trying to evade a huge force of Japanese soldiers that was systematically hunting him down.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – The Ballad of Australia’s Forgotten Boxing Champion Short – The Ballad of Australia’s Forgotten Boxing Champion Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:00:00 GMT 14:48 68e60a3ed798804c9e08c32e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-the-ballad-of-australias-forgotten-boxing-champion 68e60a3ed798804c9e08c32e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-the-ballad-of-australias-forgotten-boxing-champion full 9 62 In July 1919, tiny-statured but huge-hearted youngster George Mendies won the Australian Flyweight Title. This was a crown he'd defend successfully again and again – until fate dealt him a cruel blow when he did a favour for a fellow boxer.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In July 1919, tiny-statured but huge-hearted youngster George Mendies won the Australian Flyweight Title. This was a crown he'd defend successfully again and again – until fate dealt him a cruel blow when he did a favour for a fellow boxer.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short – One Man, Two Mining Disasters Short – One Man, Two Mining Disasters Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT 13:03 68e3358a1300c48ae1062f95 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-one-man-two-mining-disasters 68e3358a1300c48ae1062f95 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-one-man-two-mining-disasters full 9 61 Australia suffered what is still our worst industrial disaster when an explosion ripped through the Mount Kembla mine on 31 July 1902. Strikingly, lead rescuer Henry MacCabe had 15 years earlier been acclaimed a hero of the 1887 Mount Keira explosion, which was our previous worst industrial catastrophe. Yet Henry's legacy isn't quite black and white.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Australia suffered what is still our worst industrial disaster when an explosion ripped through the Mount Kembla mine on 31 July 1902. Strikingly, lead rescuer Henry MacCabe had 15 years earlier been acclaimed a hero of the 1887 Mount Keira explosion, which was our previous worst industrial catastrophe. Yet Henry's legacy isn't quite black and white.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short: An Aussie Movie Star’s Acid Horror Short: An Aussie Movie Star’s Acid Horror Mon, 29 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT 27:58 68d9bfd986008eb230115035 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-an-aussie-movie-stars-acid-horror 68d9bfd986008eb230115035 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-an-aussie-movie-stars-acid-horror full 9 60 At the height of the silent movie era, young Australian star Lotus Thompson set her sights on Hollywood. But she soon faced a problem: her legs were so beautiful that producers couldn’t see past her perfect pins to recognise her as a true acting talent. So Lotus found a horrifying solution – literally, in a bottle of corrosive acid. Had she been driven to this self-destructive act by a cruel industry? Or was Lotus simply a shrewd operator trying to hoax her way to Hollywood fame and fortune?


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> At the height of the silent movie era, young Australian star Lotus Thompson set her sights on Hollywood. But she soon faced a problem: her legs were so beautiful that producers couldn’t see past her perfect pins to recognise her as a true acting talent. So Lotus found a horrifying solution – literally, in a bottle of corrosive acid. Had she been driven to this self-destructive act by a cruel industry? Or was Lotus simply a shrewd operator trying to hoax her way to Hollywood fame and fortune?


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> <![CDATA[Short: SS Waratah – Australia's Own 'Titanic' Mystery]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT 22:24 68d5c39babe298be1f955fe4 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-ss-waratah-australias-own-titanic-mystery 68d5c39babe298be1f955fe4 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-ss-waratah-australias-own-titanic-mystery full 9 59 In July 1909, the world wondered what had become of the SS Waratah, last seen off coast of South Africa with more than 200 souls aboard. This grim mystery was even more sensational for featuring a one-armed double murderer, a passenger plagued by prophetic visions and a veteran sea captain with a charmed reputation. But once all hope was lost, a likely explanation for the disaster was to come from a former Waratah passenger: Australian professor William Bragg, who a few years later would win the Nobel Prize.


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> In July 1909, the world wondered what had become of the SS Waratah, last seen off coast of South Africa with more than 200 souls aboard. This grim mystery was even more sensational for featuring a one-armed double murderer, a passenger plagued by prophetic visions and a veteran sea captain with a charmed reputation. But once all hope was lost, a likely explanation for the disaster was to come from a former Waratah passenger: Australian professor William Bragg, who a few years later would win the Nobel Prize.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> <![CDATA[Short: Australia's Free Speech Martyr]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:05:00 GMT 18:53 68cea74bf5e00f6ca49249d2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-australias-free-speech-martyr 68cea74bf5e00f6ca49249d2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-australias-free-speech-martyr full 9 58 William Chidley was an early 20th Century Australian eccentric with his own philosophies, which he preached and published - and for which he was relentlessly persecuted. Eventually, Chidley would be charged with being a lunatic – setting the scene for his final battles as a free speech champion.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> William Chidley was an early 20th Century Australian eccentric with his own philosophies, which he preached and published - and for which he was relentlessly persecuted. Eventually, Chidley would be charged with being a lunatic – setting the scene for his final battles as a free speech champion.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1981: Don't Believe the Hype]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:05:00 GMT 51:13 68ce9991146cfd1a65924842 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1981-dont-believe-the-hype 68ce9991146cfd1a65924842 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1981-dont-believe-the-hype full 9 57 The death of stuntman Dale Buggins, the arrival of Adam Ant in Australia and new ‘evidence’ in the Azaria Chamberlain case – it was a big week for sensational tabloid stories. Plus: the birth of the Macquarie Dictionary, the Sale of the Century phenomenon, computers for consumers and the opening of Sydney Tower. And, on a personal note: when your protectors are predators, and remembering Australian journalist John Martinkus.


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]]> The death of stuntman Dale Buggins, the arrival of Adam Ant in Australia and new ‘evidence’ in the Azaria Chamberlain case – it was a big week for sensational tabloid stories. Plus: the birth of the Macquarie Dictionary, the Sale of the Century phenomenon, computers for consumers and the opening of Sydney Tower. And, on a personal note: when your protectors are predators, and remembering Australian journalist John Martinkus.


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131 114 or text 0477 13 11 14. 


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> This Week in 1956: TV debuts, rock ’n’ roll riots and a dancing senior citizen takes on the world This Week in 1956: TV debuts, rock ’n’ roll riots and a dancing senior citizen takes on the world Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:30:00 GMT 30:17 68c810ebc5a5560eace08fa6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1956-tv-debuts-rock-n-roll-riots-and-a-dancing 68c810ebc5a5560eace08fa6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1956-tv-debuts-rock-n-roll-riots-and-a-dancing full 9 55 In the third week of September 1956, a small number of Australians finally saw what all the fuss was about when regular TV broadcasts began. It was a quiet start - unlike the arrival of the raucous, riot-inspiring youth movie Rock Around The Clock. But the new craze didn’t impress Janese Dooley, the 65-year-old widow who’d just danced not around the clock but around the world!


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> In the third week of September 1956, a small number of Australians finally saw what all the fuss was about when regular TV broadcasts began. It was a quiet start - unlike the arrival of the raucous, riot-inspiring youth movie Rock Around The Clock. But the new craze didn’t impress Janese Dooley, the 65-year-old widow who’d just danced not around the clock but around the world!


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short: The Death of Damien Parer Short: The Death of Damien Parer Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:38:59 GMT 13:16 68c228344027d9f21f051901 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-the-death-of-damien-parer 68c228344027d9f21f051901 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-the-death-of-damien-parer full 9 54 This week in 1944, Australia's most famous war cameraman — whose film Kokoda Front Line! had won us our first Oscar the previous year — was killed while filming American Marines trying to retake a tiny Pacific island held by the Japanese.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

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]]> This week in 1944, Australia's most famous war cameraman — whose film Kokoda Front Line! had won us our first Oscar the previous year — was killed while filming American Marines trying to retake a tiny Pacific island held by the Japanese.


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short: Mark Twain Down Under Short: Mark Twain Down Under Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT 10:39 68be2ecaa4a9a4d9453c8dde false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-mark-twain-down-under 68be2ecaa4a9a4d9453c8dde 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-mark-twain-down-under full 9 53 One hundred and thirty years ago this month, Mark Twain, creator of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, and hailed as the world’s funniest man, arrived in Australia for the start of a months-long speaking tour. Aussies loved the famous visitor – and those attending his shows were treated to a very modern form of entertainment: American stand-up comedy.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> One hundred and thirty years ago this month, Mark Twain, creator of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, and hailed as the world’s funniest man, arrived in Australia for the start of a months-long speaking tour. Aussies loved the famous visitor – and those attending his shows were treated to a very modern form of entertainment: American stand-up comedy.


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> <![CDATA[Short: When War Came on Father's Day]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT 11:29 68b3b09875e437e22363b8ff false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-when-war-came-on-fathers-day 68b3b09875e437e22363b8ff 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-when-war-came-on-fathers-day full 9 52 As winter became spring in Australia in 1939, the world stood on the edge of the abyss.

Then, on Father's Day, 3 September, everyone's worst fears were confirmed: Australia would once again go to war with Germany. 

In the hours that followed this terrible news, shots were fired off Melbourne, foreigners were rounded up in Sydney, Australians got a crash course in air raid measures and enemy ships were unaccounted for in our waters. European battle updates dominated radios and newspaper headlines. This was the beginning of the beginning.


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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> As winter became spring in Australia in 1939, the world stood on the edge of the abyss.

Then, on Father's Day, 3 September, everyone's worst fears were confirmed: Australia would once again go to war with Germany. 

In the hours that followed this terrible news, shots were fired off Melbourne, foreigners were rounded up in Sydney, Australians got a crash course in air raid measures and enemy ships were unaccounted for in our waters. European battle updates dominated radios and newspaper headlines. This was the beginning of the beginning.


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> <![CDATA[Short: Australia's Worst Shipwreck]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 13:18 68b11af4674c25e0ea27d823 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-australias-worst-shipwreck 68b11af4674c25e0ea27d823 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-australias-worst-shipwreck full 9 51 180 years ago this month, Australia suffered what is still our worst civil maritime disaster when the emigrant ship Cataraqui struck a reef off King Island and sank in Bass Strait. Of the 409 aboard, just nine were to survive - but fate held a cruel trick in store for two of these men.

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

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]]> 180 years ago this month, Australia suffered what is still our worst civil maritime disaster when the emigrant ship Cataraqui struck a reef off King Island and sank in Bass Strait. Of the 409 aboard, just nine were to survive - but fate held a cruel trick in store for two of these men.

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Short: From Dead Heart to Inland Sea Short: From Dead Heart to Inland Sea Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT 13:30 68ae9bfe352b565deb3d0bf6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/from-dead-heart-to-inland-sea 68ae9bfe352b565deb3d0bf6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc from-dead-heart-to-inland-sea full 9 50 With Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre now flooded, we look back on the first time this happened in white history. Seventy-five years ago, Australia’s driest and most inhospitable region became a huge inland sea — and was explored by Elliot Price, a salt-lake-of-the-earth sorta bloke tooling around in a home-made boat.  


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> With Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre now flooded, we look back on the first time this happened in white history. Seventy-five years ago, Australia’s driest and most inhospitable region became a huge inland sea — and was explored by Elliot Price, a salt-lake-of-the-earth sorta bloke tooling around in a home-made boat.  


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part Three This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part Three Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:05:00 GMT 53:10 68aa83cc73bf5b6298885d11 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1931-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-part-three 68aa83cc73bf5b6298885d11 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1931-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-part-three full 9 49 Having enjoyed a trifecta of splashy Sydney skydiving successes, Stanley makes a new start in Melbourne only to learn that disasters come in threes.


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]]> Having enjoyed a trifecta of splashy Sydney skydiving successes, Stanley makes a new start in Melbourne only to learn that disasters come in threes.


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]]> This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part Two This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part Two Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT 29:19 68a204d8aabbc2ace32e9871 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1931-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-part-two 68a204d8aabbc2ace32e9871 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1931-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-part-two full 9 48 After Stanley Thomas’s rapid rise to parachuting success in Sydney, his career starts to stall with a series of jumps that are erratic and dangerous.

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]]> After Stanley Thomas’s rapid rise to parachuting success in Sydney, his career starts to stall with a series of jumps that are erratic and dangerous.

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]]> This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part One This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part One Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:00:00 GMT 49:26 68a1efc4436325e278383e37 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1931-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-part-one 68a1efc4436325e278383e37 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1931-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-part-one full 9 47 Stanley Thomas was a young parachutist who made himself into a star in Sydney in the early years of the Great Depression. In public, he thrilled with his daredevil stunts. In private, he wrestled the darkest of demons. In the first instalment of this miniseries, we delve into the reality and the fantasy of Stanley’s story and explore just how he summoned the courage to step into space at 10,000 feet.


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]]> Stanley Thomas was a young parachutist who made himself into a star in Sydney in the early years of the Great Depression. In public, he thrilled with his daredevil stunts. In private, he wrestled the darkest of demons. In the first instalment of this miniseries, we delve into the reality and the fantasy of Stanley’s story and explore just how he summoned the courage to step into space at 10,000 feet.


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]]> This Week in 1906: The Golden Rule Axe Murder This Week in 1906: The Golden Rule Axe Murder Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:35:01 GMT 1:06:31 6894734686fca13628ec2d88 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1906-the-golden-rule-axe-murder 6894734686fca13628ec2d88 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1906-the-golden-rule-axe-murder full 9 44 When John Hassett was murdered in his Adelaide hotel room, Australia wasn’t faced with a whodunnit but a whydunnit.

Why had his wife Ada committed this cold-blooded crime?

Is she was insane, what had broken her mind?

For the first time, Ada’s tragic history is laid bare - and it speaks directly to issues still making world headlines in 2025.


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]]> When John Hassett was murdered in his Adelaide hotel room, Australia wasn’t faced with a whodunnit but a whydunnit.

Why had his wife Ada committed this cold-blooded crime?

Is she was insane, what had broken her mind?

For the first time, Ada’s tragic history is laid bare - and it speaks directly to issues still making world headlines in 2025.


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131114 or text 0477 13 11 14. 


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]]> The Curious Case of the Two-Headed Baby – Part Two The Curious Case of the Two-Headed Baby – Part Two Sun, 27 Jul 2025 14:01:00 GMT 55:05 6885c0336e658a8b3cf5826e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-curious-case-of-the-two-headed-baby-part-two 6885c0336e658a8b3cf5826e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-curious-case-of-the-two-headed-baby-part-two full 9 43 Reuben Doodeward faces court, but he’s not backing down, and neither is the NSW government, with the fight over the fate of the two-headed baby headed for the High Court… and beyond.


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]]> Reuben Doodeward faces court, but he’s not backing down, and neither is the NSW government, with the fight over the fate of the two-headed baby headed for the High Court… and beyond.


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]]> The Curious Case of the Two-Headed Baby – Part One The Curious Case of the Two-Headed Baby – Part One Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:32:22 GMT 41:23 687df973fd9acfeba412482d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-curious-case-of-the-two-headed-baby-part-one 687df973fd9acfeba412482d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-curious-case-of-the-two-headed-baby-part-one full 9 42 In 1906, Australia was scandalised that Sydney showman Reuben Doodeward (pictured) had exhibited a two-headed baby preserved in a bottle of spirits. Yet he was only doing what his dear old dad had done in Dunedin nearly 30 years earlier. The court case that followed would make for more than just horror headlines – it’d make legal history that continues to shape our world in the age of biotech. 


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]]> In 1906, Australia was scandalised that Sydney showman Reuben Doodeward (pictured) had exhibited a two-headed baby preserved in a bottle of spirits. Yet he was only doing what his dear old dad had done in Dunedin nearly 30 years earlier. The court case that followed would make for more than just horror headlines – it’d make legal history that continues to shape our world in the age of biotech. 


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]]> Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part Three Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part Three Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:00:00 GMT 47:38 68634173db315037b799e1f3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-trial-the-poisoned-footy-player-part-thr 68634173db315037b799e1f3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-trial-the-poisoned-footy-player-part-thr full 9 41 While the evidence against Veronica Monty was damning, she was also damned by the hypocritical morality of Australia in the 1950s. Tried for attempted murder, she was convicted of far worse — and would pay the price.

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]]> While the evidence against Veronica Monty was damning, she was also damned by the hypocritical morality of Australia in the 1950s. Tried for attempted murder, she was convicted of far worse — and would pay the price.

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]]> Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part Two Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part Two Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:00:00 GMT 37:29 68633ef6db315037b7994a47 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-trial-the-poisoned-footy-player-part-two 68633ef6db315037b7994a47 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-trial-the-poisoned-footy-player-part-two full 9 40 When Sydney detectives confirm star Balmain rugby league player Bob Lulham has been poisoned with Thall-Rat, they begin an investigation that at first turns up few leads. A series of mysterious phone calls to the CIB keeps the police wondering until they finally make a shocking arrest. While the identification of the suspect is sensational, what emerges at the accused's committal hearing has jaws on the floor in 1950s Australia — as it would be today. 


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]]> When Sydney detectives confirm star Balmain rugby league player Bob Lulham has been poisoned with Thall-Rat, they begin an investigation that at first turns up few leads. A series of mysterious phone calls to the CIB keeps the police wondering until they finally make a shocking arrest. While the identification of the suspect is sensational, what emerges at the accused's committal hearing has jaws on the floor in 1950s Australia — as it would be today. 


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]]> Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part One Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part One Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:01:00 GMT 35:10 68633d3f653df36e7b3b0bd1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-trial-the-poisoned-footy-player-part-one 68633d3f653df36e7b3b0bd1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-trial-the-poisoned-footy-player-part-one full 9 39 On the 20th of July 1953, Sydney detectives discovered that someone had used rat poison to try to murder star Balmain rugby league player Bob Lulham. More than 70 years later, this remains one of Australian sport’s most sensational, strangest and saddest scandals — and among the least remembered. In part one of this deep dive, we explore Bob’s proud family legacy – his father fought at Gallipoli on 25 August 1915 — and Bob’s meteoric rise in rugby league, which included his record-breaking 1947 debut season and him donning the Kangaroo jersey to represent Australia against England in 1948-49.


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]]> On the 20th of July 1953, Sydney detectives discovered that someone had used rat poison to try to murder star Balmain rugby league player Bob Lulham. More than 70 years later, this remains one of Australian sport’s most sensational, strangest and saddest scandals — and among the least remembered. In part one of this deep dive, we explore Bob’s proud family legacy – his father fought at Gallipoli on 25 August 1915 — and Bob’s meteoric rise in rugby league, which included his record-breaking 1947 debut season and him donning the Kangaroo jersey to represent Australia against England in 1948-49.


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> This Week in 1980 – The Family Court Murders, Miracle Babies and Birds, Our Richest Real Estate and the Village People Conquer Australia This Week in 1980 – The Family Court Murders, Miracle Babies and Birds, Our Richest Real Estate and the Village People Conquer Australia Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:35:15 GMT 1:03:36 685cefe10904b52e46b03a7d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1980-the-family-court-murders-miracle-babies-an 685cefe10904b52e46b03a7d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1980-the-family-court-murders-miracle-babies-an full 9 38 A judge is gunned down, we welcome our first test tube baby and we try to save the world’s rarest bird. Meanwhile, Sydney sets a record house price and the Village People score bigly Down Under. Plus: Why does President Trump love the YMCA? How did Aussies feel about a Moscow Olympics boycott? Which Hollywood actor’s history with Australia intersected with George Orwell, Oscar Wilde, Sidney Nolan and Port Arthur Gaol? And: the strange story of Sydney Opera House’s strangest solo act!


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Media links:

Candice's Marie Claire article: https://www.marieclaire.com.au/latest-news/candice-thum-australia-first-ivf-baby-birthday/

Debi Marshall's 2014 article ‘The Road To Revenge’ - https://www.smh.com.au/national/road-to-revenge-20140825-3e8yo.html

The Family Court Murders on ABC iView – https://iview.abc.net.au/show/family-court-murders

1984 - Australian touring production: https://shakeandstir.com.au/mainstage/1984

Vincent Price in 2UE's 1955 radio adaptation of 1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDOieVBqdg

Vincent Price narrates 1965 Port Arthur doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5V7MV-hLx0&t=32s

Vincent Price as Oscar Wilde in Diversions and Delights: https://www.thesoundofvincentprice.com/diversions-and-delights/


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]]> A judge is gunned down, we welcome our first test tube baby and we try to save the world’s rarest bird. Meanwhile, Sydney sets a record house price and the Village People score bigly Down Under. Plus: Why does President Trump love the YMCA? How did Aussies feel about a Moscow Olympics boycott? Which Hollywood actor’s history with Australia intersected with George Orwell, Oscar Wilde, Sidney Nolan and Port Arthur Gaol? And: the strange story of Sydney Opera House’s strangest solo act!


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Media links:

Candice's Marie Claire article: https://www.marieclaire.com.au/latest-news/candice-thum-australia-first-ivf-baby-birthday/

Debi Marshall's 2014 article ‘The Road To Revenge’ - https://www.smh.com.au/national/road-to-revenge-20140825-3e8yo.html

The Family Court Murders on ABC iView – https://iview.abc.net.au/show/family-court-murders

1984 - Australian touring production: https://shakeandstir.com.au/mainstage/1984

Vincent Price in 2UE's 1955 radio adaptation of 1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDOieVBqdg

Vincent Price narrates 1965 Port Arthur doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5V7MV-hLx0&t=32s

Vincent Price as Oscar Wilde in Diversions and Delights: https://www.thesoundofvincentprice.com/diversions-and-delights/


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]]> This Week in 1955 – Part Two: A Ban on Aboriginal People, Putting An End to Polio, the Murder Manhunt and the ‘Murderphobia’ Case This Week in 1955 – Part Two: A Ban on Aboriginal People, Putting An End to Polio, the Murder Manhunt and the ‘Murderphobia’ Case Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:50:18 GMT 32:18 684f785ab25343774fd7007d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1955-part-two-a-ban-on-aboriginal-people-puttin 684f785ab25343774fd7007d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1955-part-two-a-ban-on-aboriginal-people-puttin full 9 37 While Sydney welcomes African-American entertainers, Moree bans Aboriginal Australians from exercising their human rights on the land that’s always been their home. But this regressive act will have progressive consequences… eventually. Plus, while Australia plans to vaccinate against polio and the government commits ground forces to a war in Asia, the manhunt for escaped murderer Patrick Platts reaches a climax. But the Platts story will have its sequel nearly 20 years later – in the ‘Murderphobia’ murder case.


To read more about the 1965 Freedom Ride:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> While Sydney welcomes African-American entertainers, Moree bans Aboriginal Australians from exercising their human rights on the land that’s always been their home. But this regressive act will have progressive consequences… eventually. Plus, while Australia plans to vaccinate against polio and the government commits ground forces to a war in Asia, the manhunt for escaped murderer Patrick Platts reaches a climax. But the Platts story will have its sequel nearly 20 years later – in the ‘Murderphobia’ murder case.


To read more about the 1965 Freedom Ride:

https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/1965-freedom-ride


To get hip to the beat with Dewey ‘Pigmeat’ Markham’s Here Comes The Judge:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRS62nccwmw&list=RDNRS62nccwmw&start_radio=1


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> This Week in 1955 – Part One: A Murderer Escapes, Our Politicians Jail Pressmen and an Aussie Witnesses Horror at Le Mans This Week in 1955 – Part One: A Murderer Escapes, Our Politicians Jail Pressmen and an Aussie Witnesses Horror at Le Mans Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT 40:29 684a17321a37473f7d29f81c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1955-part-one-a-murderer-escapes-our-politician 684a17321a37473f7d29f81c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1955-part-one-a-murderer-escapes-our-politician full 9 36 Up in the Queensland, a murderer and a robber break out of prison, while down in Canberra our Federal Parliament puts a couple of newspaper blokes behind bars for breaching privilege. Meanwhile, a veteran Aussie journo at Le Mans witnesses history’s worst motor racing disaster. Plus: Hollywood celebrities come Down Under - and turn one Sydney beauty’s life upside down.


To read Andrew Moore’s presentation on the Fitzpatrick-Browne affair:

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Publications_and_resources/Papers_and_research/Papers_on_Parliament_and_other_resources/Papers_on_Parliament/64/c01


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Up in the Queensland, a murderer and a robber break out of prison, while down in Canberra our Federal Parliament puts a couple of newspaper blokes behind bars for breaching privilege. Meanwhile, a veteran Aussie journo at Le Mans witnesses history’s worst motor racing disaster. Plus: Hollywood celebrities come Down Under - and turn one Sydney beauty’s life upside down.


To read Andrew Moore’s presentation on the Fitzpatrick-Browne affair:

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Publications_and_resources/Papers_and_research/Papers_on_Parliament_and_other_resources/Papers_on_Parliament/64/c01


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Five Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Five Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:05:00 GMT 56:03 6849831186b5e77739de7359 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murd5 6849831186b5e77739de7359 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murd5 full 9 33 Following the verdict, Ronald Griggs has one last trick up his sleeve to amaze Australia. 


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Following the verdict, Ronald Griggs has one last trick up his sleeve to amaze Australia. 


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Four Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Four Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:01:00 GMT 48:03 6843b625a13d337373ad87ea false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-4 6843b625a13d337373ad87ea 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-4 full 9 32 Having already been convicted by the newspapers, Ronald Griggs stands trial for the murder of his wife. If he’s found guilty, he’ll be sentenced to death.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Having already been convicted by the newspapers, Ronald Griggs stands trial for the murder of his wife. If he’s found guilty, he’ll be sentenced to death.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1930 - America's Tariff Apocalypse, Aviatrix Amy Johnson Awes Aussies... and Ferris Bueller?]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:24:31 GMT 49:39 6840f1cf44362f4720234f11 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1930-americas-tariff-apocalypse-aviatrix-amy-jo 6840f1cf44362f4720234f11 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1930-americas-tariff-apocalypse-aviatrix-amy-jo full 9 34 In the first week of June 1930, America was on the brink of economic apocalypse with its Smoot-Hawley tariffs – and their effects would be felt terribly Down Under and around the world. In this very same week, Aussies set in motion a process that'd further guarantee we suffered horribly in the Great Depression. At least in good news, Sydney welcomed heroic aviatrix Amy Johnson in what was the first example of modern celebrity hysteria in Australia. For a bit of fun, we also look at the Smoot-Hawley tariff scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, learning how actor-economist Ben Stein later returned to his dreary economics teacher role to campaign for a Republican American Senator who's still in power and who has/had some surprising trade views on Australia.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> In the first week of June 1930, America was on the brink of economic apocalypse with its Smoot-Hawley tariffs – and their effects would be felt terribly Down Under and around the world. In this very same week, Aussies set in motion a process that'd further guarantee we suffered horribly in the Great Depression. At least in good news, Sydney welcomed heroic aviatrix Amy Johnson in what was the first example of modern celebrity hysteria in Australia. For a bit of fun, we also look at the Smoot-Hawley tariff scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, learning how actor-economist Ben Stein later returned to his dreary economics teacher role to campaign for a Republican American Senator who's still in power and who has/had some surprising trade views on Australia.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Three Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Three Fri, 30 May 2025 23:15:56 GMT 41:26 683a3c2d60acd9670d04c2c3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murd3 683a3c2d60acd9670d04c2c3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murd3 full 9 31 After Lottie Condon’s shock confession, Ronald Griggs becomes infamous overnight when Truth newspaper publishes every sordid detail of his scandalous love life. But with his wife’s body exhumed and the true cause of her death established, public shame is soon the least of the embattled Methodist minister’s problems.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> After Lottie Condon’s shock confession, Ronald Griggs becomes infamous overnight when Truth newspaper publishes every sordid detail of his scandalous love life. But with his wife’s body exhumed and the true cause of her death established, public shame is soon the least of the embattled Methodist minister’s problems.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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]]> Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Two Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part Two Thu, 29 May 2025 07:30:00 GMT 42:25 6837f1b92780b226c7f2ac90 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murd2 6837f1b92780b226c7f2ac90 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murd2 full 9 30 Following the mysterious death of his wife in the mountain town of Omeo, rumours about Methodist preacher Ronald Griggs reach a fever pitch — and a veteran detective is sent from Melbourne CIB to investigate.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

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]]> Following the mysterious death of his wife in the mountain town of Omeo, rumours about Methodist preacher Ronald Griggs reach a fever pitch — and a veteran detective is sent from Melbourne CIB to investigate.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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]]> Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part One Before the Mushroom Case: Australia’s Infamous Poisoning Murder Trial – Part One Thu, 29 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT 53:12 6837ef877b483718e0905c2a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murde 6837ef877b483718e0905c2a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc before-the-mushroom-case-australias-infamous-poisoning-murde full 9 29 Nearly a century before Erin Patterson was put on trial in the mushroom murder case, Australia was scandalised by allegations that a young preacher from country Victoria had poisoned his wife, Ethel, the mother of his baby girl, so he could be with his mistress, Lottie, the daughter of one of his most faithful churchgoers.

In this five-part mini-series, we delve deep into the life of holier-than-thou hypocrite Ronald Griggs, who shattered the commandments he supposedly held so sacred.

Everything he said and did cast him as a sinner.

But had this man of the cloth transgressed against the most serious of all holy laws: Thou Shalt Not Kill?

With the case investigated by a heroic Melbourne detective, and the court case defended by legendary legal eagle, the scene was set for one of the greatest murder trials in Australian history.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> Nearly a century before Erin Patterson was put on trial in the mushroom murder case, Australia was scandalised by allegations that a young preacher from country Victoria had poisoned his wife, Ethel, the mother of his baby girl, so he could be with his mistress, Lottie, the daughter of one of his most faithful churchgoers.

In this five-part mini-series, we delve deep into the life of holier-than-thou hypocrite Ronald Griggs, who shattered the commandments he supposedly held so sacred.

Everything he said and did cast him as a sinner.

But had this man of the cloth transgressed against the most serious of all holy laws: Thou Shalt Not Kill?

With the case investigated by a heroic Melbourne detective, and the court case defended by legendary legal eagle, the scene was set for one of the greatest murder trials in Australian history.


Part two is available now. Parts three, four and five are available ad-free now for Apple and Patreon supporters. As a supporter, you get all episodes ad-free, plus exclusive bonus episodes and a show shout-out! It’s easy to start a free trial in just a few seconds.


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Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1905: Aussie Feminist Highs & Lows, the First Empire Day, an American President Ends a Russian War, and a Ratcatcher Echoes in Eternity]]> Fri, 23 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT 39:33 683008c3fc865cdd04c9e5a3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1905-aussie-feminist-highs-lows-the-first-empir 683008c3fc865cdd04c9e5a3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1905-aussie-feminist-highs-lows-the-first-empir full 9 28 In London this week, the Aussie suffragist Nellie Martel explains to English women how they can win the vote, while back at home pioneering feminist Louisa Lawson’s publication The Dawn teeters on the brink of closure. Plus: the first Empire Day; the final battles of the Russo-Japanese War mean a Nobel Peace Prize for Teddy Roosevelt; and in Sydney a ratcatching hero survives Bubonic Plague – again.


Kathy Bowrey: "The threat posed by a woman inventor: law, labour and the subjugation of Louisa Lawson"

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14490854.2024.2331591


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> In London this week, the Aussie suffragist Nellie Martel explains to English women how they can win the vote, while back at home pioneering feminist Louisa Lawson’s publication The Dawn teeters on the brink of closure. Plus: the first Empire Day; the final battles of the Russo-Japanese War mean a Nobel Peace Prize for Teddy Roosevelt; and in Sydney a ratcatching hero survives Bubonic Plague – again.


Kathy Bowrey: "The threat posed by a woman inventor: law, labour and the subjugation of Louisa Lawson"

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14490854.2024.2331591


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1979: Aussie Movies Go Global, Ye Olde TV Listings & Our Forgotten Comedy Genius]]> Fri, 16 May 2025 03:00:00 GMT 42:49 68269c95e8a66fad6dbe26cf false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1979-aussie-movies-go-global-ye-olde-tv-listing 68269c95e8a66fad6dbe26cf 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1979-aussie-movies-go-global-ye-olde-tv-listing full 9 27 This week at the Cannes Film Festival, My Brilliant Career made Australian film history, while back home Rupert Murdoch became a Sydney TV mogul, setting the stage for his world-changing Fox News empire. Meanwhile, Aussies lived with limited television choices even as they remained unaware that one of their own was reshaping American screen entertainment with his cutting edge comedies and pioneering reality formats.



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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> This week at the Cannes Film Festival, My Brilliant Career made Australian film history, while back home Rupert Murdoch became a Sydney TV mogul, setting the stage for his world-changing Fox News empire. Meanwhile, Aussies lived with limited television choices even as they remained unaware that one of their own was reshaping American screen entertainment with his cutting edge comedies and pioneering reality formats.



For free trial access to early ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus episodes:

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Check out my books:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1954 - Sydney Anarchy, Killer Trains, a Climate Warming Warning, Record Setters & the Roo Roo Hop]]> Thu, 08 May 2025 05:06:10 GMT 28:42 681c3bc28b1f3232bcf7005c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1954-sydney-anarchy-killer-trains-a-climate-war 681c3bc28b1f3232bcf7005c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1954-sydney-anarchy-killer-trains-a-climate-war full 9 26 Pirates, sailors, mountaineers and the Abominable Snowman run riot through Sydney – a Sydney were you risk life and limb every time you catch a train. Also this week: scientists prove that the world is warming – and cite civilisation as the cause. Elsewhere, a young bloke tries to set a piano playing record, a Pommy athlete breaks through an ‘impossible’ barrier, Australian television is finally given a green light and American youngsters bounce around like kangaroos.


Roo Roo Kangaroo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq8lImdakvA


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Pirates, sailors, mountaineers and the Abominable Snowman run riot through Sydney – a Sydney were you risk life and limb every time you catch a train. Also this week: scientists prove that the world is warming – and cite civilisation as the cause. Elsewhere, a young bloke tries to set a piano playing record, a Pommy athlete breaks through an ‘impossible’ barrier, Australian television is finally given a green light and American youngsters bounce around like kangaroos.


Roo Roo Kangaroo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq8lImdakvA


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> Short – Nazi Aftertaste Short – Nazi Aftertaste Mon, 05 May 2025 00:33:19 GMT 16:29 68180299a1c12fc2996d3615 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-nazi-aftertaste-when-keith-murdoch-was-elon-musk-to-ro 68180299a1c12fc2996d3615 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-nazi-aftertaste-when-keith-murdoch-was-elon-musk-to-ro full 9 13 85 years before American President Donald Trump gave unelected social media mogul Elon Musk unprecedented power with DOGE, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies gave unelected newspaper mogul Keith Murdoch unprecedented power as DGI - that is: Director-General of Information. But Rupert’s dad would overstep almost immediately and be widely criticised as an aspiring fascist dictator along the lines of Adolf Hitler – the very enemy he was supposed to be fighting.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> 85 years before American President Donald Trump gave unelected social media mogul Elon Musk unprecedented power with DOGE, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies gave unelected newspaper mogul Keith Murdoch unprecedented power as DGI - that is: Director-General of Information. But Rupert’s dad would overstep almost immediately and be widely criticised as an aspiring fascist dictator along the lines of Adolf Hitler – the very enemy he was supposed to be fighting.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> This Week in 1929: The Blind Digger – Part Two This Week in 1929: The Blind Digger – Part Two Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT 44:37 6808fd4c80a1a34ac5b3bb79 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1929-the-blind-digger-part-two 6808fd4c80a1a34ac5b3bb79 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1929-the-blind-digger-part-two full 9 25 Just as Frank’s radio career is taking off, his private life is laid bare in a racy tabloid expose. But the sequel to this scandal is to be far more shocking and sinister. Nearly a century later, questions remain…


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Just as Frank’s radio career is taking off, his private life is laid bare in a racy tabloid expose. But the sequel to this scandal is to be far more shocking and sinister. Nearly a century later, questions remain…


For free trial access to early ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus episodes:

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Check out my books:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> This Week in 1929: The Blind Digger – Part One This Week in 1929: The Blind Digger – Part One Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:53:03 GMT 49:38 6808fcd480a1a34ac5b39644 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1929-the-blind-digger-part-one 6808fcd480a1a34ac5b39644 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1929-the-blind-digger-part-one full 9 24 Terribly wounded on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli, AIF Private Frank Downes would be celebrated as The Blind Digger. After returning home on the first hospital ship from Egypt, he was an Anzac hero, a patriotic public speaker, a radio personality and a good husband and father. But Frank’s image was to be tainted by scandal and then shattered by a mysterious death that left Aussies wondering whether this war hero was a cold-blooded murderer.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Terribly wounded on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli, AIF Private Frank Downes would be celebrated as The Blind Digger. After returning home on the first hospital ship from Egypt, he was an Anzac hero, a patriotic public speaker, a radio personality and a good husband and father. But Frank’s image was to be tainted by scandal and then shattered by a mysterious death that left Aussies wondering whether this war hero was a cold-blooded murderer.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> This Week in 1904: Rampaging Percy Ramage – Part Two This Week in 1904: Rampaging Percy Ramage – Part Two Sat, 19 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT 46:41 680044f15d1edf45d21e8432 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1904-rampaging-percy-ramage-part-two 680044f15d1edf45d21e8432 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1904-rampaging-percy-ramage-part-two full 9 23 Did you have to be crazy to take on 10 cops at once? Was Percy Ramage 'perfectly insane'? The question was key but Melbourne’s best and brightest just couldn’t agree. Percy cashed in on his notoriety with a memoir and tried to go straight. But trouble was never far away – and a surprising tragedy loomed in a stormy future.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Did you have to be crazy to take on 10 cops at once? Was Percy Ramage 'perfectly insane'? The question was key but Melbourne’s best and brightest just couldn’t agree. Percy cashed in on his notoriety with a memoir and tried to go straight. But trouble was never far away – and a surprising tragedy loomed in a stormy future.


For free trial access to early ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus episodes:

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Patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Check out my books:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> This Week in 1904: Rampaging Percy Ramage – Part One This Week in 1904: Rampaging Percy Ramage – Part One Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:59:40 GMT 50:18 680044612bfb8508d613e378 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1904-rampaging-percy-ramage-part-one 680044612bfb8508d613e378 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1904-rampaging-percy-ramage-part-one full 9 22 In Melbourne and Geelong from the 1890s, Percy Ramage saw red whenever he saw the cops. Known as 'The Policeman Puncher', he was such a 'human tiger' that no-one knew where his badness ended and his madness began. But in trying to contain him, authorities would throw Percy into a gaol where prisoners were dropping like flies – with the ‘Prince of Rioters’ looking like he’d be the next to die.


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The Notorious Lady Munro starts here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-notorious-lady-munro-part-one-the-woman-in-the-waterhole/id1442763878?i=1000608171649


Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge starts here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-one/id1442763878?i=1000660026921


Murder in the Treasury Gardens starts here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-one-we-die-together/id1442763878?i=1000645005060



Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In Melbourne and Geelong from the 1890s, Percy Ramage saw red whenever he saw the cops. Known as 'The Policeman Puncher', he was such a 'human tiger' that no-one knew where his badness ended and his madness began. But in trying to contain him, authorities would throw Percy into a gaol where prisoners were dropping like flies – with the ‘Prince of Rioters’ looking like he’d be the next to die.


For free trial access to early ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus episodes:

Apple.co/ForgottenAustralia or https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/forgotten-australia/id1442763878

Patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


The Notorious Lady Munro starts here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-notorious-lady-munro-part-one-the-woman-in-the-waterhole/id1442763878?i=1000608171649


Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge starts here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-one/id1442763878?i=1000660026921


Murder in the Treasury Gardens starts here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-one-we-die-together/id1442763878?i=1000645005060



Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Short: Cocaine Kurtz Short: Cocaine Kurtz Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT 14:24 67ea732202e789100fda65cc false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-cocaine-kurtz 67ea732202e789100fda65cc 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-cocaine-kurtz full 9 20 This German-born thug's misadventures included shooting his dad in the butt, taking to the bush as an escapee, doing time in a POW camp, selling cocaine in Sydney and dicing with the Razor Gangs. But his life would have an unexpected final act.


Check out my books:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> This German-born thug's misadventures included shooting his dad in the butt, taking to the bush as an escapee, doing time in a POW camp, selling cocaine in Sydney and dicing with the Razor Gangs. But his life would have an unexpected final act.


Check out my books:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html

The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html

Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> This Week in 1978: Dead End – The Bloody Last Stand of a Brazen Bank Bandit This Week in 1978: Dead End – The Bloody Last Stand of a Brazen Bank Bandit Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:14:57 GMT 45:01 67f35f275ab437be420ed086 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1978-dead-end-the-bloody-last-stand-of-a-brazen 67f35f275ab437be420ed086 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1978-dead-end-the-bloody-last-stand-of-a-brazen full 9 21 A Brisbane armed robber had hit three banks in twelve months. In the second week of April 1978, the cops had laid a trap he couldn’t escape. Until he did. What followed was an extraordinary car chase and gun battle, all caught by news cameras. But after the smoke cleared, big questions remained.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



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]]> A Brisbane armed robber had hit three banks in twelve months. In the second week of April 1978, the cops had laid a trap he couldn’t escape. Until he did. What followed was an extraordinary car chase and gun battle, all caught by news cameras. But after the smoke cleared, big questions remained.


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Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1953: One Murderous Cop, Two Serial Killers & Roy Cohn Runs Riot Against the 'Reds']]> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:24:56 GMT 56:08 67ea682302e789100fd73d71 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1953-one-murderous-cop-two-serial-killers-trump 67ea682302e789100fd73d71 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1953-one-murderous-cop-two-serial-killers-trump full 9 19 It was a big week for true crime and the Red Scare. In Sydney, Roger Rogerson’s future hero, Detective-Sergeant Ray ‘the Gunner’ Kelly, was in court and explaining how and why he’d shot another criminal dead. In London, the cops caught serial killer John Christie, which meant they’d sent an innocent man to the gallows for two murders. In a weird coincidence, a similar failure of justice was about to play out in Adelaide, where serial monster John Balaban had already been set free by the courts to kill again. Meanwhile, the Red Scare was at fever pitch, with leftist Aussies protesting against the imminent execution in the US of convicted Soviet spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Also in the US under McCarthyism, academic freedom was under attack at Columbia University. But this wasn’t nearly as racy as what McCarthy’s attack dog Roy Cohn was doing, with President Trump’s future hero making Australian headlines for his rabid anti-Commie tactics.


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



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]]> It was a big week for true crime and the Red Scare. In Sydney, Roger Rogerson’s future hero, Detective-Sergeant Ray ‘the Gunner’ Kelly, was in court and explaining how and why he’d shot another criminal dead. In London, the cops caught serial killer John Christie, which meant they’d sent an innocent man to the gallows for two murders. In a weird coincidence, a similar failure of justice was about to play out in Adelaide, where serial monster John Balaban had already been set free by the courts to kill again. Meanwhile, the Red Scare was at fever pitch, with leftist Aussies protesting against the imminent execution in the US of convicted Soviet spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Also in the US under McCarthyism, academic freedom was under attack at Columbia University. But this wasn’t nearly as racy as what McCarthy’s attack dog Roy Cohn was doing, with President Trump’s future hero making Australian headlines for his rabid anti-Commie tactics.


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


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Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> This Week in 1928: Cocaine Raids, Razor Gangs, Racist Orgy Conspiracies and Girl Bosses vs Man Worms! This Week in 1928: Cocaine Raids, Razor Gangs, Racist Orgy Conspiracies and Girl Bosses vs Man Worms! Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:46:19 GMT 55:34 67e14eeaa7645568bd662a02 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1928-cocaine-raids-razor-gangs-racist-orgy-cons 67e14eeaa7645568bd662a02 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1928-cocaine-raids-razor-gangs-racist-orgy-cons full 9 18 In a bumper episode brought to you by the newfangled "Electric Newspaper" of 1928, Sydney and Melbourne cops carry out spectacular public raids to save white women from the evils of cocaine and African-American jazz men – and, more broadly, to amp up the war on drugs and expand the White Australia Policy. Plus: a Sydney girl makes good in the British movie Moulin Rouge; English women get the vote for a "Flapper Election"; and the "Sex War" is predicted to leave girl bosses in total control of a world of man-worms.


To book Manly Writers' Festival: https://www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/program/true-crime%3A-tales-of-betrayal%2C-escape%2C-and-justice


For Harlem Nights, Deidre O'Connell's book: https://www.mup.com.au/books/harlem-nights-paperback-softback


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They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> In a bumper episode brought to you by the newfangled "Electric Newspaper" of 1928, Sydney and Melbourne cops carry out spectacular public raids to save white women from the evils of cocaine and African-American jazz men – and, more broadly, to amp up the war on drugs and expand the White Australia Policy. Plus: a Sydney girl makes good in the British movie Moulin Rouge; English women get the vote for a "Flapper Election"; and the "Sex War" is predicted to leave girl bosses in total control of a world of man-worms.


To book Manly Writers' Festival: https://www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/program/true-crime%3A-tales-of-betrayal%2C-escape%2C-and-justice


For Harlem Nights, Deidre O'Connell's book: https://www.mup.com.au/books/harlem-nights-paperback-softback


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:

Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> Short: Murder at the Melbourne Races Short: Murder at the Melbourne Races Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:37:27 GMT 20:33 67e01ca7d800e13e3f7ec280 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-murder-at-the-melbourne-races 67e01ca7d800e13e3f7ec280 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-murder-at-the-melbourne-races full 9 14 In 1906, when a young bookie tried to cheat his customers, he died as the very public victim of a bloodthirsty mob of Melburnians. His murder left the city searching for his killers – and for answers about a state government that continued to allow dangerous unregulated gambling.

This episode updates a previous Australia On This Day episode.


Check out the Manly Writers’ Festival: https://www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/program/true-crime%3A-tales-of-betrayal%2C-escape%2C-and-justice


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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My books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> In 1906, when a young bookie tried to cheat his customers, he died as the very public victim of a bloodthirsty mob of Melburnians. His murder left the city searching for his killers – and for answers about a state government that continued to allow dangerous unregulated gambling.

This episode updates a previous Australia On This Day episode.


Check out the Manly Writers’ Festival: https://www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/program/true-crime%3A-tales-of-betrayal%2C-escape%2C-and-justice


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


My books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> This Week in 1903: Gaslight in Perth – Bella Heckler, the Reverend and the Rape Scandal This Week in 1903: Gaslight in Perth – Bella Heckler, the Reverend and the Rape Scandal Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:30:00 GMT 53:44 67d80fa6d1082558c5c7c7f6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1903-gaslight-in-perth-bella-heckler-the-revere 67d80fa6d1082558c5c7c7f6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1903-gaslight-in-perth-bella-heckler-the-revere full 9 17 In the third week of 1903, Perth was transfixed by one of the most sensational libel cases in Australian history. The legal action had been brought by a popular clergyman, who claimed a newspaper had falsely accused him of being a vile predator, who'd serially raped his young maid, gotten her pregnant, forced her into an abortion, and then conspired to commit her to a lunatic asylum to keep her from spilling her secrets.


Check out the Manly Writers’ Festival:


https://www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/program/true-crime%3A-tales-of-betrayal%2C-escape%2C-and-justice


Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In the third week of 1903, Perth was transfixed by one of the most sensational libel cases in Australian history. The legal action had been brought by a popular clergyman, who claimed a newspaper had falsely accused him of being a vile predator, who'd serially raped his young maid, gotten her pregnant, forced her into an abortion, and then conspired to commit her to a lunatic asylum to keep her from spilling her secrets.


Check out the Manly Writers’ Festival:


https://www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/program/true-crime%3A-tales-of-betrayal%2C-escape%2C-and-justice


Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> This Week in 1977: Just Like Jaws This Week in 1977: Just Like Jaws Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:14:05 GMT 55:55 67ced4641d5ad0b32e60d958 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1977-just-like-jaws 67ced4641d5ad0b32e60d958 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1977-just-like-jaws full 9 16 This week was a busy one – a royal visit from the Queen, the Centenary Test and mad bulls running through the streets of Melbourne. But no story was more dramatic than the horrific shark attack off Brisbane, which seemed straight out of that recent horror blockbuster: Jaws. In this episode, we look at the men who died that day on Moreton Bay – and the self-styled warrior who set out to avenge them, propelling himself onto the world stage, where he’d remain for decades, killing sharks ruthlessly and playing a role in creating one of the 20th century’s most controversial art works.


For tickets to my presentation about Australia's Titanic Hero:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/special-talk-australias-titanic-hero-tickets-1111132750969


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> This week was a busy one – a royal visit from the Queen, the Centenary Test and mad bulls running through the streets of Melbourne. But no story was more dramatic than the horrific shark attack off Brisbane, which seemed straight out of that recent horror blockbuster: Jaws. In this episode, we look at the men who died that day on Moreton Bay – and the self-styled warrior who set out to avenge them, propelling himself onto the world stage, where he’d remain for decades, killing sharks ruthlessly and playing a role in creating one of the 20th century’s most controversial art works.


For tickets to my presentation about Australia's Titanic Hero:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/special-talk-australias-titanic-hero-tickets-1111132750969


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Check out my books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1952: Miss Kangaroo & the Great Koala Heist]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT 43:28 67c5872955c66cd8c735288b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1952-miss-kangaroo-the-great-koala-heist 67c5872955c66cd8c735288b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1952-miss-kangaroo-the-great-koala-heist full 9 15 Long before Crocodile Dundee put Australia on the map for American moviegoers, Miss Kangaroo was sent to the USA on a similar mission. But this young polio survivor wouldn’t be alone on her whirlwind 30-city tour – Miss Kangaroo was to chaperone a couple of baby kangaroos. What could possibly go wrong? At the very same time, a separate film stunt saw four koalas shipped to Hollywood – the first such export in decades. Soon all of these poor Australian creatures – including Miss Kangaroo – would be embroiled in a controversy over animal cruelty and the shady exploitation of our beloved fauna by the man who was supposed to be their greatest protector.


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


My books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Long before Crocodile Dundee put Australia on the map for American moviegoers, Miss Kangaroo was sent to the USA on a similar mission. But this young polio survivor wouldn’t be alone on her whirlwind 30-city tour – Miss Kangaroo was to chaperone a couple of baby kangaroos. What could possibly go wrong? At the very same time, a separate film stunt saw four koalas shipped to Hollywood – the first such export in decades. Soon all of these poor Australian creatures – including Miss Kangaroo – would be embroiled in a controversy over animal cruelty and the shady exploitation of our beloved fauna by the man who was supposed to be their greatest protector.


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


My books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Short: The Brutal Birth of Mardi Gras Short: The Brutal Birth of Mardi Gras Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT 15:00 67c175a906f2d3a9f827a4be false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/short-the-brutal-birth-of-mardi-gras 67c175a906f2d3a9f827a4be 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc short-the-brutal-birth-of-mardi-gras full 9 12 In 1978, the first Mardi Gras was met with police intimidation, violence and mass arrests that were followed by custodial abuse, bashings and malicious prosecutions. Though the cops, courts, Labor premier Neville Wran and even the Sydney Morning Herald were against the LGBTQ+ community, they wouldn’t back down in their fight for their right to party – and enjoy the same rights as every Australian.


This episode updates an archived episode of Australia on this Day.

My books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In 1978, the first Mardi Gras was met with police intimidation, violence and mass arrests that were followed by custodial abuse, bashings and malicious prosecutions. Though the cops, courts, Labor premier Neville Wran and even the Sydney Morning Herald were against the LGBTQ+ community, they wouldn’t back down in their fight for their right to party – and enjoy the same rights as every Australian.


This episode updates an archived episode of Australia on this Day.

My books:


They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> <![CDATA[This Week In… 1927: The First Miss Australia & the Newspaper Stunt that Launched a Media Empire ]]> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:54:00 GMT 46:38 67bc5dd9b63437eabc2ae988 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1927-the-first-miss-australia-the-newspaper-stu 67bc5dd9b63437eabc2ae988 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1927-the-first-miss-australia-the-newspaper-stu full 9 11 In the last week of February 1927, Sydneysiders could go to the Crystal Palace Theatre to see Australia’s very own ‘Queen’ – the winner of the first Miss Australia pageant. Not only would she appear in her costumes, she’d tell of her adventures going to Atlantic City to ‘challenge’ Miss America. Soon she'd take her show all across Australia. In the background, newspaper mogul-in-the-making R.C. Packer was pulling the strings and pocketing the profits that’d establish a mighty media empire. But Miss Australia was more than a pretty face – and she’d use her smarts like a modern-day influencer.


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In the last week of February 1927, Sydneysiders could go to the Crystal Palace Theatre to see Australia’s very own ‘Queen’ – the winner of the first Miss Australia pageant. Not only would she appear in her costumes, she’d tell of her adventures going to Atlantic City to ‘challenge’ Miss America. Soon she'd take her show all across Australia. In the background, newspaper mogul-in-the-making R.C. Packer was pulling the strings and pocketing the profits that’d establish a mighty media empire. But Miss Australia was more than a pretty face – and she’d use her smarts like a modern-day influencer.


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in 1902: Bubonic Plague, the Crutchy Push, Breaker Morant, Boer War barbarities & the first choice for an Aussie capital]]> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT 50:34 67b3222bf7ed8924105bdb71 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1902-bubonic-plague-the-crutchy-push-breaker-mo 67b3222bf7ed8924105bdb71 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1902-bubonic-plague-the-crutchy-push-breaker-mo full 9 10 In the third week of February 1902: the first Australian senators select a sweet site for our national capital and the first Australian commonwealth soldiers embark for overseas service... right as Australia's first prime minister and first opposition leader act as bipartisan boosters for Britain’s conduct in the Boer War... unaware the Poms are about to execute Australian legend Breaker Morant. Plus: stupidity steers Sydney into a Bubonic Plague sequel right as Melbourne's larrikin criminal leader of 'The Crutchy Push' faces court in a follow-on from a notorious Crutchy murder case.


For a free trial and access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


For The Plague Returns:


https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-one-the-bays-of-blood


https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-two-bigger-than-ben-hur


https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-three-the-great-fire


For ABC Rewind


https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/the-history-listen-crutchy-push-disability/104452972


For Australia’s Most Bizarre Crimes:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-most-bizarre-crimes-peter-coleman/book/9781923046269.html



To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> In the third week of February 1902: the first Australian senators select a sweet site for our national capital and the first Australian commonwealth soldiers embark for overseas service... right as Australia's first prime minister and first opposition leader act as bipartisan boosters for Britain’s conduct in the Boer War... unaware the Poms are about to execute Australian legend Breaker Morant. Plus: stupidity steers Sydney into a Bubonic Plague sequel right as Melbourne's larrikin criminal leader of 'The Crutchy Push' faces court in a follow-on from a notorious Crutchy murder case.


For a free trial and access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


For The Plague Returns:


https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-one-the-bays-of-blood


https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-two-bigger-than-ben-hur


https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-three-the-great-fire


For ABC Rewind


https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/the-history-listen-crutchy-push-disability/104452972


For Australia’s Most Bizarre Crimes:


https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-most-bizarre-crimes-peter-coleman/book/9781923046269.html



To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


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]]> <![CDATA[Your Stories: ‘My Father was Count Copernicus!']]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT 47:25 67a9e4e7d89b772ae950608b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/your-stories-my-father-was-count-copernicus 67a9e4e7d89b772ae950608b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc your-stories-my-father-was-count-copernicus full 9 9 As an adoptee, Pam Korreng always wondered about her biological parents. In 2021, hoping for some answers, she used Ancestry DNA. What Pam discovered was that her dad, Dave Clark, was an immensely talented singer, musician, actor, comedian, karate expert, stripper and cosmic seeker, who, after pioneering Australian rock ’n’ roll in the 1950s with Barry Crocker, became glam-rock shocker Count Copernicus in the 1970s. But her father’s story runs deeper than that, beginning in the horrors of war during The Blitz and ending in the bliss of a peaceful NYC spiritual community in the 21st century.


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


The Cosmic Clown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc3vgPD4jk&t=3s


Check out Ross Hamilton’s band Stringybark

https://stringybark.com/


To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> As an adoptee, Pam Korreng always wondered about her biological parents. In 2021, hoping for some answers, she used Ancestry DNA. What Pam discovered was that her dad, Dave Clark, was an immensely talented singer, musician, actor, comedian, karate expert, stripper and cosmic seeker, who, after pioneering Australian rock ’n’ roll in the 1950s with Barry Crocker, became glam-rock shocker Count Copernicus in the 1970s. But her father’s story runs deeper than that, beginning in the horrors of war during The Blitz and ending in the bliss of a peaceful NYC spiritual community in the 21st century.


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


The Cosmic Clown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc3vgPD4jk&t=3s


Check out Ross Hamilton’s band Stringybark

https://stringybark.com/


To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> This Week in… 1976: Ned Kelly lives, Apocalypse Now dies, sex sells cinema tix but Australia’s star stripper quits This Week in… 1976: Ned Kelly lives, Apocalypse Now dies, sex sells cinema tix but Australia’s star stripper quits Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT 40:09 67a9b2793ef0b176ea9cbb8b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1976-ned-kelly-lives-apocalypse-now-dies-sex-se 67a9b2793ef0b176ea9cbb8b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1976-ned-kelly-lives-apocalypse-now-dies-sex-se full 9 8 In this special movie episode: the same week that we rediscover the first filmic Ned Kelly, we lose the chance to have Apocalypse Now made in Australia – and while sexy times sell ‘sinema’ tickets, singer-stripper-philosopher-turned-soft core star Count Copernicus hangs up his G-string. Plus, the new trend to sci-fi flicks that includes ‘The Star Wars’, Colonel Sanders pops in for a meat pie and a British fashion commando gives our blokes the big thumbs up.


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Showgirls, Teen Wolves and Astro Zombies - the link is actually too long to paste here. But it’s available on Amazon.com.au


The Story of the Kelly Gang:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdD99am_-zU


The Cosmic Clown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc3vgPD4jk&t=3s


Check out Ross Hamilton’s band Stringybark

https://stringybark.com/


Aussie Inventions That Changed The World - show

(episode 8 has the Ned Kelly segment)


https://tv.apple.com/au/show/aussie-inventions-that-changed-the-world/umc.cmc.1jkri86gatihce11p8d3wvvc6


Aussie Inventions That Changed The World - podcast

(episode 8 has David Hunt and me in conversation)

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/aussie-inventions-that-changed-the-world/id1468061172


To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this special movie episode: the same week that we rediscover the first filmic Ned Kelly, we lose the chance to have Apocalypse Now made in Australia – and while sexy times sell ‘sinema’ tickets, singer-stripper-philosopher-turned-soft core star Count Copernicus hangs up his G-string. Plus, the new trend to sci-fi flicks that includes ‘The Star Wars’, Colonel Sanders pops in for a meat pie and a British fashion commando gives our blokes the big thumbs up.


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia


Showgirls, Teen Wolves and Astro Zombies - the link is actually too long to paste here. But it’s available on Amazon.com.au


The Story of the Kelly Gang:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdD99am_-zU


The Cosmic Clown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc3vgPD4jk&t=3s


Check out Ross Hamilton’s band Stringybark

https://stringybark.com/


Aussie Inventions That Changed The World - show

(episode 8 has the Ned Kelly segment)


https://tv.apple.com/au/show/aussie-inventions-that-changed-the-world/umc.cmc.1jkri86gatihce11p8d3wvvc6


Aussie Inventions That Changed The World - podcast

(episode 8 has David Hunt and me in conversation)

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/aussie-inventions-that-changed-the-world/id1468061172


To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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]]> This Week In… 1951: Melbourne’s Retro “Teacher’s Pet” Case This Week In… 1951: Melbourne’s Retro “Teacher’s Pet” Case Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:56:33 GMT 42:34 67a084c3e7c33ddc00b33558 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1951-melbournes-retro-teachers-pet-case 67a084c3e7c33ddc00b33558 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1951-melbournes-retro-teachers-pet-case full 9 7 This week in 1951, Melbourne’s detectives and a police diver were searching the waters off Frankston for the body of Caroline Scully, a wife and mother who’d been missing for eight months. The chief suspect in her suspected murder? Her husband Edward, hailed as an Australian military Masterchef.


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The Murder Squad:

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Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> This week in 1951, Melbourne’s detectives and a police diver were searching the waters off Frankston for the body of Caroline Scully, a wife and mother who’d been missing for eight months. The chief suspect in her suspected murder? Her husband Edward, hailed as an Australian military Masterchef.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in... 1926: Ugly Men, Tesla's Predictions, a Fascist ‘Footloose’ and a Mysterious Masked Dancer]]> Sun, 26 Jan 2025 13:05:00 GMT 39:46 6795cdff673aa382e17fe8bf false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1926-ugly-men-teslas-predictions-a-fascist-foot 6795cdff673aa382e17fe8bf 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1926-ugly-men-teslas-predictions-a-fascist-foot full 9 6 As a sensuous Catwoman seduces Sydney society and Perth’s Ugly Men stage their annual carnival at Uglieland, ugly meanie Mussolini uses his new executive powers to protect fascist Italy from having fun while Elon Musk's original man crush Nikola Tesla predicts a wireless world where you can watch an American presidential inauguration on your pocket-sized screen device.


This week's bonus episode for subscribers delves into the identity of the Masked Dancer, who was a household name in mid 20th century Australia for a career that extended from vaudeville to videotape.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> As a sensuous Catwoman seduces Sydney society and Perth’s Ugly Men stage their annual carnival at Uglieland, ugly meanie Mussolini uses his new executive powers to protect fascist Italy from having fun while Elon Musk's original man crush Nikola Tesla predicts a wireless world where you can watch an American presidential inauguration on your pocket-sized screen device.


This week's bonus episode for subscribers delves into the identity of the Masked Dancer, who was a household name in mid 20th century Australia for a career that extended from vaudeville to videotape.


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To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> This Week in... 1901: the first election, a federal erection and the dying queen This Week in... 1901: the first election, a federal erection and the dying queen Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:00:00 GMT 54:04 678cd51bd186489b14ce38a0 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1901-the-first-election-a-federal-erection-and- 678cd51bd186489b14ce38a0 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1901-the-first-election-a-federal-erection-and- full 9 5 Australia talks about the first federal election campaign, weeps about the death of beloved Queen Victoria and laughs at a visionary’s plan for a giant statue that’ll rise over Sydney Harbour. Plus: our most famous astronomer mocks Nikola Tesla's "messages from Mars", our most famous meteorologist makes like Elon Musk by firing rockets into the heavens, and our most famous hangman is news for setting a record with his noose. This episode features a short interview with Rachel Franks, historian and author of An Uncommon Hangman: The Life and Deaths of Robert 'Nosey Bob' Howard. (There's also a full-length bonus Rachel Franks interview episode for Apple and Patreon supporters.)For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


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And my books:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Australia talks about the first federal election campaign, weeps about the death of beloved Queen Victoria and laughs at a visionary’s plan for a giant statue that’ll rise over Sydney Harbour. Plus: our most famous astronomer mocks Nikola Tesla's "messages from Mars", our most famous meteorologist makes like Elon Musk by firing rockets into the heavens, and our most famous hangman is news for setting a record with his noose. This episode features a short interview with Rachel Franks, historian and author of An Uncommon Hangman: The Life and Deaths of Robert 'Nosey Bob' Howard. (There's also a full-length bonus Rachel Franks interview episode for Apple and Patreon supporters.)For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


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To buy An Uncommon Hangman by Rachel Franks:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/an-uncommon-hangman-rachel-franks/book/9781742237343.html


And my books:

They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> <![CDATA[This Week in… 1975: Sex, Speed, Strippers & Skyhooks!]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 02:00:00 GMT 36:43 67845d895eea4bcf1b65bdca false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/this-week-in-1975-sex-speed-strippers-skyhooks 67845d895eea4bcf1b65bdca 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc this-week-in-1975-sex-speed-strippers-skyhooks full 9 4 In the third week of January 1975, the ‘The Sensual Seventies’ live up to the label when 2JJ plays a banned song about bonking as its first-ever broadcast while sex documentary The Love Epidemic erupts in cinemas and causes a 'porn' controversy. Plus: a shocking road toll, weird Darwin fundraisers, power blackouts threaten Number 96, Gough brings home some art and a nudist cop faces his court comeuppance.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> In the third week of January 1975, the ‘The Sensual Seventies’ live up to the label when 2JJ plays a banned song about bonking as its first-ever broadcast while sex documentary The Love Epidemic erupts in cinemas and causes a 'porn' controversy. Plus: a shocking road toll, weird Darwin fundraisers, power blackouts threaten Number 96, Gough brings home some art and a nudist cop faces his court comeuppance.


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> Summer Shorts - The Murdochs and the Child Murders Summer Shorts - The Murdochs and the Child Murders Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:00:42 GMT 23:48 6775f22ec82b0a6413e88d55 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/summer-shorts-the-murdochs-and-the-child-murders 6775f22ec82b0a6413e88d55 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc summer-shorts-the-murdochs-and-the-child-murders full 9 2 On New Year’s Eve 1921, Australia was shocked by a Melbourne child murder. Desperate to boost the Herald’s stagnant circulation, newly appointed editor Keith Murdoch ran sensational coverage that helped to send an innocent man to the gallows. Forty years later, when Australia was shocked by a Sydney child murder, Rupert Murdoch, new editor and owner of the lagging Daily Mirror, followed in his father’s footsteps and laid the foundations for the media empire that’d reshape the world.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> On New Year’s Eve 1921, Australia was shocked by a Melbourne child murder. Desperate to boost the Herald’s stagnant circulation, newly appointed editor Keith Murdoch ran sensational coverage that helped to send an innocent man to the gallows. Forty years later, when Australia was shocked by a Sydney child murder, Rupert Murdoch, new editor and owner of the lagging Daily Mirror, followed in his father’s footsteps and laid the foundations for the media empire that’d reshape the world.


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To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> Forgotten Australia This Week… In 1950 Forgotten Australia This Week… In 1950 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:32:28 GMT 39:49 677ba32d4f8140cb1f92f53d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/forgotten-australia-this-week-in-1950 677ba32d4f8140cb1f92f53d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc forgotten-australia-this-week-in-1950 full 9 3 Will the Chinese invade Taiwan? Is nuclear war with Russia inevitable? While it sounds like these questions are ripped from today's headlines, these were actually the biggest issues in the world in the second week of 1950. Plus, closer to home: the RSL’s purges Commies but embraces Pokies; a female playwright tackles white Australian attitudes to Aboriginal people, and a giant eagle attacks a woman and her daughter… right in the heart of Kings Cross!


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> Will the Chinese invade Taiwan? Is nuclear war with Russia inevitable? While it sounds like these questions are ripped from today's headlines, these were actually the biggest issues in the world in the second week of 1950. Plus, closer to home: the RSL’s purges Commies but embraces Pokies; a female playwright tackles white Australian attitudes to Aboriginal people, and a giant eagle attacks a woman and her daughter… right in the heart of Kings Cross!


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


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To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> Summer Shorts: TAA Flight 408 – Australia’s First Skyjacking Summer Shorts: TAA Flight 408 – Australia’s First Skyjacking Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:00:36 GMT 17:55 6771e85dc82b0a6413173ff8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/summer-shorts-taa-flight-408-australias-first-skyjacking 6771e85dc82b0a6413173ff8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc summer-shorts-taa-flight-408-australias-first-skyjacking full 8 59 In July 1960, Australia was shocked by a new breed of criminal desperado – a gun-wielding and bomb-toting skyjacker.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> In July 1960, Australia was shocked by a new breed of criminal desperado – a gun-wielding and bomb-toting skyjacker.


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To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> Forgotten Australia This Week … in 1925 Forgotten Australia This Week … in 1925 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:44:38 GMT 33:15 6773cb17024ebc889d4f9e3b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/forgotten-australia-this-week-in-1925 6773cb17024ebc889d4f9e3b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc forgotten-australia-this-week-in-1925 full 9 1 Happy New Year!

We kick off 2025 by adding a new format in which we look at a different week from each year in the 20th Century. And what better place to start than 100 years ago? In the first week of January 1925, Australia was wowed not only by a world record test cricket attendance at the MCG but also by a giant leap forwards in live radio coverage. Also this week: a Melbourne ghost mystery, dark accusations made against a future prime minister, and the sensational disappearance of national celebrity Jack DeGaris (pictured).


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> Happy New Year!

We kick off 2025 by adding a new format in which we look at a different week from each year in the 20th Century. And what better place to start than 100 years ago? In the first week of January 1925, Australia was wowed not only by a world record test cricket attendance at the MCG but also by a giant leap forwards in live radio coverage. Also this week: a Melbourne ghost mystery, dark accusations made against a future prime minister, and the sensational disappearance of national celebrity Jack DeGaris (pictured).


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


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To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> <![CDATA[Summer Shorts: Archibald McCafferty – Australia's Charles Manson]]> Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:35:13 GMT 25:17 6771e0b797bec40ae92898dd false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/summer-shorts-archibald-mccafferty-australias-charles-manson 6771e0b797bec40ae92898dd 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc summer-shorts-archibald-mccafferty-australias-charles-manson full 8 58 In 1973 in Sydney, a delusional young criminal and his band of disciples set out to ‘Kill Seven’ as a way to resurrect a dead child.


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The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> In 1973 in Sydney, a delusional young criminal and his band of disciples set out to ‘Kill Seven’ as a way to resurrect a dead child.


For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:


Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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To buy They’ll Never Hold Me:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html


The Murder Squad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html


Hanging Ned Kelly:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


Australia’s Sweetheart:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html



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]]> Summer Shorts: Curtains for the Magician Summer Shorts: Curtains for the Magician Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:55:05 GMT 16:17 6769094a8e646d14deb94cd4 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/summer-shorts-curtains-for-the-magician 6769094a8e646d14deb94cd4 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc summer-shorts-curtains-for-the-magician full 8 57 In the first of the Summer Shorts series, we step back to the day in 1974 that underworld serial killer Stewart John Regan, known as ‘The Magician’ for his trick of making people disappear, met his own bloody fate on a Sydney street.


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]]> In the first of the Summer Shorts series, we step back to the day in 1974 that underworld serial killer Stewart John Regan, known as ‘The Magician’ for his trick of making people disappear, met his own bloody fate on a Sydney street.


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]]> The End of the Year Interview Episode The End of the Year Interview Episode Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:26:22 GMT 41:00 6769028fa5aeb35e7cdba62a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-end-of-the-year-interview-episode 6769028fa5aeb35e7cdba62a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-end-of-the-year-interview-episode full 8 56 Recently, Nine radio network host Simon Owens interviewed me for his Saturday night show, which is broadcast on Australian east coast stations, including 2GB, 3AW and 4BC. With Simon’s kind permission, here’s the interview, which covers my books They’ll Never Hold Me, The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, as well as delving a little into the evolution of Forgotten Australia. We also talk about my writing influences, my career in television and, um, the year I spent watching one bad movie every day. So, if you've ever wanted to get to know your Forgotten Australia creator and host a little better, here's your chance. If not, skip it and instead listen to the new Summer Shorts episode Curtains for the Magician.


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]]> Recently, Nine radio network host Simon Owens interviewed me for his Saturday night show, which is broadcast on Australian east coast stations, including 2GB, 3AW and 4BC. With Simon’s kind permission, here’s the interview, which covers my books They’ll Never Hold Me, The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, as well as delving a little into the evolution of Forgotten Australia. We also talk about my writing influences, my career in television and, um, the year I spent watching one bad movie every day. So, if you've ever wanted to get to know your Forgotten Australia creator and host a little better, here's your chance. If not, skip it and instead listen to the new Summer Shorts episode Curtains for the Magician.


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]]> <![CDATA[The Model & The Murder Case – Part Two]]> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:00:15 GMT 55:38 6754ba4799fbf63cedfba313 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-model-the-murder-case-part-two 6754ba4799fbf63cedfba313 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-model-the-murder-case-part-two full 8 55 In 1954 popular Sydney model Shirley Beiger went on trial for the shooting murder of her boyfriend, with the already sensational proceedings made wilder by her outbursts, a media frenzy, the appearance of a crazed mystic, the accused's unruly cheer squad and a confused verdict. Next month, the Sydney Festival premieres The Model Murder, based on this scandalous case. In the meantime, here's a reprise of the 2019 Forgotten Australia episode that first explored Shirley's story in all its strange and colourful detail.


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]]> In 1954 popular Sydney model Shirley Beiger went on trial for the shooting murder of her boyfriend, with the already sensational proceedings made wilder by her outbursts, a media frenzy, the appearance of a crazed mystic, the accused's unruly cheer squad and a confused verdict. Next month, the Sydney Festival premieres The Model Murder, based on this scandalous case. In the meantime, here's a reprise of the 2019 Forgotten Australia episode that first explored Shirley's story in all its strange and colourful detail.


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917


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]]> <![CDATA[The Model & The Murder Case – Part One]]> Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:00:26 GMT 36:23 6754b6d37fbf901606291663 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-model-the-murder-case-part-one 6754b6d37fbf901606291663 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-model-the-murder-case-part-one full 8 54 Seventy years ago – in 1954 – glamorous Sydney model Shirley Beiger shot her lover dead outside a city nightclub. But why did she kill him — and what punishment would she face?


Next month, the Sydney Festival premieres The Model Murder, based on this scandalous case. In the meantime, here's a reprise of the 2019 Forgotten Australia episode that first explored Shirley's story in all its strange and colourful detail.


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

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]]> Seventy years ago – in 1954 – glamorous Sydney model Shirley Beiger shot her lover dead outside a city nightclub. But why did she kill him — and what punishment would she face?


Next month, the Sydney Festival premieres The Model Murder, based on this scandalous case. In the meantime, here's a reprise of the 2019 Forgotten Australia episode that first explored Shirley's story in all its strange and colourful detail.


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917


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]]> Vanishing Cousins – Part Two: The Suspects Vanishing Cousins – Part Two: The Suspects Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:34:59 GMT 30:02 67485564c313416238f130cb false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/vanishing-cousins-part-two-the-suspects 67485564c313416238f130cb 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc vanishing-cousins-part-two-the-suspects full 8 53 In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent years, veteran journalist and television producer Melenie Ambrose has investigated this haunting cold case. In part two of this two-part interview episode, Melenie tell us about the police’s murder suspects, her recent discoveries of vital new evidence and her hopes that there might still be a breakthrough that’ll bring the killer or killers to justice.


Watch Vanishing Cousins at:

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Crimestoppers 1800 333 000

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]]> In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent years, veteran journalist and television producer Melenie Ambrose has investigated this haunting cold case. In part two of this two-part interview episode, Melenie tell us about the police’s murder suspects, her recent discoveries of vital new evidence and her hopes that there might still be a breakthrough that’ll bring the killer or killers to justice.


Watch Vanishing Cousins at:

https://7plus.com.au/vanishing-cousins-evil-by-the-beach


Crimestoppers 1800 333 000

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]]> Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:15:24 GMT 46:38 674850cde8c8144286b87ab8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/vanishing-cousins-part-one-the-disappearance 674850cde8c8144286b87ab8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc vanishing-cousins-part-one-the-disappearance full 8 52 In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent years, veteran journalist and television producer Melenie Ambrose has investigated this haunting cold case. In part one of this two-part interview episode, Melenie discusses the lead-up to the disappearance of the girls and why the police didn’t take their families’ fears of foul play seriously.


Watch Vanishing Cousins at:

https://7plus.com.au/vanishing-cousins-evil-by-the-beach


Crimestoppers 1800 333 000


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]]> In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent years, veteran journalist and television producer Melenie Ambrose has investigated this haunting cold case. In part one of this two-part interview episode, Melenie discusses the lead-up to the disappearance of the girls and why the police didn’t take their families’ fears of foul play seriously.


Watch Vanishing Cousins at:

https://7plus.com.au/vanishing-cousins-evil-by-the-beach


Crimestoppers 1800 333 000


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]]> Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part Two Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part Two Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:12:07 GMT 32:39 673fcc58a04cbcac1ff4cd34 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/michael-adams-talks-theyllnever-hold-me-with-australian-tru 673fcc58a04cbcac1ff4cd34 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc michael-adams-talks-theyllnever-hold-me-with-australian-tru full 8 51

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]]> Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part One Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part One Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:56:48 GMT 28:36 673fc8c0d17a686dfe235531 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/michael-adams-talks-theyll-never-hold-me-with-australian-tru 673fc8c0d17a686dfe235531 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc michael-adams-talks-theyll-never-hold-me-with-australian-tru full 8 50

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]]> They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:28:34 GMT 38:59 67364f6384d1e023f7bf5bab false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theyll-never-hold-me-the-next-few-audiobook-chapters 67364f6384d1e023f7bf5bab 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theyll-never-hold-me-the-next-few-audiobook-chapters full 8 49 Please enjoy a second audiobook extract that continues the story of young Kevin John Simmonds, as he grows up in Griffith, grapples with the lure of criminality and gets a preview of his life in the saga of legendary Sydney characters Darcy Dugan and Ray ‘the Gunner’ Kelly.


Buy the full audiobook here:

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Dymocks

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Big W

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Booktopia

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Readings

https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781923046474/theyll-never-hold-me--michael-adams--2024--9781923046474

Harry Hartog

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]]> Please enjoy a second audiobook extract that continues the story of young Kevin John Simmonds, as he grows up in Griffith, grapples with the lure of criminality and gets a preview of his life in the saga of legendary Sydney characters Darcy Dugan and Ray ‘the Gunner’ Kelly.


Buy the full audiobook here:

https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9781004181971/

Buy the paperback:

Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au

Big W

https://www.bigw.com.au/product/they-ll-never-hold-me-by-michael-adams/p/6000238?srsltid=AfmBOoqf5VwhCrlNow0Drn0-IcoViT5ttqXdXsyX1iacELJzuYvEW8Mv

Booktopia

https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html?srsltid=AfmBOople0hNKrDJTY7W6ODeKDEamCMNoZEdeWN2J6b1VK3oIO90YQNu

Readings

https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781923046474/theyll-never-hold-me--michael-adams--2024--9781923046474

Harry Hartog

https://www.harryhartog.com.au/products/theyll-never-hold-me-michael-adams-9781923046474?srsltid=AfmBOopD52fSFqdACnutyJF-BFwD76ZFmS5aAfZbFc6B-zaLCm4YKTpS

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]]> <![CDATA[They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt]]> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:05:00 GMT 35:28 672b697c7d34ea8eee6fc639 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theyll-never-hold-me-exclusive-audiobook-excerpt 672b697c7d34ea8eee6fc639 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theyll-never-hold-me-exclusive-audiobook-excerpt full 8 48 My new book, They'll Never Hold Me, which chronicles the life, times and crimes of Long Bay Gaol escapee Kevin John Simmonds, has just been released as an audio book. I'm pleased to present this exclusive excerpt, which comprises the prologue and first two chapters.


The full version is available right now via this product page, which offers all the key places to buy They'll Never Hold Me.


https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9781004181971/


Email me: michaeladamswrites@gmail.com


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]]> My new book, They'll Never Hold Me, which chronicles the life, times and crimes of Long Bay Gaol escapee Kevin John Simmonds, has just been released as an audio book. I'm pleased to present this exclusive excerpt, which comprises the prologue and first two chapters.


The full version is available right now via this product page, which offers all the key places to buy They'll Never Hold Me.


https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9781004181971/


Email me: michaeladamswrites@gmail.com


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]]> Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:13:39 GMT 37:53 671bfbf382583ca5c49f98d9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/arizona-ryan-and-the-sydney-shootout-part-two 671bfbf382583ca5c49f98d9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc arizona-ryan-and-the-sydney-shootout-part-two full 8 47 Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, like Dirty Harry, had a history of trigger-happy vigilantism, and how, like Dirty John, his creepy marriage to a wealthy woman came to a violent end.


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

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]]> Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, like Dirty Harry, had a history of trigger-happy vigilantism, and how, like Dirty John, his creepy marriage to a wealthy woman came to a violent end.


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917


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]]> Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part One Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part One Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:04:03 GMT 32:31 671bf9b3e1ae5a1f28501ef2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/arizona-ryan-and-the-sydney-shootout-part-one 671bf9b3e1ae5a1f28501ef2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc arizona-ryan-and-the-sydney-shootout-part-one full 8 46 In 1919, in the Sydney slum of Surry Hills, a Chinese gunman shot more than a dozen people, triggering a dramatic police siege that was only ended by the violent intervention of a lone American vigilante. But who was this self-styled cowboy with the six-shooter?


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

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]]> In 1919, in the Sydney slum of Surry Hills, a Chinese gunman shot more than a dozen people, triggering a dramatic police siege that was only ended by the violent intervention of a lone American vigilante. But who was this self-styled cowboy with the six-shooter?


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917


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]]> <![CDATA[To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Five: A Forensic Furore]]> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:34:39 GMT 52:30 671093e0651dd71049165a02 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/to-live-die-in-dc-part-five-a-forensic-furore 671093e0651dd71049165a02 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc to-live-die-in-dc-part-five-a-forensic-furore full 8 45 With their suspect in custody, D.C. detectives still can’t celebrate because in Washington in 1972 seven out of every ten murderers go free.

Forty years after the verdicts in these murder trials, the FBI will make a bombshell forensic revelation to cast doubt on whether justice was done.


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]]> With their suspect in custody, D.C. detectives still can’t celebrate because in Washington in 1972 seven out of every ten murderers go free.

Forty years after the verdicts in these murder trials, the FBI will make a bombshell forensic revelation to cast doubt on whether justice was done.


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

https://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917


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]]> <![CDATA[To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Four: A Killer Named Goliath]]> Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:42:06 GMT 39:13 670382bf6f369dd0359b6c91 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/to-live-die-in-dc-part-four-a-killer-named-goliath 670382bf6f369dd0359b6c91 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc to-live-die-in-dc-part-four-a-killer-named-goliath full 8 44 With another Washington woman murdered in identical circumstances to Sherry and Sharan, D.C. detectives finally have a suspect – but can they find the disturbed man who stalks the D.C. streets, hides in apartments and calls himself ‘Goliath’?


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

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]]> With another Washington woman murdered in identical circumstances to Sherry and Sharan, D.C. detectives finally have a suspect – but can they find the disturbed man who stalks the D.C. streets, hides in apartments and calls himself ‘Goliath’?


Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Me

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]]> <![CDATA[To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Three: Dead Ends and Another Dead Woman]]> Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:09:37 GMT 56:33 66f135b762c94c3d774e5226 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/to-live-die-in-dc-part-three-dead-ends-and-another-dead-woma 66f135b762c94c3d774e5226 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc to-live-die-in-dc-part-three-dead-ends-and-another-dead-woma full 8 43 Despite the best efforts of D.C. detectives and Sydney cops – including Senior Constable Roger Rogerson – Sherry and Sharan’s killer remains at large. When a breakthrough comes, it’ll be in the worst possible circumstances.


To pre-order They'll Never Hold Me:

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]]> Despite the best efforts of D.C. detectives and Sydney cops – including Senior Constable Roger Rogerson – Sherry and Sharan’s killer remains at large. When a breakthrough comes, it’ll be in the worst possible circumstances.


To pre-order They'll Never Hold Me:

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]]> <![CDATA[To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Two: A Race Against Time]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:22:12 GMT 58:49 66f12f1e62c94c3d774b9770 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/to-live-die-in-dc-part-two-a-race-against-time 66f12f1e62c94c3d774b9770 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc to-live-die-in-dc-part-two-a-race-against-time full 8 42 Sherry Frahm and Sharan Tapp settle into living and working in Washington. But it’s dangerous being a counter girl in a McDonald’s during D.C.’s ever-bloodier wave of senseless murders.


The five-part miniseries is based on information unearthed in Australian government archives, US court transcripts, American and Australian historic newspaper articles – and on recent interviews with two family members.


More than a true crime deep dive, this miniseries remembers two fearless Australian women whose fates have been overlooked while Billy and Sonia McMahon’s ‘sexy’ White House shenanigans became part of pop culture history.


To Live & Die in D.C. poses still relevant questions about sexism, racism, crime and justice – and who we remember and why.


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]]> Sherry Frahm and Sharan Tapp settle into living and working in Washington. But it’s dangerous being a counter girl in a McDonald’s during D.C.’s ever-bloodier wave of senseless murders.


The five-part miniseries is based on information unearthed in Australian government archives, US court transcripts, American and Australian historic newspaper articles – and on recent interviews with two family members.


More than a true crime deep dive, this miniseries remembers two fearless Australian women whose fates have been overlooked while Billy and Sonia McMahon’s ‘sexy’ White House shenanigans became part of pop culture history.


To Live & Die in D.C. poses still relevant questions about sexism, racism, crime and justice – and who we remember and why.


To pre-order They'll Never Hold Me:

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]]> <![CDATA[To Live & Die in D.C. – Part One: Two Aussie Girls]]> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:31:43 GMT 51:58 66f129b8adc297d09e143039 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/to-live-die-in-dc-part-one-two-aussie-girls 66f129b8adc297d09e143039 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc to-live-die-in-dc-part-one-two-aussie-girls full 8 41 In November 1971, at the exact moment that Prime Minister Billy McMahon’s wife Sonia stepped out in her infamously revealing dress at a White House dinner, Australian embassy officials in Washington were thrust into the first crucial hours of a serial killer investigation. Two young women had just been found murdered in a nearby apartment and D.C. homicide detectives believed the victims were from Down Under. In a race against time, American and Australian cops and diplomats would have to work together to identify the maniac before he stuck again.


To Live & Die in D.C. reveals - for the very first time - an extraordinary instance of Australian true crime and Australian political history colliding during a shocking murder wave that was engulfing not only the American capitol but all of the United States.


The five-part miniseries is based on information unearthed in Australian government archives, US court transcripts, American and Australian historic newspaper articles – and on recent interviews with two family members.


More than a true crime deep dive, this miniseries remembers two fearless Australian women whose fates have been overlooked while Billy and Sonia McMahon’s ‘sexy’ White House shenanigans became part of pop culture history.


To Live & Die in D.C. poses still relevant questions about sexism, racism, crime and justice – and who we remember and why.


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]]> In November 1971, at the exact moment that Prime Minister Billy McMahon’s wife Sonia stepped out in her infamously revealing dress at a White House dinner, Australian embassy officials in Washington were thrust into the first crucial hours of a serial killer investigation. Two young women had just been found murdered in a nearby apartment and D.C. homicide detectives believed the victims were from Down Under. In a race against time, American and Australian cops and diplomats would have to work together to identify the maniac before he stuck again.


To Live & Die in D.C. reveals - for the very first time - an extraordinary instance of Australian true crime and Australian political history colliding during a shocking murder wave that was engulfing not only the American capitol but all of the United States.


The five-part miniseries is based on information unearthed in Australian government archives, US court transcripts, American and Australian historic newspaper articles – and on recent interviews with two family members.


More than a true crime deep dive, this miniseries remembers two fearless Australian women whose fates have been overlooked while Billy and Sonia McMahon’s ‘sexy’ White House shenanigans became part of pop culture history.


To Live & Die in D.C. poses still relevant questions about sexism, racism, crime and justice – and who we remember and why.


To pre-order They'll Never Hold Me:

https://affirmpress.com.au/browse/book/Michael-Adams-They%27ll-Never-Hold-Me-9781923046474


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]]> The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part Two: Men Died Because of What He Did The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part Two: Men Died Because of What He Did Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:07 GMT 39:27 66e7cd8c8dddb000b1aca7de false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-rise-of-roger-rogerson-part-two-men-died-because-of-what 66e7cd8c8dddb000b1aca7de 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-rise-of-roger-rogerson-part-two-men-died-because-of-what full 8 40 How was the 1976 case of armed robber Phillip Western a prototype for the “Green Light” that’d soon be given to Neddy Smith? Continuing our in-depth interview, veteran journalist Neil Mercer explains how Roger Rogerson perverting the legal system for profit resulted in a forgotten murder and set the scene for future bloodbaths. Be sure to read Neil Mercer’s new book, The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: The Definitive Inside Story of Neddy Smith and Roger Rogerson, Partners in Crime.



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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> How was the 1976 case of armed robber Phillip Western a prototype for the “Green Light” that’d soon be given to Neddy Smith? Continuing our in-depth interview, veteran journalist Neil Mercer explains how Roger Rogerson perverting the legal system for profit resulted in a forgotten murder and set the scene for future bloodbaths. Be sure to read Neil Mercer’s new book, The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: The Definitive Inside Story of Neddy Smith and Roger Rogerson, Partners in Crime.



Buy it here:

https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Neil-Mercer-Kingpin-and-the-Crooked-Cop-9781760879952



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The Murder Squad

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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part One: All Hell Broke Loose The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part One: All Hell Broke Loose Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:14:54 GMT 41:09 66e7ccdff106e38c4dcbb160 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-rise-of-roger-rogerson-part-one-all-hell-broke-loose 66e7ccdff106e38c4dcbb160 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-rise-of-roger-rogerson-part-one-all-hell-broke-loose full 8 39 How did a hero detective become Australia’s most notoriously corrupt killer cop? In an in-depth conversation, veteran journalist Neil Mercer talks about the Rogerson he interviewed and investigated, starting with their first meeting in 1982. Be sure to read Neil Mercer’s new book, The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: The Definitive Inside Story of Neddy Smith and Roger Rogerson, Partners in Crime.



Buy it here:

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The Murder Squad

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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> How did a hero detective become Australia’s most notoriously corrupt killer cop? In an in-depth conversation, veteran journalist Neil Mercer talks about the Rogerson he interviewed and investigated, starting with their first meeting in 1982. Be sure to read Neil Mercer’s new book, The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: The Definitive Inside Story of Neddy Smith and Roger Rogerson, Partners in Crime.



Buy it here:

https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Neil-Mercer-Kingpin-and-the-Crooked-Cop-9781760879952


Support Forgotten Australia:

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The Murder Squad

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Hanging Ned Kelly

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

Australia’s Sweetheart

https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html

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]]> The Boys of Death Row – Part Six: Lives Hanging in the Balance The Boys of Death Row – Part Six: Lives Hanging in the Balance Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:06:17 GMT 58:33 66b8dd328443e670a6a0d08b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-boys-of-death-row-part-six-lives-hanging-in-the-balance 66b8dd328443e670a6a0d08b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-boys-of-death-row-part-six-lives-hanging-in-the-balance full 8 38 A new murder committed by a 17-year-old brings the tally of boys on Death Row to ten. From April 1936 onwards, the NSW government has to decide who’ll live and who’ll die. With time running out in one case, they rush towards a ‘ghastly mistake’, while in another what they decide will lead to another murder more than 50 years later in Queensland.


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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

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The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> A new murder committed by a 17-year-old brings the tally of boys on Death Row to ten. From April 1936 onwards, the NSW government has to decide who’ll live and who’ll die. With time running out in one case, they rush towards a ‘ghastly mistake’, while in another what they decide will lead to another murder more than 50 years later in Queensland.


To support the show:

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They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> The Boys of Death Row – Part Five: The Defence of Consent The Boys of Death Row – Part Five: The Defence of Consent Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:20:20 GMT 32:10 66b8ce877807a62ff284c530 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-boys-of-death-row-part-five-the-defence-of-consent 66b8ce877807a62ff284c530 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-boys-of-death-row-part-five-the-defence-of-consent full 8 37 In March 1936, a young Italian woman testifies against her seven rapists in open court, speaking bravely against their claims she’d consented to their violent group assault.


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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

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The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> In March 1936, a young Italian woman testifies against her seven rapists in open court, speaking bravely against their claims she’d consented to their violent group assault.


To support the show:

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Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Check out my books:

(there’s a new one…)

They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/theyll-never-hold-me-by-michael-adams-9781923046474


Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> The Boys of Death Row – Part Four: A Murderer About Town The Boys of Death Row – Part Four: A Murderer About Town Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:31:26 GMT 39:45 66b8cc3ceda70b6bfda72857 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-boys-of-death-row-part-four-a-murderer-about-town 66b8cc3ceda70b6bfda72857 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-boys-of-death-row-part-four-a-murderer-about-town full 8 36 In the lazy days between Christmas and New Year in Wagga Wagga in 1935, a 17-year-old boy spends the festive season indulging in romantic fakery, prepared to defend his deception with cold-blooded murder.


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They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> In the lazy days between Christmas and New Year in Wagga Wagga in 1935, a 17-year-old boy spends the festive season indulging in romantic fakery, prepared to defend his deception with cold-blooded murder.


To support the show:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Check out my books:

(there’s a new one…)

They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/theyll-never-hold-me-by-michael-adams-9781923046474


Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504


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]]> The Boys of Death Row – Part Three: The Hooded Bandit The Boys of Death Row – Part Three: The Hooded Bandit Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:00:57 GMT 46:33 66b8cafab8a9dd25a4a4d55c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-boys-of-death-row-part-three-the-hooded-bandit 66b8cafab8a9dd25a4a4d55c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-boys-of-death-row-part-three-the-hooded-bandit full 8 35 Another young criminal faces the ultimate penalty after being convicted of shooting a man during a Sydney railway robbery. But is the Hooded Bandit about to be hanged because the government is making a ghastly legal mistake?


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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> Another young criminal faces the ultimate penalty after being convicted of shooting a man during a Sydney railway robbery. But is the Hooded Bandit about to be hanged because the government is making a ghastly legal mistake?


To support the show:

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They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> The Boys of Death Row – Part Two: The Calmest Killer The Boys of Death Row – Part Two: The Calmest Killer Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:40 GMT 37:46 66b8c89f7807a62ff2834811 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-boys-of-death-row-part-two-the-calmest-killer 66b8c89f7807a62ff2834811 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-boys-of-death-row-part-two-the-calmest-killer full 8 34 With Monty Henwood’s 17-year-old alleged killer in custody, police are amazed by the youth’s calm confessions… even though they might see him sentenced to death.


*Part two of The Boys of Death Row.

The whole miniseries is available ad-free and early to supporters.

Parts three to six on general release over the next three weeks.*


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They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> With Monty Henwood’s 17-year-old alleged killer in custody, police are amazed by the youth’s calm confessions… even though they might see him sentenced to death.


*Part two of The Boys of Death Row.

The whole miniseries is available ad-free and early to supporters.

Parts three to six on general release over the next three weeks.*


To support the show:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

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They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> The Boys of Death Row – Part One: A Body on the Line The Boys of Death Row – Part One: A Body on the Line Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:08:31 GMT 50:18 66b8c5dfb8a9dd25a4a3287d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-boys-of-death-row-part-one-a-body-on-the-line 66b8c5dfb8a9dd25a4a3287d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-boys-of-death-row-part-one-a-body-on-the-line full 8 33 On a Monday morning in November 1935, a battered man is found dead beside railway tracks in the Blue Mountains. The victim is revered and his death is a mystery. But Sydney police, led by murder expert Detective-Sergeant Tom McRae, are soon on the trail of a young killer.


*Part one of The Boys of Death Row.

The whole miniseries is available ad-free and early to supporters.

Parts two to six on general release over the next three weeks.*


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(there’s a new one…)

They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/theyll-never-hold-me-by-michael-adams-9781923046474


Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> On a Monday morning in November 1935, a battered man is found dead beside railway tracks in the Blue Mountains. The victim is revered and his death is a mystery. But Sydney police, led by murder expert Detective-Sergeant Tom McRae, are soon on the trail of a young killer.


*Part one of The Boys of Death Row.

The whole miniseries is available ad-free and early to supporters.

Parts two to six on general release over the next three weeks.*


To support the show:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

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(there’s a new one…)

They’ll Never Hold Me @ Dymocks

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

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]]> The Masked Murderer The Masked Murderer Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:15:32 GMT 59:08 66a8e378ec855766578f1d0a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-masked-murderer 66a8e378ec855766578f1d0a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-masked-murderer full 8 30 Originally released in 2019, this episode tells the story of a Saturday night stick-up in Sydney that went very, very wrong – leaving a mystery that has endured for nearly a century.

My upcoming miniseries will include the similar case of “The Hooded Bandit”, along with other crimes that shocked Australia in 1935-1936. It'll be with you very soon!


To support the show:

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> Originally released in 2019, this episode tells the story of a Saturday night stick-up in Sydney that went very, very wrong – leaving a mystery that has endured for nearly a century.

My upcoming miniseries will include the similar case of “The Hooded Bandit”, along with other crimes that shocked Australia in 1935-1936. It'll be with you very soon!


To support the show:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> The Forgotten Man – Part Four: The Truth The Forgotten Man – Part Four: The Truth Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:01:23 GMT 41:05 66a6461e72497b6115aec9d8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-forgotten-man-part-four-the-truth 66a6461e72497b6115aec9d8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-forgotten-man-part-four-the-truth full 8 29 One of Australia’s most respected journalists tells us about his early career on Sydney tabloid The Sun and how he got an exclusive interview with The Forgotten Man to ask the question: ‘Did you do it?’


To support the show:

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

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The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> One of Australia’s most respected journalists tells us about his early career on Sydney tabloid The Sun and how he got an exclusive interview with The Forgotten Man to ask the question: ‘Did you do it?’


To support the show:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> The Forgotten Man – Part Three: The Trial The Forgotten Man – Part Three: The Trial Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:56:55 GMT 58:09 66a1a2d7d0655a8f785d583d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-forgotten-man-part-three-the-trial 66a1a2d7d0655a8f785d583d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-forgotten-man-part-three-the-trial full 8 28 The man accused of John Smillie’s murder finally has his day in court. But the verdict won’t settle the haunting question of his guilt or innocence.


To support the show:

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Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> The man accused of John Smillie’s murder finally has his day in court. But the verdict won’t settle the haunting question of his guilt or innocence.


To support the show:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> The Forgotten Man – Part Two: The Accused The Forgotten Man – Part Two: The Accused Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:17:22 GMT 59:19 669d1873fbb02ee946ae2352 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-forgotten-man-part-two-the-accused 669d1873fbb02ee946ae2352 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-forgotten-man-part-two-the-accused full 8 27 Following new information, received six months after the murder of John Smillie, detectives from Sydney’s CIB swoop on their suspect.

What happens next is decried as a travesty of justice.


To support the show:

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Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> Following new information, received six months after the murder of John Smillie, detectives from Sydney’s CIB swoop on their suspect.

What happens next is decried as a travesty of justice.


To support the show:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> The Forgotten Man – Part One: The Murder The Forgotten Man – Part One: The Murder Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:02:33 GMT 48:11 66964efec60e068fda121012 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-forgotten-man-part-one-the-murder 66964efec60e068fda121012 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-forgotten-man-part-one-the-murder full 8 26 In September 1935, John Smillie was shot dead in his taxi in western Sydney.


Who had murdered this war veteran, loving husband and doting father? Was it a robbery gone wrong? A maniac with a grudge against cabbies? Or was he the victim of mistaken identity in a vicious gangland war?


The Forgotten Man is an incredible tale of murder and mystery, fact and fantasy, insanity and injustice, which unfolded over nearly half a century.


This four-part miniseries concludes with an unexpected revelation from one of Australia’s most respected journalists, who joins us with his recollections of covering this story early in his career.


To support the show and get access to all episodes ad-free, get access to bonus shows and get a show shout-out:


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

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Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> In September 1935, John Smillie was shot dead in his taxi in western Sydney.


Who had murdered this war veteran, loving husband and doting father? Was it a robbery gone wrong? A maniac with a grudge against cabbies? Or was he the victim of mistaken identity in a vicious gangland war?


The Forgotten Man is an incredible tale of murder and mystery, fact and fantasy, insanity and injustice, which unfolded over nearly half a century.


This four-part miniseries concludes with an unexpected revelation from one of Australia’s most respected journalists, who joins us with his recollections of covering this story early in his career.


To support the show and get access to all episodes ad-free, get access to bonus shows and get a show shout-out:


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> The Comic Book Killer The Comic Book Killer Fri, 12 Jul 2024 01:45:10 GMT 38:35 66908aa6fbb3fc8e80434b24 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-comic-book-killer 66908aa6fbb3fc8e80434b24 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-comic-book-killer full 8 25 From 1946, Sydney’s Leonard Lawson was a hero to kids for creating the comic book The Lone Avenger. But in reality the young artist was a psychopathic villain responsible for crimes far more terrible than anything in his stories. For five decades, Lawson would outrage the nation by destroying innocent lives and making a mockery of the law’s ability to control violent offenders.


I’ve re-released The Comic Book Killer in anticipation of my new miniseries, The Forgotten Man, which will be out from next week. Not only does The Comic Book Killer fit with this season’s theme of Crimes That Shocked Australia, it also crosses over with The Forgotten Man in strange and significant ways.


To support Forgotten Australia:

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Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504


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]]> From 1946, Sydney’s Leonard Lawson was a hero to kids for creating the comic book The Lone Avenger. But in reality the young artist was a psychopathic villain responsible for crimes far more terrible than anything in his stories. For five decades, Lawson would outrage the nation by destroying innocent lives and making a mockery of the law’s ability to control violent offenders.


I’ve re-released The Comic Book Killer in anticipation of my new miniseries, The Forgotten Man, which will be out from next week. Not only does The Comic Book Killer fit with this season’s theme of Crimes That Shocked Australia, it also crosses over with The Forgotten Man in strange and significant ways.


To support Forgotten Australia:

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504


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]]> Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Three Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Three Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:46:22 GMT 45:37 667e23fe53198fba306dd6a9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-three 667e23fe53198fba306dd6a9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-three full 8 24 A year after he's 'disappeared' into a solitary cage at Pentridge, Weachurch makes a last stab at freedom... and leaves behind a haunting legacy of resistance to injustice.


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> A year after he's 'disappeared' into a solitary cage at Pentridge, Weachurch makes a last stab at freedom... and leaves behind a haunting legacy of resistance to injustice.


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Two Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Two Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:07:15 GMT 44:15 667e28e353198fba306ef828 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-parttwo 667e28e353198fba306ef828 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-parttwo full 8 23 With Weachurch’s pleas for justice ignored and obstructed as he has punishments piled upon him illegally, he takes desperate action against him enemies again... and again... and again.


This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> With Weachurch’s pleas for justice ignored and obstructed as he has punishments piled upon him illegally, he takes desperate action against him enemies again... and again... and again.


This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Two Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Two Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:00:37 GMT 44:15 667b9b773b08446aac15de81 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-two 667b9b773b08446aac15de81 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-two full 8 23 With Weachurch’s pleas for justice ignored and obstructed as he has punishments piled upon him illegally, he takes desperate action against him enemies again... and again... and again.


This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> With Weachurch’s pleas for justice ignored and obstructed as he has punishments piled upon him illegally, he takes desperate action against him enemies again... and again... and again.


This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504

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]]> Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part One Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part One Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:44:22 GMT 52:37 66796a27da1c2dde36c35056 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-one 66796a27da1c2dde36c35056 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc weachurch-werewolf-of-pentridge-part-one full 8 22 A century before Mark ‘Chopper’ Read became infamous in Pentridge, a convict named Weachurch struck terror into that prison’s warders and from behind its bluestone walls he loomed large as an Australian boogeyman. Weachurch’s attacks were so bloodthirsty that he was dubbed a ‘human tiger’ – a ‘wehrwolf’ – and he was kept in a cage in between court trials for attempted murder. If convicted, he faced the hangman. But Weachurch risked the noose because he was a rebel with a cause: he wanted the public to hear about his illegal detention and the barbaric treatment he suffered ‘outside the regulations’.

To some he was a monster. To others a martyr. To himself he was unbreakable.


This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions.


Parts 2 and 3 will be on general release soon.

They’re available now to Apple and Patreon supporters:


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504


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]]> A century before Mark ‘Chopper’ Read became infamous in Pentridge, a convict named Weachurch struck terror into that prison’s warders and from behind its bluestone walls he loomed large as an Australian boogeyman. Weachurch’s attacks were so bloodthirsty that he was dubbed a ‘human tiger’ – a ‘wehrwolf’ – and he was kept in a cage in between court trials for attempted murder. If convicted, he faced the hangman. But Weachurch risked the noose because he was a rebel with a cause: he wanted the public to hear about his illegal detention and the barbaric treatment he suffered ‘outside the regulations’.

To some he was a monster. To others a martyr. To himself he was unbreakable.


This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions.


Parts 2 and 3 will be on general release soon.

They’re available now to Apple and Patreon supporters:


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com


Check out my books:

Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185

The Murder Squad @ Dymocks

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504


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]]> The Murder of Mary Edson The Murder of Mary Edson Thu, 20 Jun 2024 03:21:33 GMT 32:00 6673a040d51efba9c85c4a90 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-murder-of-mary-edson 6673a040d51efba9c85c4a90 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-murder-of-mary-edson full 8 21 The 1931 murder of young Adelaide wife and mother Mary Edson shocked Australia.

But despite this crime’s gruesome details, it was even then a depressingly familiar sort of outrage committed by a depressingly familiar sort of offender.

Nearly 100 years later, not enough has changed.


1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.

If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au for online chat and video call services.

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]]> The 1931 murder of young Adelaide wife and mother Mary Edson shocked Australia.

But despite this crime’s gruesome details, it was even then a depressingly familiar sort of outrage committed by a depressingly familiar sort of offender.

Nearly 100 years later, not enough has changed.


1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.

If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au for online chat and video call services.

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]]> The Meticulous Maniac – Part Two: We Have All Got To Die Sometime The Meticulous Maniac – Part Two: We Have All Got To Die Sometime Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:00:08 GMT 47:22 665fa978e177f100125c1cf1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-meticulous-maniac-part-two-we-have-all-got-to-die-someti 665fa978e177f100125c1cf1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-meticulous-maniac-part-two-we-have-all-got-to-die-someti full 8 20 With Kingsgrove people reeling from the outrage committed on Paterson Avenue, Sydney detectives swarm the streets to piece together what happened, who was responsible and why the madman struck at beloved citizens.


Support Forgotten Australia:

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]]> With Kingsgrove people reeling from the outrage committed on Paterson Avenue, Sydney detectives swarm the streets to piece together what happened, who was responsible and why the madman struck at beloved citizens.


Support Forgotten Australia:

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]]> The Meticulous Maniac – Part One: The Good Doctor The Meticulous Maniac – Part One: The Good Doctor Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:35:35 GMT 50:26 665daa87137dd6001232f1df false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-meticulous-maniac-part-one-the-good-doctor 665daa87137dd6001232f1df 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-meticulous-maniac-part-one-the-good-doctor full 8 19 In 1956, Sydney’s usually sedate southern suburbs were stalked by not one but two bloodthirsty men. While the Kingsgrove Slasher’s reign of terror would last years but result in no deaths, the Meticulous Maniac’s outrage was far shorter and far more deadly. Yet in the wake of his violence, victims were to react with extraordinary grace.


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]]> In 1956, Sydney’s usually sedate southern suburbs were stalked by not one but two bloodthirsty men. While the Kingsgrove Slasher’s reign of terror would last years but result in no deaths, the Meticulous Maniac’s outrage was far shorter and far more deadly. Yet in the wake of his violence, victims were to react with extraordinary grace.


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]]> The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Three The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Three Sun, 26 May 2024 22:43:45 GMT 27:53 6653bb22a69a560012a38ad0 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-deadwood-dick-murders-part-three 6653bb22a69a560012a38ad0 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-deadwood-dick-murders-part-three full 8 18

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]]> The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Two The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Two Thu, 23 May 2024 05:48:52 GMT 36:49 664ed8c573726900129363ee false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-deadwood-dick-murders-part-two 664ed8c573726900129363ee 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-deadwood-dick-murders-part-two full 8 17 Following the supposedly Deadwood Dick-inspired murders committed by Jimmy and Joe Governor, Jack Underwood and Thomas Quinlan, in July 1906 Australia was rocked by a new outrage attributed to “pernicious literature”: the brutal killing and mutilation of three people at German Creek on the NSW north coast. The perpetrator was young Jack Brown. But he said his motivation wasn’t to be a pulp novel hero. Instead, Jack wanted to start a genocidal revolution in the name of White Australia.


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]]> Following the supposedly Deadwood Dick-inspired murders committed by Jimmy and Joe Governor, Jack Underwood and Thomas Quinlan, in July 1906 Australia was rocked by a new outrage attributed to “pernicious literature”: the brutal killing and mutilation of three people at German Creek on the NSW north coast. The perpetrator was young Jack Brown. But he said his motivation wasn’t to be a pulp novel hero. Instead, Jack wanted to start a genocidal revolution in the name of White Australia.


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]]> The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part One The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part One Mon, 20 May 2024 06:43:35 GMT 44:33 664af117cf62d70012463f6a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-deadwood-dick-murders-part-one 664af117cf62d70012463f6a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-deadwood-dick-murders-part-one full 8 16

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]]> The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Three The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Three Sun, 05 May 2024 17:25:47 GMT 49:19 661cd68b2e0a630016a2f1b7 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-nature-of-the-scorpion-part-three 661cd68b2e0a630016a2f1b7 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-nature-of-the-scorpion-part-three full 8 15 Having escaped prison, fled interstate and joined the army under yet another new name, George Blunderfield seeks reinvention and redemption on the Western Front — but his true nature compels him to commit his most atrocious crimes yet.


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]]> Having escaped prison, fled interstate and joined the army under yet another new name, George Blunderfield seeks reinvention and redemption on the Western Front — but his true nature compels him to commit his most atrocious crimes yet.


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]]> The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Two The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Two Sun, 28 Apr 2024 19:00:22 GMT 44:39 661cd3bea66b730016bc289a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-nature-of-the-scorpion-part-two 661cd3bea66b730016bc289a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-nature-of-the-scorpion-part-two full 8 14 After committing a sickening outrage in the first weeks of 1900, George Blunderfield serves a relatively short jail sentence. When he's set free he sheds his identity but can’t help but follow the nature that causes him to hurt those who only want to help him.


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]]> After committing a sickening outrage in the first weeks of 1900, George Blunderfield serves a relatively short jail sentence. When he's set free he sheds his identity but can’t help but follow the nature that causes him to hurt those who only want to help him.


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]]> The Nature of the Scorpion – Part One The Nature of the Scorpion – Part One Sun, 21 Apr 2024 19:00:51 GMT 36:23 661cce599fc60f0018cb8692 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-nature-of-the-scorpion-part-one 661cce599fc60f0018cb8692 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-nature-of-the-scorpion-part-one full 8 13 Forgotten fiend George Blunderfield left a trail of violence and murder across Australia from the late 19th century until near the end of the First World War.


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]]> Forgotten fiend George Blunderfield left a trail of violence and murder across Australia from the late 19th century until near the end of the First World War.


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]]> Nightmare on the Night Train – Part Three Nightmare on the Night Train – Part Three Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:00:23 GMT 31:36 661cb271aed7bb0016e5cd5e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/nightmare-on-the-night-train-part-3 661cb271aed7bb0016e5cd5e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc nightmare-on-the-night-train-part-3 full 8 12 Trapped in Melbourne in bizarre circumstances, Herbert Kopit's last chance is to talk his way out of an arrest and flee the country.


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]]> Nightmare on the Night Train – Part Two Nightmare on the Night Train – Part Two Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:01:53 GMT 39:23 6617a70b8a61e80016cdb2ee false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/nightmare-on-the-night-train-part-2 6617a70b8a61e80016cdb2ee 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc nightmare-on-the-night-train-part-2 full 8 11 How did Herbert Kopit become the most wanted man in Australia, trying to escape a massive tri-state murder manhunt while dressed as a woman?

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]]> How did Herbert Kopit become the most wanted man in Australia, trying to escape a massive tri-state murder manhunt while dressed as a woman?

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]]> Nightmare on the Night Train – Part One Nightmare on the Night Train – Part One Thu, 11 Apr 2024 08:59:12 GMT 35:08 6617a660debbd90016045394 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/nightmare-on-the-night-train-part-1 6617a660debbd90016045394 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc nightmare-on-the-night-train-part-1 full 8 10 It's just after dawn on 2 April 1936 at Brisbane's Central Railway Station and as a porter enters a sleeping car on the overnight train from Bundaberg he discovers a slaughterhouse. Within minutes Queensland police will begin a desperate hunt for a maniac responsible for multiple murders. Parts 2 & 3 will be released next week. But you can hear them now ad-free as a podcast supporter.


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]]> It's just after dawn on 2 April 1936 at Brisbane's Central Railway Station and as a porter enters a sleeping car on the overnight train from Bundaberg he discovers a slaughterhouse. Within minutes Queensland police will begin a desperate hunt for a maniac responsible for multiple murders. Parts 2 & 3 will be released next week. But you can hear them now ad-free as a podcast supporter.


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]]> Your Stories: ‘My Great-Great Grandfather was a Serial Killer!’ Your Stories: ‘My Great-Great Grandfather was a Serial Killer!’ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:04:57 GMT 51:47 6604b42af9e7460017e79125 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/your-stories-my-great-great-grandfather-was-a-serial-killer 6604b42af9e7460017e79125 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc your-stories-my-great-great-grandfather-was-a-serial-killer full 8 9 In Victoria in September 1883, moments before he was hanged for murder, Robert Burns made a startling confession, claiming he’d killed not one but eight people. Flash forward 140 years and Bendigo woman Julie di Bella was researching her family history when she made a shocking discovery about her bloodline. Julie joins Forgotten Australia to talk about the thorniest branch in her family tree.


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]]> In Victoria in September 1883, moments before he was hanged for murder, Robert Burns made a startling confession, claiming he’d killed not one but eight people. Flash forward 140 years and Bendigo woman Julie di Bella was researching her family history when she made a shocking discovery about her bloodline. Julie joins Forgotten Australia to talk about the thorniest branch in her family tree.


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]]> The Human Glove Mystery – Part Two The Human Glove Mystery – Part Two Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:10:06 GMT 51:13 65f76a3ea0626800177ac15f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-human-glove-mystery-part-two 65f76a3ea0626800177ac15f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-human-glove-mystery-part-two full 8 8 With ‘The Human Glove’ murder trial just about over, gunshot rings out in Wagga Wagga and another person falls dead. This victim? A witness.


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]]> The Human Glove Mystery – Part One The Human Glove Mystery – Part One Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:51:04 GMT 1:07:43 65ed349286967e0017b30507 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-human-glove-mystery-part-one 65ed349286967e0017b30507 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-human-glove-mystery-part-one full 8 7 On release for the first time since 2021, this classic true crime tale is up there with the Shark Arm and Pyjama Girl cases as a Depression-era shocker. On Christmas Day 1933, the discovery of a decayed corpse and a 'human glove' of skin led to incredible forensic work and a murder trial that'd result in a second mysterious murder.


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]]> On release for the first time since 2021, this classic true crime tale is up there with the Shark Arm and Pyjama Girl cases as a Depression-era shocker. On Christmas Day 1933, the discovery of a decayed corpse and a 'human glove' of skin led to incredible forensic work and a murder trial that'd result in a second mysterious murder.


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]]> Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Four: The Gallows of Gay Hate Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Four: The Gallows of Gay Hate Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:05:16 GMT 47:11 65e42d28aba05e0016ea9ef5 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-four-the-gallows-of-gay- 65e42d28aba05e0016ea9ef5 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-four-the-gallows-of-gay- full 8 6 With the survivor of the tragedy tried for murder, the only hope is an insanity defence and mercy from Melbourne’s most powerful men.


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]]> With the survivor of the tragedy tried for murder, the only hope is an insanity defence and mercy from Melbourne’s most powerful men.


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]]> Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Three: Posing With Pistols Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Three: Posing With Pistols Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:11:07 GMT 47:00 65dacdf57e8f760017ace27d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-three-posing-with-pistol 65dacdf57e8f760017ace27d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-three-posing-with-pistol full 8 5 After having their photos taken holding hands and pointing pistols at each other, Ned and Charlie head for the Treasury Gardens. Only one will emerge alive – to face a fate worse than death as their private lives are exposed in the courts and in the press.


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]]> After having their photos taken holding hands and pointing pistols at each other, Ned and Charlie head for the Treasury Gardens. Only one will emerge alive – to face a fate worse than death as their private lives are exposed in the courts and in the press.


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]]> <![CDATA[Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Two: Romeo & Romeo]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:00:18 GMT 39:55 65d1532d81b496001564cd7f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-two-romeo-romeo 65d1532d81b496001564cd7f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-two-romeo-romeo full 8 4 In 1871-1872, Ned Feeney and Charlie Marks were more than friends in a Melbourne where acting on homosexual desire might get you hanged. Using their letters to each other, we explore the mysteries of their tortured relationship and how it led to tragedy.


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]]> In 1871-1872, Ned Feeney and Charlie Marks were more than friends in a Melbourne where acting on homosexual desire might get you hanged. Using their letters to each other, we explore the mysteries of their tortured relationship and how it led to tragedy.


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]]> Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part One: We Die Together Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part One: We Die Together Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:51:31 GMT 46:39 65ca063f94623a001655963f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-one-we-die-together 65ca063f94623a001655963f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murder-in-the-treasury-gardens-part-one-we-die-together full 8 3 In 1872, Australia was shocked by a shooting in Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens. One man lay dead, the other lay nearby smoking a cigar. What had led these best friends to point their guns at each other? Using original archival records, we explore the circumstances of one of our history’s most tragic crimes, committed during a time of hateful homophobia.


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]]> In 1872, Australia was shocked by a shooting in Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens. One man lay dead, the other lay nearby smoking a cigar. What had led these best friends to point their guns at each other? Using original archival records, we explore the circumstances of one of our history’s most tragic crimes, committed during a time of hateful homophobia.


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]]> The City Bank Axe Murders – Part Two The City Bank Axe Murders – Part Two Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:00:54 GMT 43:13 65a78ae5b355d80017cc10be false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-city-bank-axe-murders-part-two 65a78ae5b355d80017cc10be 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-city-bank-axe-murders-part-two full 8 2 With the survivors of the bank massacre identifying the axe-wielding maniac, a frantic search is undertaken in western NSW. But if he’s caught, will he escape justice with a plea of insanity?


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]]> With the survivors of the bank massacre identifying the axe-wielding maniac, a frantic search is undertaken in western NSW. But if he’s caught, will he escape justice with a plea of insanity?


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]]> The City Bank Axe Murders – Part One The City Bank Axe Murders – Part One Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:00:15 GMT 38:16 65a789589b536b00171b7316 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-city-bank-axe-murders-part-one 65a789589b536b00171b7316 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-city-bank-axe-murders-part-one full 8 1 In this first episode of the new season devoted to Crimes That Shocked Australia, we look at the 1893 horror that became known across the colonies as ‘The Carcoar Tragedy’. Set against the backdrop of a forgotten economic catastrophe, this is the story of a young bank manager who’d already endured tragedy – only to find himself and his loved ones at the mercy of a bloodthirsty burglar. What made the case even more chilling was that it appeared to have been predicted by the killer’s fortune-telling celebrity wife.


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]]> In this first episode of the new season devoted to Crimes That Shocked Australia, we look at the 1893 horror that became known across the colonies as ‘The Carcoar Tragedy’. Set against the backdrop of a forgotten economic catastrophe, this is the story of a young bank manager who’d already endured tragedy – only to find himself and his loved ones at the mercy of a bloodthirsty burglar. What made the case even more chilling was that it appeared to have been predicted by the killer’s fortune-telling celebrity wife.


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Hanging Ned Kelly

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]]> The Battle For Rothbury – Part Two The Battle For Rothbury – Part Two Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:20:15 GMT 58:10 65a4c14a125167001787755e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-battle-for-rothbury-part-two 65a4c14a125167001787755e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-battle-for-rothbury-part-two full 7 16 After police opened fire on miners at Rothbury on 16 December 1929, killing one man and seriously wounding several more, the battle for the hearts and minds of the Australian public began in the NSW and federal parliaments and in the conservative and leftist newspapers. We delve into the recriminations, accusations, and basher-gang reign of terror that followed the Rothbury shootings — and explore the fates of the miners, the politicians and the enigmatic coal baron John Brown.


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]]> After police opened fire on miners at Rothbury on 16 December 1929, killing one man and seriously wounding several more, the battle for the hearts and minds of the Australian public began in the NSW and federal parliaments and in the conservative and leftist newspapers. We delve into the recriminations, accusations, and basher-gang reign of terror that followed the Rothbury shootings — and explore the fates of the miners, the politicians and the enigmatic coal baron John Brown.


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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> The Battle For Rothbury – Part One The Battle For Rothbury – Part One Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:16:41 GMT 39:31 65a4bfb9be473e0017ddedba false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-battle-for-rothbury-part-one 65a4bfb9be473e0017ddedba 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-battle-for-rothbury-part-one full 7 15 On 16 December 1929, at the Rothbury colliery near Newcastle, thousands of miners protesting against an illegal wage cut were fired on by police with tragic results. But the battle began long before the bullets started flying. For most of that year, these miners had been at the centre of a bitter battle that toppled a federal government, saw the NSW state government use basher gangs of police and resulted in a new Labor prime minister committing an act of political betrayal — all just as the economic after-shocks of the Wall Street Crash were starting to be felt.


**This episode was originally released in December 2019**


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]]> On 16 December 1929, at the Rothbury colliery near Newcastle, thousands of miners protesting against an illegal wage cut were fired on by police with tragic results. But the battle began long before the bullets started flying. For most of that year, these miners had been at the centre of a bitter battle that toppled a federal government, saw the NSW state government use basher gangs of police and resulted in a new Labor prime minister committing an act of political betrayal — all just as the economic after-shocks of the Wall Street Crash were starting to be felt.


**This episode was originally released in December 2019**


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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt – Part Three Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt – Part Three Sun, 07 Jan 2024 15:25:40 GMT 1:02:01 659a8a4f96596600158d6fea false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-first-serial-killer-manhunt-part-three 659a8a4f96596600158d6fea 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-first-serial-killer-manhunt-part-three full 7 14 In San Francisco in February 1897 a trio of Australian police officers await the arrival of Frank Butler, wanted for the murder of three men in the Blue Mountains and beyond. While they’ll capture the fugitive, their problems are only starting as Butler enjoys his newfound American celebrity, with newspapers printing his every word, thousands of people clamouring to meet him and canny defence attorneys arguing he has no case to answer. It’ll be a life-or-death tug-of-war that’ll include cameos from America’s new president, a world-famous famous boxer and one of Australia’s most beloved actress.


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]]> In San Francisco in February 1897 a trio of Australian police officers await the arrival of Frank Butler, wanted for the murder of three men in the Blue Mountains and beyond. While they’ll capture the fugitive, their problems are only starting as Butler enjoys his newfound American celebrity, with newspapers printing his every word, thousands of people clamouring to meet him and canny defence attorneys arguing he has no case to answer. It’ll be a life-or-death tug-of-war that’ll include cameos from America’s new president, a world-famous famous boxer and one of Australia’s most beloved actress.


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The Murder Squad

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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt – Part Two Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt – Part Two Sun, 31 Dec 2023 04:10:55 GMT 51:41 6590e9d29a34830016cf4ce1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-first-serial-killer-manhunt-part-two 6590e9d29a34830016cf4ce1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-first-serial-killer-manhunt-part-two full 7 13 With the alarm raised about three missing miners, Sydney police begin a massive search of the Blue Mountains. It’s a hunt that draws large crowds of ghoulish spectators, who get more than they bargained for as gruesome discoveries are made. Yet by then suspected murderer Frank Butler is well on his way to San Francisco, forcing Australian detectives to give chase across the seas as American newspapers make a front-page sensation of this “Monster of the Mountains”.


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]]> With the alarm raised about three missing miners, Sydney police begin a massive search of the Blue Mountains. It’s a hunt that draws large crowds of ghoulish spectators, who get more than they bargained for as gruesome discoveries are made. Yet by then suspected murderer Frank Butler is well on his way to San Francisco, forcing Australian detectives to give chase across the seas as American newspapers make a front-page sensation of this “Monster of the Mountains”.


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]]> Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt – Part One Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt – Part One Sat, 30 Dec 2023 21:08:44 GMT 51:16 659086dd10f8d60017fea859 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-first-serial-killer-manhunt-part-one 659086dd10f8d60017fea859 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-first-serial-killer-manhunt-part-one full 7 12 In 1896 a cold-blooded serial killer calling himself Frank Butler advertised for mining partners in Sydney newspapers. Those who went west with him to the Blue Mountains were never seen alive again. Yet one man who escaped Butler’s clutches was to become a police officer — and take part in the manhunt for this monster, a chase that stretched from Sydney to San Francisco and made headlines all over the world.

*This episode was originally released in October 2020.*


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]]> In 1896 a cold-blooded serial killer calling himself Frank Butler advertised for mining partners in Sydney newspapers. Those who went west with him to the Blue Mountains were never seen alive again. Yet one man who escaped Butler’s clutches was to become a police officer — and take part in the manhunt for this monster, a chase that stretched from Sydney to San Francisco and made headlines all over the world.

*This episode was originally released in October 2020.*


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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> Free Beer For All! Free Beer For All! Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:38:34 GMT 45:30 658d6c4daa48e00016a46727 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/free-beer-for-all 658d6c4daa48e00016a46727 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc free-beer-for-all full 7 11 Nearly a century before cocaine bundles started washing up on the Sydney coast, the city’s citizens clamoured to recover a different sort of illicit bounty from the sea: kegs of beer that’d floated free of Malabar, the happiest shipwreck disaster in Australian history.


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]]> Nearly a century before cocaine bundles started washing up on the Sydney coast, the city’s citizens clamoured to recover a different sort of illicit bounty from the sea: kegs of beer that’d floated free of Malabar, the happiest shipwreck disaster in Australian history.


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The Murder Squad

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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> When Santa Broke Into Pentridge When Santa Broke Into Pentridge Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:15:44 GMT 32:46 65836793b84fde0017343c2a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/when-santa-broke-into-pentridge- 65836793b84fde0017343c2a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc when-santa-broke-into-pentridge- full 7 10 It was the criminal Christmas miracle to warm the hardest heart. During the festive season in 1951, Pentridge prisoners got a surprise visit from Santa, aka the cheeky crook Harold 'Dusty' Sheehan, who could get out of — and into — prisons as easily as Old St Nick down a chimney.

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Merry Christmas!

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]]> It was the criminal Christmas miracle to warm the hardest heart. During the festive season in 1951, Pentridge prisoners got a surprise visit from Santa, aka the cheeky crook Harold 'Dusty' Sheehan, who could get out of — and into — prisons as easily as Old St Nick down a chimney.

This ‘regifted’ episode was originally released in 2021.


Another new episode will be out next week.

Merry Christmas!

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]]> The Birth of the Bodgies The Birth of the Bodgies Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:31:34 GMT 39:02 657f92e85e36a600164501d1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-birth-of-the-bodgies 657f92e85e36a600164501d1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-birth-of-the-bodgies full 7 9 In December 1950, Australia was under threat from a new menace to society: sex-crazed Bodgies and Widgies. This youth ‘cult’ indulged in wild orgies and violent crime sprees and its ranks teemed with unwanted immigrants and perverted homosexuals. Or so the tabloid newspapers warned. In this episode, we look at the moral panic that went with the Bodgies and Widgies - and the Sydney surfing hero at the epicentre of this ‘youthquake’.


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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> In December 1950, Australia was under threat from a new menace to society: sex-crazed Bodgies and Widgies. This youth ‘cult’ indulged in wild orgies and violent crime sprees and its ranks teemed with unwanted immigrants and perverted homosexuals. Or so the tabloid newspapers warned. In this episode, we look at the moral panic that went with the Bodgies and Widgies - and the Sydney surfing hero at the epicentre of this ‘youthquake’.


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]]> How The Bikini Conquered Bondi Beach How The Bikini Conquered Bondi Beach Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:00:28 GMT 52:02 6575bf4b268d16001239f285 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/how-the-bikini-conquered-bondi-beach 6575bf4b268d16001239f285 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc how-the-bikini-conquered-bondi-beach full 7 8 Once upon a time not too long ago, wearing a bikini on Australia’s most famous stretch of sand meant you risked the wrath of veteran Bondi Beach inspector Aub Laidlaw. Show too much skin and he’d kick you off – and even threaten you with arrest. But Aub’s enforcement of prudish regulations caused a massive backlash in 1961 when young Joan Barry donned a gold bikini, pushed back against beach bullying and refused to be silenced by the cops and the court.


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]]> Once upon a time not too long ago, wearing a bikini on Australia’s most famous stretch of sand meant you risked the wrath of veteran Bondi Beach inspector Aub Laidlaw. Show too much skin and he’d kick you off – and even threaten you with arrest. But Aub’s enforcement of prudish regulations caused a massive backlash in 1961 when young Joan Barry donned a gold bikini, pushed back against beach bullying and refused to be silenced by the cops and the court.


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The Murder Squad

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Hanging Ned Kelly

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Australia’s Sweetheart

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]]> In the Execution of Their Duty In the Execution of Their Duty Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:21:06 GMT 39:52 65673ac4d7b5d40012d338f6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/in-the-execution-of-their-duty 65673ac4d7b5d40012d338f6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc in-the-execution-of-their-duty full 7 7 On the 3rd of January 1931, Sydney suffered one of the worst days in Australian police history — the result of a trauma that had festered since a "White Feather" taunt from the Great War.


*This episode was originally released in 2019 and has been archived since May 2022*


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]]> On the 3rd of January 1931, Sydney suffered one of the worst days in Australian police history — the result of a trauma that had festered since a "White Feather" taunt from the Great War.


*This episode was originally released in 2019 and has been archived since May 2022*


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]]> Murder at Devils River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale Murder at Devils River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:03:23 GMT 47:57 6562faba7b09770012b4f6a3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murder-at-devils-river-part-three-australias-first-femme-fat 6562faba7b09770012b4f6a3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murder-at-devils-river-part-three-australias-first-femme-fat full 7 6 To colonial Australia, Betsy Scott had become a ‘female monster’ – all the more dangerous and diabolical for being alluring and attractive. But how much did this image influence her fate?


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]]> To colonial Australia, Betsy Scott had become a ‘female monster’ – all the more dangerous and diabolical for being alluring and attractive. But how much did this image influence her fate?


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]]> Murder at Devils River - Part Two: I’m Innocent But I’ll Know I’ll Hang Murder at Devils River - Part Two: I’m Innocent But I’ll Know I’ll Hang Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:29:18 GMT 40:38 6559775cc8ed510013aa9d44 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murder-at-devils-river-part-two-im-innocent-but-ill-know-ill 6559775cc8ed510013aa9d44 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murder-at-devils-river-part-two-im-innocent-but-ill-know-ill full 7 5 With Mansfield police arresting Bob Scott’s murderer, the case looks like it’ll be closed quickly. But revelations before the cops reach Devil’s River will cause a sensation – and leave the Victorian government with a controversial decision to make.


Murder at Devil’s River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale will go general release on 27 November.

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]]> With Mansfield police arresting Bob Scott’s murderer, the case looks like it’ll be closed quickly. But revelations before the cops reach Devil’s River will cause a sensation – and leave the Victorian government with a controversial decision to make.


Murder at Devil’s River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale will go general release on 27 November.

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]]> Murder at Devils River - Part One: Bob Scott is Shot! Murder at Devils River - Part One: Bob Scott is Shot! Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:15:20 GMT 40:47 65594a22c8ed5100139a8f97 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murder-at-devils-river-part-one-bob-scott-is-shot 65594a22c8ed5100139a8f97 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murder-at-devils-river-part-one-bob-scott-is-shot full 7 4 On 11 November 1863 – 160 years ago this month – history was made in Victoria when the murder of drunkard Bob Scott was avenged on the gallows in Melbourne Gaol.

But what had really happened when a midnight shot was fired in the darkness of a Devils River grog shanty?

Was justice done at the hands of the hangman?


Murder at Devil’s River - Part Two: I’m Innocent But I Know I’ll Hang will go general release on 23 November.

Murder at Devil’s River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale will go general release on 27 November.


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]]> On 11 November 1863 – 160 years ago this month – history was made in Victoria when the murder of drunkard Bob Scott was avenged on the gallows in Melbourne Gaol.

But what had really happened when a midnight shot was fired in the darkness of a Devils River grog shanty?

Was justice done at the hands of the hangman?


Murder at Devil’s River - Part Two: I’m Innocent But I Know I’ll Hang will go general release on 23 November.

Murder at Devil’s River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale will go general release on 27 November.


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]]> RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Three: Blood Moon and the Setting of the Sun RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Three: Blood Moon and the Setting of the Sun Sun, 05 Nov 2023 21:02:24 GMT 1:03:25 654802e28235ab0012335fec false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/raaf-hero-len-fuller-part-three-blood-moon-and-the-setting-o 654802e28235ab0012335fec 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc raaf-hero-len-fuller-part-three-blood-moon-and-the-setting-o full 7 3 Len’s arrival to RAF Bomber Command makes for morale-boosting news. But more than half the men who serve as air crew will not live to see the end of the war. Len’s luck will need to hold if he’s to return to Australia and marry Thelma.


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]]> Len’s arrival to RAF Bomber Command makes for morale-boosting news. But more than half the men who serve as air crew will not live to see the end of the war. Len’s luck will need to hold if he’s to return to Australia and marry Thelma.


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]]> RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Two: The Mid-Air Miracle RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Two: The Mid-Air Miracle Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:10:40 GMT 1:04:07 653e400b04ed9500124f51cd false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/raaf-hero-len-fuller-part-two-the-mid-air-miracle 653e400b04ed9500124f51cd 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc raaf-hero-len-fuller-part-two-the-mid-air-miracle full 7 2 Faced with almost certain death during a mid-air collision between two planes, RAAF trainee pilot Len Fuller takes advantage of million-to-one odds by keeping a cool head and a courageous heart. Overnight, he’s acclaimed as an example of Australian heroism. But no good deed goes unpunished - not when the air force brass have something to say about the accident’s aftermath.


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]]> Faced with almost certain death during a mid-air collision between two planes, RAAF trainee pilot Len Fuller takes advantage of million-to-one odds by keeping a cool head and a courageous heart. Overnight, he’s acclaimed as an example of Australian heroism. But no good deed goes unpunished - not when the air force brass have something to say about the accident’s aftermath.


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]]> RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part One: Born to Fly and Fight RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part One: Born to Fly and Fight Sat, 21 Oct 2023 01:17:34 GMT 1:05:26 653326b1a1d9fe0012c1b03b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/raaf-hero-len-fuller-part-one-born-to-fly-and-fight 653326b1a1d9fe0012c1b03b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc raaf-hero-len-fuller-part-one-born-to-fly-and-fight full 7 1 In September 1940, young RAAF trainee pilot Len Fuller pulled off a mid-air miracle that made front-page news around Australia and around the world. In this instalment, we look at how his whole life seemed to prepare Len for those desperate moments 3000 feet above the NSW Riverina – and for the year he’d spend dicing with death as he fought the Nazis as a member of RAF Bomber Command.


RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Two: The Mid-Air Miracle will go on general release on 30 October.

RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Three: Blood Moon and the Setting of the Sun will go on general release on 6 November.


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]]> In September 1940, young RAAF trainee pilot Len Fuller pulled off a mid-air miracle that made front-page news around Australia and around the world. In this instalment, we look at how his whole life seemed to prepare Len for those desperate moments 3000 feet above the NSW Riverina – and for the year he’d spend dicing with death as he fought the Nazis as a member of RAF Bomber Command.


RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Two: The Mid-Air Miracle will go on general release on 30 October.

RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Three: Blood Moon and the Setting of the Sun will go on general release on 6 November.


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https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922806406.html

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]]> Your Stories: ‘I Was Hunter S. Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in Australia” Tour Manager’ Your Stories: ‘I Was Hunter S. Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in Australia” Tour Manager’ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 02:51:55 GMT 1:02:20 651f764d7bacb40011dbf21c true https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/your-stories-i-was-hunter-s-thompsons-fear-and-loathing-in-a 651f764d7bacb40011dbf21c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc your-stories-i-was-hunter-s-thompsons-fear-and-loathing-in-a full 6 27 In September 1976, Dr Hunter S. Thompson, then at the height of his infamy as the drink-and-drug-soaked Dean of Gonzo Journalism, came Down Under to give a series of public lectures. What ensued was chaotic – but not for the reasons you might expect. In this episode, we look at what Australia was like when Hunter S. touched down – and we hear from Peter Olszewski, aka "J.J. McRoach", then a young hippie tasked with wrangling the good doctor… and whose adventures would include flying through an electrical storm with the man... while tripping on LSD.


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]]> In September 1976, Dr Hunter S. Thompson, then at the height of his infamy as the drink-and-drug-soaked Dean of Gonzo Journalism, came Down Under to give a series of public lectures. What ensued was chaotic – but not for the reasons you might expect. In this episode, we look at what Australia was like when Hunter S. touched down – and we hear from Peter Olszewski, aka "J.J. McRoach", then a young hippie tasked with wrangling the good doctor… and whose adventures would include flying through an electrical storm with the man... while tripping on LSD.


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]]> Our First Cop Killer, the Luckiest Man Unhung and the Birth of Australia True Crime Reporting - Part Two Our First Cop Killer, the Luckiest Man Unhung and the Birth of Australia True Crime Reporting - Part Two Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:33:49 GMT 30:39 650bc7afdd9c99001147822d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/our-first-cop-killer-the-luckiest-man-unhung-and-the-birth-o 650bc7afdd9c99001147822d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc our-first-cop-killer-the-luckiest-man-unhung-and-the-birth-o full 6 26 In 1803 Sydney Gazette publisher George Howe got a gallows story beyond imagination – and one that would be retold forever after.


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]]> In 1803 Sydney Gazette publisher George Howe got a gallows story beyond imagination – and one that would be retold forever after.


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]]> Our First Cop Killer, the Luckiest Man Unhung and the Birth of Australian True Crime Reporting - Part One Our First Cop Killer, the Luckiest Man Unhung and the Birth of Australian True Crime Reporting - Part One Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:54:50 GMT 41:05 65032ccc7bb4e10012827655 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/our-first-cop-killer-the-luckiest-man-unhung-the-birth-of-au 65032ccc7bb4e10012827655 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc our-first-cop-killer-the-luckiest-man-unhung-the-birth-of-au full 6 25 In 1803 in Sydney, Constable Joseph Luker became the first Australian policeman murdered in the line of the duty. Who was responsible for this crime that shocked the colony? How did his death trigger one of the strangest twists of fate in our history? Thankfully, the incredible details were captured in Australia's first-ever newspaper, The Sydney Gazette, which had appeared just months earlier to usher in Australian true crime reporting.


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]]> In 1803 in Sydney, Constable Joseph Luker became the first Australian policeman murdered in the line of the duty. Who was responsible for this crime that shocked the colony? How did his death trigger one of the strangest twists of fate in our history? Thankfully, the incredible details were captured in Australia's first-ever newspaper, The Sydney Gazette, which had appeared just months earlier to usher in Australian true crime reporting.


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]]> Bolts From The Blue Bolts From The Blue Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:25:16 GMT 51:37 64f0b0e0c65ac20012c8e35d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/bolts-from-the-blue 64f0b0e0c65ac20012c8e35d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc bolts-from-the-blue full 6 24 In October 1919, South Grafton, on the NSW North Coast, was the site of the one of the strangest and deadliest coincidences in Australian history. Later, the town's mayor, Dr Earle Page, would have his own experience of tragedy at the hands of fate – before fate briefly made him Australia's prime minister.


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]]> In October 1919, South Grafton, on the NSW North Coast, was the site of the one of the strangest and deadliest coincidences in Australian history. Later, the town's mayor, Dr Earle Page, would have his own experience of tragedy at the hands of fate – before fate briefly made him Australia's prime minister.


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]]> The Garden Palace Fire Mystery The Garden Palace Fire Mystery Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:26:08 GMT 1:05:53 64de16723069d70011a826eb false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-garden-palace-fire-mystery 64de16723069d70011a826eb 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-garden-palace-fire-mystery full 6 23 Raised in mere months for the 1879 International Exhibition, the Garden Palace was colonial Sydney's most spectacular building. But its fiery demise was even more spectacular, the grand complex razed to burning rubble in mere minutes. Why did it burn? Who was to blame? And how are its losses still being felt 140 years later?


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]]> Raised in mere months for the 1879 International Exhibition, the Garden Palace was colonial Sydney's most spectacular building. But its fiery demise was even more spectacular, the grand complex razed to burning rubble in mere minutes. Why did it burn? Who was to blame? And how are its losses still being felt 140 years later?


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]]> The Birdman of Adelaide Gaol – Part Three: Not Dead But Gone The Birdman of Adelaide Gaol – Part Three: Not Dead But Gone Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:27:43 GMT 52:56 64cb56f190eee700112d2bce false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-birdman-of-adelaide-gaol-part-three-not-dead-but-gone 64cb56f190eee700112d2bce 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-birdman-of-adelaide-gaol-part-three-not-dead-but-gone full 6 22 The jury hands down its verdict in the William Burns murder trial, newspapers discover the existence of his sparrow, a poet is stirred to write verses about what follows... and two more Douglas crew members meet horrible deaths.


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]]> The jury hands down its verdict in the William Burns murder trial, newspapers discover the existence of his sparrow, a poet is stirred to write verses about what follows... and two more Douglas crew members meet horrible deaths.


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]]> <![CDATA[The Birdman of Adelaide Gaol – Part Two: Dark Threats & Darker Secrets]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:57:50 GMT 56:25 64c7151fc501f600115c5e4d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-birdman-of-adelaide-gaol-part-two-dark-threats-darker-se 64c7151fc501f600115c5e4d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-birdman-of-adelaide-gaol-part-two-dark-threats-darker-se full 6 21 At his December 1882 murder trial William Burns pleads self-defence, even as fellow shipmates testify he’d committed cold-blooded murder. But what can his past reveal about his actions?


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]]> At his December 1882 murder trial William Burns pleads self-defence, even as fellow shipmates testify he’d committed cold-blooded murder. But what can his past reveal about his actions?


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]]> The Birdman of Adelaide Gaol – Part One: Murder on the High Seas The Birdman of Adelaide Gaol – Part One: Murder on the High Seas Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:11:37 GMT 49:38 64c26d0b8ab13d0012bfc1d4 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-birdman-of-adelaide-gaol-part-one-murder-on-the-high-sea 64c26d0b8ab13d0012bfc1d4 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-birdman-of-adelaide-gaol-part-one-murder-on-the-high-sea full 6 20 In September 1882, on a British ship on the high seas bound for Australia, English sailor William Burns stabs and kills a superior officer. For this capital crime, he’ll face justice in Adelaide – and await his fate in the company of a baby sparrow.


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]]> In September 1882, on a British ship on the high seas bound for Australia, English sailor William Burns stabs and kills a superior officer. For this capital crime, he’ll face justice in Adelaide – and await his fate in the company of a baby sparrow.


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]]> Your Stories: ‘I Found Australia’s Lost Rock ’n’ Roll Concert Film’ Your Stories: ‘I Found Australia’s Lost Rock ’n’ Roll Concert Film’ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:59:54 GMT 51:41 64aff5713b158d0011c15a5d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/your-stories-i-found-australias-lost-rock-n-roll-concert-fil 64aff5713b158d0011c15a5d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc your-stories-i-found-australias-lost-rock-n-roll-concert-fil full 6 19 In 1959, entrepreneur Lee Gordon staged an all-star rock ’n’ roll show at the Sydney Stadium and filmed it for cinematic release. But this pioneering movie – the only one of its kind – was soon lost. More than half a century later, Melbourne man Mark Iaria found the film. He talks about his remarkable discovery and his efforts to digitise, restore and share the “Lee Gordon 1959 Rock ’N’ Roll Spectacular” with modern cinema audiences.


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]]> In 1959, entrepreneur Lee Gordon staged an all-star rock ’n’ roll show at the Sydney Stadium and filmed it for cinematic release. But this pioneering movie – the only one of its kind – was soon lost. More than half a century later, Melbourne man Mark Iaria found the film. He talks about his remarkable discovery and his efforts to digitise, restore and share the “Lee Gordon 1959 Rock ’N’ Roll Spectacular” with modern cinema audiences.


Check out the film’s webpage for screenings near you: https://rocknroll1959.com/


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]]> Book Preview – The Murder Squad Book Preview – The Murder Squad Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:34:43 GMT 37:19 64a27a394abc5e001137b727 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/book-preview-the-murder-squad 64a27a394abc5e001137b727 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc book-preview-the-murder-squad full 6 18 Exclusive to Forgotten Australia listeners, this episode comprises the first 20 pages of The Murder Squad, my new book about homicide investigation in Sydney and NSW during the worst years of the Great Depression.


We start with Detective-Sergeant Tom McRae in Albury in September 1934 as he investigates the Pyjama Girl, before flashing back to the triple tragedies he endured in his early life and as he started his rise through the ranks.


Check out The Murder Squad's awesome cover:

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Here's what some very nice folks have been saying about The Murder Squad:


‘The Murder Squad is a cracking decade-long history of crazed killers and cunning cops – a triumph of true crime storytelling backed by exhaustive research.’ – Stephen Gibbs, Daily Mail


‘Michael Adams has that rare ability to drop the reader right in the heart of the action. He gives such precise and evocative detail that the reader can almost see, hear and smell each crime scene. Murder Squad is a riveting read, bringing Australia’s Great Depression era to life through a series of cracking true crime stories starring the ingenious Sydney detective Tom McRae.’ – Jen Kelly, Herald Sun, In Black & White column and podcast


‘Michael Adams takes you on a tense journey into Sydney’s historical badlands. Compelling, rich and meticulous: this is Australian true crime at its very best.’ – Candice Fox, author of Fire With Fire, The Chase and Crimson Lake


‘Michael Adams is a master true crime storyteller. His mastery is firstly, in digging out intriguing historical crimes – many of which have long been forgotten – and secondly, in recounting them in the most compelling way. The Human Glove Mystery, The Pyjama Girl and The Park Demon all get the Michael Adams treatment, but so too the stories that didn’t attract the sensational headlines, but are no less intriguing. And all of it against a backdrop of historic Australia and the men of the Murder Squad who hunted out the killers and tried to bring them to justice. So thoroughly researched, this is the ultimate reference for true crime in Australia during the depression years.’ – Mercedes Maguire, The Daily Telegraph

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]]> Exclusive to Forgotten Australia listeners, this episode comprises the first 20 pages of The Murder Squad, my new book about homicide investigation in Sydney and NSW during the worst years of the Great Depression.


We start with Detective-Sergeant Tom McRae in Albury in September 1934 as he investigates the Pyjama Girl, before flashing back to the triple tragedies he endured in his early life and as he started his rise through the ranks.


Check out The Murder Squad's awesome cover:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html


Here's what some very nice folks have been saying about The Murder Squad:


‘The Murder Squad is a cracking decade-long history of crazed killers and cunning cops – a triumph of true crime storytelling backed by exhaustive research.’ – Stephen Gibbs, Daily Mail


‘Michael Adams has that rare ability to drop the reader right in the heart of the action. He gives such precise and evocative detail that the reader can almost see, hear and smell each crime scene. Murder Squad is a riveting read, bringing Australia’s Great Depression era to life through a series of cracking true crime stories starring the ingenious Sydney detective Tom McRae.’ – Jen Kelly, Herald Sun, In Black & White column and podcast


‘Michael Adams takes you on a tense journey into Sydney’s historical badlands. Compelling, rich and meticulous: this is Australian true crime at its very best.’ – Candice Fox, author of Fire With Fire, The Chase and Crimson Lake


‘Michael Adams is a master true crime storyteller. His mastery is firstly, in digging out intriguing historical crimes – many of which have long been forgotten – and secondly, in recounting them in the most compelling way. The Human Glove Mystery, The Pyjama Girl and The Park Demon all get the Michael Adams treatment, but so too the stories that didn’t attract the sensational headlines, but are no less intriguing. And all of it against a backdrop of historic Australia and the men of the Murder Squad who hunted out the killers and tried to bring them to justice. So thoroughly researched, this is the ultimate reference for true crime in Australia during the depression years.’ – Mercedes Maguire, The Daily Telegraph

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]]> Book Club: Peter Doyle – Suburban Noir Book Club: Peter Doyle – Suburban Noir Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:45:56 GMT 1:04:03 64905c3d437de5001132f0b2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/book-club-peter-doyle-suburban-noir 64905c3d437de5001132f0b2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc book-club-peter-doyle-suburban-noir full 6 17 Peter Doyle, author of Suburban Noir, talks about researching and writing true crime, and about his uncle Detective-Sergeant Brian Doyle, a top Sydney cop in the 1950s and 1960s, who led the investigations into the Kingsgrove Slasher and the Graeme Thorne kidnapping-murder. With thanks to listeners who contributed questions for Peter.


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]]> Peter Doyle, author of Suburban Noir, talks about researching and writing true crime, and about his uncle Detective-Sergeant Brian Doyle, a top Sydney cop in the 1950s and 1960s, who led the investigations into the Kingsgrove Slasher and the Graeme Thorne kidnapping-murder. With thanks to listeners who contributed questions for Peter.


Read Peter’s wonderful essay about taxi driving in Sydney here:

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]]> <![CDATA[History Matters: The Birth & Rebirth of The Sun News-Pictorial]]> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:13:28 GMT 39:31 6481f0409d79eb0011c30cef false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/history-matters-the-birth-rebirth-of-the-sun-news-pictorial 6481f0409d79eb0011c30cef 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc history-matters-the-birth-rebirth-of-the-sun-news-pictorial full 6 16 Launched in September 1922, Melbourne's The Sun News-Pictorial forever changed newspapers in Australia.


But for decades this historic publication has been difficult to access and to search because it's only available in a handful of physical microfilm catalogues. Now we have a chance to liberate this extraordinary Melbourne daily tabloid and give everyone free digital access in perpetuity via the National Library of Australia's Trove database.


In this "History Matters" episode, I'm joined by the State Library of Victoria's Paul Dee to hear more about this exciting project. I also sample how The Sun News-Pictorial began and how it quickly served up big photo stories about an upcoming solar eclipse, about the war threat that might see Anzacs fight and die again at Gallipoli, and about the sensational surrender of Melbourne's Public Enemy #1.


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]]> Launched in September 1922, Melbourne's The Sun News-Pictorial forever changed newspapers in Australia.


But for decades this historic publication has been difficult to access and to search because it's only available in a handful of physical microfilm catalogues. Now we have a chance to liberate this extraordinary Melbourne daily tabloid and give everyone free digital access in perpetuity via the National Library of Australia's Trove database.


In this "History Matters" episode, I'm joined by the State Library of Victoria's Paul Dee to hear more about this exciting project. I also sample how The Sun News-Pictorial began and how it quickly served up big photo stories about an upcoming solar eclipse, about the war threat that might see Anzacs fight and die again at Gallipoli, and about the sensational surrender of Melbourne's Public Enemy #1.


To help digitise The Sun News-Pictorial:

https://slv.vic.gov.au/appeal/?fbclid=IwAR00D-VcHcBJ9H6pFPaqpWtwEsLl10J6AKAaLtrJk1sOJsb0hETJvSTtAgs

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]]> <![CDATA[Your Stories: 'My Father, the Spitfire Pilot']]> Thu, 25 May 2023 12:58:06 GMT 50:04 646f5b8918ab9c001101062a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/your-stories-my-father-the-spitfire-pilot 646f5b8918ab9c001101062a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc your-stories-my-father-the-spitfire-pilot full 6 15 Sue Northey knew barely anything about her dad’s experiences during World War II. That was until she found 98 letters he wrote between 1941 and 1945. Sue joins me to talk about rediscovering her dad through this correspondence, which chronicles the great events and the small details of these turbulent and tragic years.


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]]> Sue Northey knew barely anything about her dad’s experiences during World War II. That was until she found 98 letters he wrote between 1941 and 1945. Sue joins me to talk about rediscovering her dad through this correspondence, which chronicles the great events and the small details of these turbulent and tragic years.


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]]> Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Three Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Three Wed, 10 May 2023 22:54:49 GMT 46:22 645c20e262ead30011a48c44 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/bloody-murder-in-the-blue-mountains-part-three 645c20e262ead30011a48c44 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc bloody-murder-in-the-blue-mountains-part-three full 6 14 Even when the verdict is delivered in the Katoomba murder trial, the story is far from over – especially after the convicted man makes a startling allegation.


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]]> Even when the verdict is delivered in the Katoomba murder trial, the story is far from over – especially after the convicted man makes a startling allegation.


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]]> Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Two Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Two Sun, 07 May 2023 02:16:42 GMT 41:51 64570a32a4d4a300116c8d85 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/bloody-murder-in-the-blue-mountains-part-two 64570a32a4d4a300116c8d85 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc bloody-murder-in-the-blue-mountains-part-two full 6 13 In the wake of the gory outrage at the California, the accused faces an inquest and then his trial for murder. If he's found guilty, he'll be sentenced to death. But is he bad – or mad?


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Book Club: I’ll be interviewing Peter Doyle about his non-fiction book Suburban Noir, which is a cracking portrait of crime and punishment in Sydney in the 1950s and 1960s.

We’ll also be talking about Peter’s other books, the non-fiction Crooks Like Us and City Of Shadows, and his four period crime novels, The Devil’s Jump, Amaze Your Friends, Get Rich Quick and The Big Whatever.

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]]> In the wake of the gory outrage at the California, the accused faces an inquest and then his trial for murder. If he's found guilty, he'll be sentenced to death. But is he bad – or mad?


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Book Club: I’ll be interviewing Peter Doyle about his non-fiction book Suburban Noir, which is a cracking portrait of crime and punishment in Sydney in the 1950s and 1960s.

We’ll also be talking about Peter’s other books, the non-fiction Crooks Like Us and City Of Shadows, and his four period crime novels, The Devil’s Jump, Amaze Your Friends, Get Rich Quick and The Big Whatever.

There’s plenty to talk about – and Peter would love to hear your questions about his work.

If you want me to read them to him, send them as an email to ForgottenAustraliapodcast@gmail.com

If you’d like to record your question in a free audio file from your computer, go to: https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part One Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part One Sun, 30 Apr 2023 05:43:50 GMT 45:12 644e003e92ccc10011861a7b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/bloody-murder-in-the-blue-mountains-part-one 644e003e92ccc10011861a7b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc bloody-murder-in-the-blue-mountains-part-one full 6 12 A mountains hotel.

A locked room.

Screams in the night and a body in the morning.

The mystery of what happened in the California boarding house in Katoomba in autumn 1917 was like something by Agatha Christie.

Except this wasn’t a whodunit – it was a whydunit.


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Book Club: I’ll be interviewing Peter Doyle about his non-fiction book Suburban Noir, which is a cracking portrait of crime and punishment in Sydney in the 1950s and 1960s.

We’ll also be talking about Peter’s other books, the non-fiction Crooks Like Us and City Of Shadows, and his four period crime novels, The Devil’s Jump, Amaze Your Friends, Get Rich Quick and The Big Whatever.

There’s plenty to talk about – and Peter would love to hear your questions about his work

If you want me to read them to him, send them as an email to ForgottenAustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> A mountains hotel.

A locked room.

Screams in the night and a body in the morning.

The mystery of what happened in the California boarding house in Katoomba in autumn 1917 was like something by Agatha Christie.

Except this wasn’t a whodunit – it was a whydunit.


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Book Club: I’ll be interviewing Peter Doyle about his non-fiction book Suburban Noir, which is a cracking portrait of crime and punishment in Sydney in the 1950s and 1960s.

We’ll also be talking about Peter’s other books, the non-fiction Crooks Like Us and City Of Shadows, and his four period crime novels, The Devil’s Jump, Amaze Your Friends, Get Rich Quick and The Big Whatever.

There’s plenty to talk about – and Peter would love to hear your questions about his work

If you want me to read them to him, send them as an email to ForgottenAustraliapodcast@gmail.com

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]]> The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Three: A Most Remarkable Woman The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Three: A Most Remarkable Woman Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:05:33 GMT 53:09 643f2a724561b10011a7c4f9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-notorious-lady-munro-part-three-a-most-remarkable-woman 643f2a724561b10011a7c4f9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-notorious-lady-munro-part-three-a-most-remarkable-woman full 6 11 Did Lady Justice favour Lady Munro? Would she have the last laugh on her copper nemesis? Has anyone ever faced court more often in Australian history or done it with more style? All will be revealed... almost!


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]]> Did Lady Justice favour Lady Munro? Would she have the last laugh on her copper nemesis? Has anyone ever faced court more often in Australian history or done it with more style? All will be revealed... almost!


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]]> The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Two: Drunk Around the Universe The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Two: Drunk Around the Universe Sun, 16 Apr 2023 14:02:29 GMT 50:27 643bfe86672f9f001165f77a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-notorious-lady-munro-part-two-drunk-around-the-universe 643bfe86672f9f001165f77a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-notorious-lady-munro-part-two-drunk-around-the-universe full 6 10 Having come back from the grave once, Lady Munro faces another close call with death, becomes ever-more popular in colonial culture and goes toe-to-toe with one of Australia's most prominent gentlemen in a high-profile criminal court case.


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]]> Having come back from the grave once, Lady Munro faces another close call with death, becomes ever-more popular in colonial culture and goes toe-to-toe with one of Australia's most prominent gentlemen in a high-profile criminal court case.


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]]> The Notorious Lady Munro – Part One: The Woman in the Waterhole The Notorious Lady Munro – Part One: The Woman in the Waterhole Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:57:55 GMT 1:07:01 6433f9e8ef5a9700112dff27 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-notorious-lady-munro-part-one-the-woman-in-the-waterhole 6433f9e8ef5a9700112dff27 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-notorious-lady-munro-part-one-the-woman-in-the-waterhole full 6 9 The eccentric Lady Munro cut a swathe through late colonial and early Federation Australia with her drunken antics, defiant unconventionality and mysterious claim to be from one of England’s most famous aristocratic families. The ‘Notorious Lady Munro’, who confessed to having been been ‘drunk around the universe’, was celebrated as ‘one of the most remarkable women alive’ – and stayed alive long enough to read of her own death in the newspapers more than once. Join me for a strange, funny, sad and always surprising deep dive into the utterly forgotten life of our very own blue-blooded lady larrikin.


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]]> The eccentric Lady Munro cut a swathe through late colonial and early Federation Australia with her drunken antics, defiant unconventionality and mysterious claim to be from one of England’s most famous aristocratic families. The ‘Notorious Lady Munro’, who confessed to having been been ‘drunk around the universe’, was celebrated as ‘one of the most remarkable women alive’ – and stayed alive long enough to read of her own death in the newspapers more than once. Join me for a strange, funny, sad and always surprising deep dive into the utterly forgotten life of our very own blue-blooded lady larrikin.


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]]> Unholy War – The Salvation Army vs The Skeleton Army Unholy War – The Salvation Army vs The Skeleton Army Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:36:02 GMT 1:07:32 64217fc4cd1d610011a8f1a6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/unholy-war-the-salvation-army-vs-the-skeleton-army 64217fc4cd1d610011a8f1a6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc unholy-war-the-salvation-army-vs-the-skeleton-army full 6 8 While The Salvation Army is now a beloved institution, 140 years ago its men and women were regularly the victims of violent assaults by larrikin hordes who marched under the skull and bones and called themselves The Skeleton Army. These shameful attacks were staged all over Australia but were most prevalent in Melbourne and Victoria. In this episode, we explore the rise of the Salvos, the hostility they faced from the police, press and the public – and how these factors set the scene for their brutal persecution by the hateful Skeletons.


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]]> While The Salvation Army is now a beloved institution, 140 years ago its men and women were regularly the victims of violent assaults by larrikin hordes who marched under the skull and bones and called themselves The Skeleton Army. These shameful attacks were staged all over Australia but were most prevalent in Melbourne and Victoria. In this episode, we explore the rise of the Salvos, the hostility they faced from the police, press and the public – and how these factors set the scene for their brutal persecution by the hateful Skeletons.


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]]> The Pashometer Craze – Measuring Aussie Sex Appeal In The 1930s The Pashometer Craze – Measuring Aussie Sex Appeal In The 1930s Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:14:28 GMT 44:45 640ef7a1761d7a0011ef2e48 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-pashometer-craze-measuring-aussie-sex-appeal-in-the-1930 640ef7a1761d7a0011ef2e48 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-pashometer-craze-measuring-aussie-sex-appeal-in-the-1930 full 6 7 “GIRLS ON PYLON SEX MACHINE”– it’s gotta be the weirdest newspaper headline of the 1930s. So what’s the strange story behind it? Join me for a plunge into the "Pashometer" craze that had Australians going bonkers to have a go on the machine that scientifically measured their all-important Sex Appeal!


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]]> “GIRLS ON PYLON SEX MACHINE”– it’s gotta be the weirdest newspaper headline of the 1930s. So what’s the strange story behind it? Join me for a plunge into the "Pashometer" craze that had Australians going bonkers to have a go on the machine that scientifically measured their all-important Sex Appeal!


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]]> The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part Four The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part Four Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:26:37 GMT 38:30 63ec0ec2df8b2e001175cecc false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-four 63ec0ec2df8b2e001175cecc 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-four full 6 6 It’s July 1950 and Sydney detectives have Arthur Graham - aka Fred Stevens, aka Thomas Croft, aka Lionel Thomas – cornered in Perth. But can the man they suspect of multiple murders escape justice again?


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]]> It’s July 1950 and Sydney detectives have Arthur Graham - aka Fred Stevens, aka Thomas Croft, aka Lionel Thomas – cornered in Perth. But can the man they suspect of multiple murders escape justice again?


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]]> The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part Three The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part Three Sun, 26 Feb 2023 13:03:28 GMT 36:52 63ec0b58d524830011df7388 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-three 63ec0b58d524830011df7388 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-three full 6 5 It’s winter 1950 and Sydney detectives are criss-crossing Australia as they try to piece together the whereabouts of Blacktown widow, Phyllis Mary Page, last seen in the company of Fred Stevens – aka Thomas Croft – aka Lionel Thomas.

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]]> It’s winter 1950 and Sydney detectives are criss-crossing Australia as they try to piece together the whereabouts of Blacktown widow, Phyllis Mary Page, last seen in the company of Fred Stevens – aka Thomas Croft – aka Lionel Thomas.

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]]> The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part Two The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part Two Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:30:00 GMT 49:08 63ec097c0263970011d7f648 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-two 63ec097c0263970011d7f648 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-two full 6 4 It’s 1945 and Lionel Thomas - aka Thomas Croft – looks set to pay for one of the most heinous murders in Melbourne’s recent history: the cold-blooded shooting of a railway stationmaster.


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]]> It’s 1945 and Lionel Thomas - aka Thomas Croft – looks set to pay for one of the most heinous murders in Melbourne’s recent history: the cold-blooded shooting of a railway stationmaster.


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]]> The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part One The Terrible Mr Thomas – Part One Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:30:18 GMT 58:42 63ec06700263970011d766a9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-one 63ec06700263970011d766a9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-terrible-mr-thomas-part-one full 6 3 Lionel Charles Thomas went by a lot of aliases. But by any name, he was one nasty character. In this instalment, we chronicle his early criminal career and piece together the evidence that made Sydney and Melbourne suspect him in a handful of murders.

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]]> Lionel Charles Thomas went by a lot of aliases. But by any name, he was one nasty character. In this instalment, we chronicle his early criminal career and piece together the evidence that made Sydney and Melbourne suspect him in a handful of murders.

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]]> Pearl Harbor and the Pay Car Ambush – Part Two Pearl Harbor and the Pay Car Ambush – Part Two Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:35:42 GMT 31:51 63ec010f0263970011d65c30 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/pearl-harbor-and-the-pay-car-ambush-part-two 63ec010f0263970011d65c30 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc pearl-harbor-and-the-pay-car-ambush-part-two full 6 2 With the true horror of the pay car outrage revealed – but buried ever-deeper in the war-time newspapers – Sydney police follow promising leads, conduct sweeping interviews and utilise the skills of the scientific squad in the hope of cracking the case. Eventually they’ll come up with a prime suspect – but where is he?


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]]> With the true horror of the pay car outrage revealed – but buried ever-deeper in the war-time newspapers – Sydney police follow promising leads, conduct sweeping interviews and utilise the skills of the scientific squad in the hope of cracking the case. Eventually they’ll come up with a prime suspect – but where is he?


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]]> Pearl Harbor and the Pay Car Ambush – Part One Pearl Harbor and the Pay Car Ambush – Part One Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:02:03 GMT 50:16 63ebfcf6df8b2e0011727936 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/pearl-harbor-and-the-pay-car 63ebfcf6df8b2e0011727936 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc pearl-harbor-and-the-pay-car full 6 1 Just hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, cold-blooded bandits staged a ruthless ambush on a railway pay car crew south of Sydney. In the aftermath of this ambush, homicide detectives faced an unprecedented task. How could they get the public’s attention – get the information they needed to catch these killers – when all anyone could talk about was the new and unprecedented threat to Australia?


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]]> Just hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, cold-blooded bandits staged a ruthless ambush on a railway pay car crew south of Sydney. In the aftermath of this ambush, homicide detectives faced an unprecedented task. How could they get the public’s attention – get the information they needed to catch these killers – when all anyone could talk about was the new and unprecedented threat to Australia?


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]]> The Christmas Murder – Part Two The Christmas Murder – Part Two Sun, 25 Dec 2022 14:05:55 GMT 42:10 639d7d59fff91900115c4c5c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-christmas-murder-part-two 639d7d59fff91900115c4c5c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-christmas-murder-part-two full 5 23

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]]> The Christmas Murder – Part One The Christmas Murder – Part One Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:04:32 GMT 41:08 639d7810922d570011ccf0a7 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-christmas-murder-part-one 639d7810922d570011ccf0a7 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-christmas-murder-part-one full 5 22

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]]> <![CDATA[The Mayor of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part Four]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 02:14:42 GMT 58:33 63968e9369f4350012ecdd5e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part4 63968e9369f4350012ecdd5e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part4 full 5 21 After Fred Jones's betrayal, with Hayati branded an 'enemy alien', the showman and the performer go head to head in a series of court cases that make headlines all around Australia.


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]]> After Fred Jones's betrayal, with Hayati branded an 'enemy alien', the showman and the performer go head to head in a series of court cases that make headlines all around Australia.


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You can read an excerpt from my book Hanging Ned Kelly at: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

You can also buy the book there at 26% off the RRP

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]]> <![CDATA[The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part Three]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:47:58 GMT 42:55 6391181feaccaf001113a30c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part- 6391181feaccaf001113a30c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part- full 5 20 Who was Frederick Hooper Jones, the man who tried to ruin Hayati Hassid? In this instalment, we look at Fred's life and career as a showman and as a pioneering aviator.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Read a free sample of Hanging Ned Kelly here – and buy the book with a 26% discount on the recommended retail price of $35.

https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> Who was Frederick Hooper Jones, the man who tried to ruin Hayati Hassid? In this instalment, we look at Fred's life and career as a showman and as a pioneering aviator.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


Read a free sample of Hanging Ned Kelly here – and buy the book with a 26% discount on the recommended retail price of $35.

https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> <![CDATA[The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part Two]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:18:04 GMT 36:42 638c6ef141e41a0010d8ecfa false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part- 638c6ef141e41a0010d8ecfa 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part- full 5 19 Having conquered Australia with Tiny Town, Hayati Hassid goes out on his own and falls into the orbit of Frederick Hooper Jones. To heat parts 3 & 4 right now ad-free, become an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter.

For a three-day free trial, Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

For Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


You can read a free sample of Hanging Ned Kelly and get 26% off the RRP here:

https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> Having conquered Australia with Tiny Town, Hayati Hassid goes out on his own and falls into the orbit of Frederick Hooper Jones. To heat parts 3 & 4 right now ad-free, become an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter.

For a three-day free trial, Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

For Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


You can read a free sample of Hanging Ned Kelly and get 26% off the RRP here:

https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> <![CDATA[The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part One]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:57:29 GMT 47:22 6388889941646000112269f6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part- 6388889941646000112269f6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-mayor-of-tiny-town-vs-australias-shiftiest-showman-part- full 5 18 From a digitised formerly secret Australian military intelligence file comes one of Forgotten Australia’s strangest stories.

In 1911-1912, from Sydney to Brisbane, Perth to Melbourne, and all points in between, Australia was enthralled by the little people entertainment troupe known as Tiny Town.

Everyone was especially fond its undisputed star, 'The Mayor of Tiny Town', aka 'The Turkish Tom Thumb', the incomparable small-man performer Hayati Hassid.

Yet how did this beloved celebrity - who also acted as editor of 'The Tiny Town Times' - become designated an enemy alien after the Great War broke out?

What did this dark twist have to do with showman and self-professed father of Australian aviation Frederick Hooper Jones?

And just where do genocidal Turkish sultan Abdul The Damned, legendary escapologist Harry Houdini and Aussie rock band The Angels fit into this picture?

Join me for a four-part deep dive that takes us from the harems of the dying Ottoman Empire to the roller-skating-mad London vaudeville scene, from a forgotten antipodean box office blockbuster to the controversial very earliest days of Australia aviation.

You won't believe your ears.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


My new book Hanging Ned Kelly is out now and will make a cracker of a Christmas present.

You can read a free excerpt here - and get 26% off the RRP: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> From a digitised formerly secret Australian military intelligence file comes one of Forgotten Australia’s strangest stories.

In 1911-1912, from Sydney to Brisbane, Perth to Melbourne, and all points in between, Australia was enthralled by the little people entertainment troupe known as Tiny Town.

Everyone was especially fond its undisputed star, 'The Mayor of Tiny Town', aka 'The Turkish Tom Thumb', the incomparable small-man performer Hayati Hassid.

Yet how did this beloved celebrity - who also acted as editor of 'The Tiny Town Times' - become designated an enemy alien after the Great War broke out?

What did this dark twist have to do with showman and self-professed father of Australian aviation Frederick Hooper Jones?

And just where do genocidal Turkish sultan Abdul The Damned, legendary escapologist Harry Houdini and Aussie rock band The Angels fit into this picture?

Join me for a four-part deep dive that takes us from the harems of the dying Ottoman Empire to the roller-skating-mad London vaudeville scene, from a forgotten antipodean box office blockbuster to the controversial very earliest days of Australia aviation.

You won't believe your ears.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


My new book Hanging Ned Kelly is out now and will make a cracker of a Christmas present.

You can read a free excerpt here - and get 26% off the RRP: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 3 The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 3 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:55:29 GMT 47:07 63506441fe78e80011a4ed6e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-cairns-grenade-murders-part-3 63506441fe78e80011a4ed6e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-cairns-grenade-murders-part-3 full 5 17 With the accused murderer of Holly Murphy and Kathleen Brown set to go to trial in April 1946, there's a series of shocking secret developments, including a bombshell letter that makes disturbing claims against Queensland's boys in blue. Via the original police murder file - and from information from a descendant of one of the men involved - we explore what might've really happened.


To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:

Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421

In Black & White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446


To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> With the accused murderer of Holly Murphy and Kathleen Brown set to go to trial in April 1946, there's a series of shocking secret developments, including a bombshell letter that makes disturbing claims against Queensland's boys in blue. Via the original police murder file - and from information from a descendant of one of the men involved - we explore what might've really happened.


To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:

Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421

In Black & White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446


To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 2 The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 2 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 21:44:18 GMT 37:35 634c7b3369357200110ba6b2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-cairns-grenade-murders-part-2 634c7b3369357200110ba6b2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-cairns-grenade-murders-part-2 full 5 16 With Detective Senior-Sergeant Frank Bischof in Cairns, Bob Davis soon identifies the murderer. But how far can Bob be trusted? And what is Bischof offering?


Part 3 will be available later this week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear it right now ad-free.

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:

Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421

In Black & White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446

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]]> With Detective Senior-Sergeant Frank Bischof in Cairns, Bob Davis soon identifies the murderer. But how far can Bob be trusted? And what is Bischof offering?


Part 3 will be available later this week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear it right now ad-free.

Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:

Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421

In Black & White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446

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]]> The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 1 The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 1 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:26:11 GMT 40:29 6343c9146d824200126cbaef false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-cairns-grenade-murders-part-1 6343c9146d824200126cbaef 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-cairns-grenade-murders-part-1 full 5 15 On a hot night in January 1946, two women were cold-bloodedly murdered with a grenade in the centre of Cairns. In this three-part special episode - based on the original police murder file - we take a deep dive into this callous crime, whose solution was frustrated not only by the underworld’s code of silence but also by the conduct of Queensland’s most infamously corrupt cop.


Parts Two & Three will be available next week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear them right now ad-free.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:

Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421

In Black & White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446


To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> On a hot night in January 1946, two women were cold-bloodedly murdered with a grenade in the centre of Cairns. In this three-part special episode - based on the original police murder file - we take a deep dive into this callous crime, whose solution was frustrated not only by the underworld’s code of silence but also by the conduct of Queensland’s most infamously corrupt cop.


Parts Two & Three will be available next week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear them right now ad-free.


Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia


To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:

Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421

In Black & White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446


To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> Hanging Ned Kelly – A Special Audio Preview Hanging Ned Kelly – A Special Audio Preview Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:45:21 GMT 41:24 63304d628ad88f00136c19f9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/hanging-ned-kelly-a-special-audio-preview 63304d628ad88f00136c19f9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc hanging-ned-kelly-a-special-audio-preview full 5 14 Note: This episode - like all old and new regular episodes - is free for everyone to listen to.


I'm very pleased to present an exclusive audio version of the first 20 pages of my new book Hanging Ned Kelly, which is published this week by Affirm Press. Here's what it's about:


HANGING NED KELLY

When it came time to hang Ned Kelly, the deed fell to the nightman-turned-quack-doctor-turned-drunken-chicken-thief Elijah Upjohn. Such is life indeed.


Upjohn was the latest in a long line of 19th century flogging hangmen who were allowed to run amok because they did the dirty work of the establishment that allowed officials to keep their hands clean. Despite being duly appointed ‘finishers of the law’, Upjohn and his fellow boozing bunglers were so hated they were often hunted by angry mobs.


In Hanging Ned Kelly, the tale of Elijah Upjohn becomes the rusty scalpel that slices open the underbelly of colonial Victoria – an underworld seething with serial killers, clueless cops, larrikin vigilantes, renegade reporters, racist settlers, furious fallen women and cunning waxwork showmen. Looming over them all: the depraved hangmen... and Australia's most infamous outlaw.


Hanging Ned Kelly is available on 27 September at all good bookstores and online retailers.


To support Forgotten Australia and access early ad-free and bonus episodes:

Apple: http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia

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]]> Note: This episode - like all old and new regular episodes - is free for everyone to listen to.


I'm very pleased to present an exclusive audio version of the first 20 pages of my new book Hanging Ned Kelly, which is published this week by Affirm Press. Here's what it's about:


HANGING NED KELLY

When it came time to hang Ned Kelly, the deed fell to the nightman-turned-quack-doctor-turned-drunken-chicken-thief Elijah Upjohn. Such is life indeed.


Upjohn was the latest in a long line of 19th century flogging hangmen who were allowed to run amok because they did the dirty work of the establishment that allowed officials to keep their hands clean. Despite being duly appointed ‘finishers of the law’, Upjohn and his fellow boozing bunglers were so hated they were often hunted by angry mobs.


In Hanging Ned Kelly, the tale of Elijah Upjohn becomes the rusty scalpel that slices open the underbelly of colonial Victoria – an underworld seething with serial killers, clueless cops, larrikin vigilantes, renegade reporters, racist settlers, furious fallen women and cunning waxwork showmen. Looming over them all: the depraved hangmen... and Australia's most infamous outlaw.


Hanging Ned Kelly is available on 27 September at all good bookstores and online retailers.


To support Forgotten Australia and access early ad-free and bonus episodes:

Apple: http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia

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]]> <![CDATA[Sydney's Wildest Woman]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:37:15 GMT 55:33 631f522b9d1e8e0012a06d42 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/sydneys-wildest-woman 631f522b9d1e8e0012a06d42 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc sydneys-wildest-woman full 5 13 While 1950s eccentrics Bea Miles and Rosaleen Norton are well remembered, Luba Shishova was twice as wild yet she's all but forgotten. Dubbed a ‘one-woman Russian Revolution’, this chaotic beauty cut a swathe through Kings Cross, earning adoring fans among the city’s reporters and outraging the cops and the judges. Now, for the first time, Luba’s story is told in detail – from her background in a war zone and her bikini court sensation to her flesh-ripping assaults and stints in jail and psych hospitals.


To support Forgotten Australia, subscribe via Forgotten Australia +Plus at Apple Podcasts or via Patreon at patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

My book, Hanging Ned Kelly, is out on 27 September. You can read an except for free at the link below. 

https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

Buy Hanging Ned Kelly via this very same link – or at any good bookstore or online retailer.


Back catalogue Forgotten Australia +Plus bonus episodes will be released in the coming weeks.

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]]> While 1950s eccentrics Bea Miles and Rosaleen Norton are well remembered, Luba Shishova was twice as wild yet she's all but forgotten. Dubbed a ‘one-woman Russian Revolution’, this chaotic beauty cut a swathe through Kings Cross, earning adoring fans among the city’s reporters and outraging the cops and the judges. Now, for the first time, Luba’s story is told in detail – from her background in a war zone and her bikini court sensation to her flesh-ripping assaults and stints in jail and psych hospitals.


To support Forgotten Australia, subscribe via Forgotten Australia +Plus at Apple Podcasts or via Patreon at patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

My book, Hanging Ned Kelly, is out on 27 September. You can read an except for free at the link below. 

https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

Buy Hanging Ned Kelly via this very same link – or at any good bookstore or online retailer.


Back catalogue Forgotten Australia +Plus bonus episodes will be released in the coming weeks.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Farewell, Henry Lawson... World's First Screenwriter?]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:04:18 GMT 43:51 6310bbe3133a210012e857b9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/farewell-henry-lawson-worlds-first-screenwriter 6310bbe3133a210012e857b9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc farewell-henry-lawson-worlds-first-screenwriter full 5 12 On this day in 1922, Henry Lawson died at the age of 55. In this episode, we revisit his death and the pomp, circumstance and furore of his funeral, while also weighing the claim the Aussie bard of the bush was actually the world’s first screenwriter.


Bonus episodes available as soon as you support the show via patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

* The Mad Bomber of Boulder: in February 1942 the goldfields of WA were rocked by one of the worst mass murders in modern Australian history.

* Sydney, Spanish Flu and Covid-19: a live talk at MEDfest, held at the State Library of NSW in July 2022.

* Hanging Ned Kelly: an audio preview of my upcoming book, comprising the prologue, author’s note and first chapter. Note: this will be released on regular platforms in late September. You can pre-order Hanging Ned Kelly and read a chapter sampler for free here: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

* All Hail, Megaethon: the bizarre story of Australia’s first road trips - in the mid-1850s!

* Last of the Bushrangers: an addition to the regular episode Young Ned Kelly, this tells the story of another young outlaw in country Victoria in 1922.

* The Rats Must Die: a live talk about Bubonic Plague, delivered at the Sydney Festival in January 2022.

* Black Thursday: the tale of the 1851 bushfires that burned out one-quarter of Victoria.

* To Sir, With Hate: who murdered a teacher in 1928 in the tiny town of Wolumla on the NSW south coast?

* The Body in the Barwon: in 1953, Australia was shocked by the discovery of a headless body, with the crime committed by a truly bizarre crook.

* Revolvers & Razors: a three-part episode about a grisly 1927 murder in the Blue Mountains that had links to the infamous razor gangs.

* The Wreck of the Errol: an addition to the Mysteries of Mystery Island episode, this is the tale of a 1909 shipwreck and the horrors that followed.

* Detective McRae vs the Lady in Grey: a two-part real-life noir that pits Sydney’s top homicide cop against a drop-dead gorgeous femme fatale.

* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Spiritualist Tour Down Under: the creator of Sherlock Holmes came to Australia in 1920-21 to chase ghosts. Best heard in tandem with The Guyra Ghost.

* The Bones & The Beast: the case that made Det-Sgt McRae a homicide investigation hero… and the ghastly case that confronted his sometime partner in crime-solving, Det-Sgt Joe Ramus, who were met in The Human Glove Mystery.


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]]> On this day in 1922, Henry Lawson died at the age of 55. In this episode, we revisit his death and the pomp, circumstance and furore of his funeral, while also weighing the claim the Aussie bard of the bush was actually the world’s first screenwriter.


Bonus episodes available as soon as you support the show via patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

* The Mad Bomber of Boulder: in February 1942 the goldfields of WA were rocked by one of the worst mass murders in modern Australian history.

* Sydney, Spanish Flu and Covid-19: a live talk at MEDfest, held at the State Library of NSW in July 2022.

* Hanging Ned Kelly: an audio preview of my upcoming book, comprising the prologue, author’s note and first chapter. Note: this will be released on regular platforms in late September. You can pre-order Hanging Ned Kelly and read a chapter sampler for free here: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

* All Hail, Megaethon: the bizarre story of Australia’s first road trips - in the mid-1850s!

* Last of the Bushrangers: an addition to the regular episode Young Ned Kelly, this tells the story of another young outlaw in country Victoria in 1922.

* The Rats Must Die: a live talk about Bubonic Plague, delivered at the Sydney Festival in January 2022.

* Black Thursday: the tale of the 1851 bushfires that burned out one-quarter of Victoria.

* To Sir, With Hate: who murdered a teacher in 1928 in the tiny town of Wolumla on the NSW south coast?

* The Body in the Barwon: in 1953, Australia was shocked by the discovery of a headless body, with the crime committed by a truly bizarre crook.

* Revolvers & Razors: a three-part episode about a grisly 1927 murder in the Blue Mountains that had links to the infamous razor gangs.

* The Wreck of the Errol: an addition to the Mysteries of Mystery Island episode, this is the tale of a 1909 shipwreck and the horrors that followed.

* Detective McRae vs the Lady in Grey: a two-part real-life noir that pits Sydney’s top homicide cop against a drop-dead gorgeous femme fatale.

* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Spiritualist Tour Down Under: the creator of Sherlock Holmes came to Australia in 1920-21 to chase ghosts. Best heard in tandem with The Guyra Ghost.

* The Bones & The Beast: the case that made Det-Sgt McRae a homicide investigation hero… and the ghastly case that confronted his sometime partner in crime-solving, Det-Sgt Joe Ramus, who were met in The Human Glove Mystery.


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]]> <![CDATA[The Vampire Murder – Part Five: A Life & Death Trial]]> Sat, 13 Aug 2022 04:58:07 GMT 56:07 62f72f607998810012461e7d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-vampire-murder-part-five-a-life-death-trial 62f72f607998810012461e7d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-vampire-murder-part-five-a-life-death-trial full 5 11 After the discovery of new evidence, the police and the crown prosecutor are determined to see Dot's killer swing from the gallows at Long Bay Gaol.

To support Forgotten Australia: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

To read an extract of Hanging Ned Kelly for free: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/


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]]> After the discovery of new evidence, the police and the crown prosecutor are determined to see Dot's killer swing from the gallows at Long Bay Gaol.

To support Forgotten Australia: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

To read an extract of Hanging Ned Kelly for free: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/


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]]> <![CDATA[The Vampire Murder – Part Four: 'Miss X' Spills Her Secrets]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:14:12 GMT 50:59 62f32284c8c50f001331b94e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-vampire-murder-part-four-miss-x-spills-her-secrets 62f32284c8c50f001331b94e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-vampire-murder-part-four-miss-x-spills-her-secrets full 5 11 With the coronial inquest used to build a case against the chief suspect in the murder of Dot Everett, witness 'Miss X' tells the court sordid stories about the man she's sure is a brutal sex maniac.

You can hear the finale now as a supporter - www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Check out my new book, Hanging Ned Kelly, including a free extract - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> With the coronial inquest used to build a case against the chief suspect in the murder of Dot Everett, witness 'Miss X' tells the court sordid stories about the man she's sure is a brutal sex maniac.

You can hear the finale now as a supporter - www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

Check out my new book, Hanging Ned Kelly, including a free extract - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> The Vampire Murder – Part Three: A Surprise Suspect The Vampire Murder – Part Three: A Surprise Suspect Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:30:57 GMT 43:22 62efa242b972d100135507f8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-vampire-murder-part-three-a-surprise-suspect 62efa242b972d100135507f8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-vampire-murder-part-three-a-surprise-suspect full 5 11 While the newspapers reported detectives investigating Dot's murder had reached a dead end, the opening of the coronial inquest revealed the cops believed they had the maniac responsible dead to rights. With so much evidence, he'd surely be committed to trial – where a guilty verdict would see him swing.


Parts 4 & 5 will be released soon.

But they're available ad-free now to supporters: www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


If you'd like to read the first chapter of my new book, it's here: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/



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]]> While the newspapers reported detectives investigating Dot's murder had reached a dead end, the opening of the coronial inquest revealed the cops believed they had the maniac responsible dead to rights. With so much evidence, he'd surely be committed to trial – where a guilty verdict would see him swing.


Parts 4 & 5 will be released soon.

But they're available ad-free now to supporters: www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


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]]> The Vampire Murder — Part Two: Manhunt for a Maniac The Vampire Murder — Part Two: Manhunt for a Maniac Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:26:29 GMT 41:36 62ea5b6519535d0013441f1e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-vampire-murder-part-two-manhunt-for-a-maniac 62ea5b6519535d0013441f1e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-vampire-murder-part-two-manhunt-for-a-maniac full 5 11 In the days following the discovery of Dot Everett's body, Newcastle police are joined by a star Sydney CIB detective. They have to catch the killer before he strikes again. Part 3 of The Vampire Murder will be released next Monday but all five instalments of this episode are available now for supporters (from as little as $3 per month): www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

My book, Hanging Ned Kelly, comes out on 27 September. You can see the cover and read an extract: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> In the days following the discovery of Dot Everett's body, Newcastle police are joined by a star Sydney CIB detective. They have to catch the killer before he strikes again. Part 3 of The Vampire Murder will be released next Monday but all five instalments of this episode are available now for supporters (from as little as $3 per month): www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

My book, Hanging Ned Kelly, comes out on 27 September. You can see the cover and read an extract: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/

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]]> The Vampire Murder – Part One: The Death of Dot Everett The Vampire Murder – Part One: The Death of Dot Everett Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:15:15 GMT 38:59 62e667b3c72057001368b4f4 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-vampire-murder-part-one-the-death-of-dot-everett 62e667b3c72057001368b4f4 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-vampire-murder-part-one-the-death-of-dot-everett full 5 11 In November 1937, Dorothy May Everett was murdered in the grounds of the elite Newcastle school where she worked as a live-in kitchen maid. The case was a front-page sensation – as was what came afterwards. The five-part mini-series The Vampire Murder is one of the most haunting stories I've researched. I'll be releasing instalments this week and next. But the entire mini-series is available now ad-free to supporters.

For more info: www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


Hanging Ned Kelly will be released on 27 September.

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]]> In November 1937, Dorothy May Everett was murdered in the grounds of the elite Newcastle school where she worked as a live-in kitchen maid. The case was a front-page sensation – as was what came afterwards. The five-part mini-series The Vampire Murder is one of the most haunting stories I've researched. I'll be releasing instalments this week and next. But the entire mini-series is available now ad-free to supporters.

For more info: www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


Hanging Ned Kelly will be released on 27 September.

https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922806406.html


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]]> The Aussie Who Saved John F. Kennedy – Part Two The Aussie Who Saved John F. Kennedy – Part Two Fri, 22 Jul 2022 23:07:46 GMT 53:07 62db2dc346b3b60012a18211 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-aussie-who-saved-john-f-kennedy-part-two 62db2dc346b3b60012a18211 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-aussie-who-saved-john-f-kennedy-part-two full 5 10 Here is the conclusion to Reg Evans's astounding story – including his belated rediscovery.

I'll be making another episode about another incredible coastwatcher soon.

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]]> Here is the conclusion to Reg Evans's astounding story – including his belated rediscovery.

I'll be making another episode about another incredible coastwatcher soon.

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]]> The Aussie Who Saved John F. Kennedy – Part One The Aussie Who Saved John F. Kennedy – Part One Fri, 22 Jul 2022 22:59:24 GMT 44:41 62db2bcd37e8de0013c8ebd8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-aussie-who-saved-john-f-kennedy-part-one 62db2bcd37e8de0013c8ebd8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-aussie-who-saved-john-f-kennedy-part-one full 5 10 Recently I was very pleased to be able to help the United States embassy with information, contacts and material relating to the activities of our coastwatchers, who played such a vital role in the South Pacific during World War II.


This assistance was to help incoming American ambassador Caroline Kennedy pay her respects to these brave men.


Ambassador Kennedy, of course, has a deep personal connection to their heroism because her father, President John F. Kennedy, was saved by Australian coastwatcher Reg Evans in 1943.


A couple of years back I produced a two-part episode about Reg’s life, that incident, how Reg’s role went unknown for so many years and how he was rediscovered after JFK won the 1960 election.


It’s one of my favourite episodes and I’m glad to present it again if you missed it - or if you want to hear it again.


I’ll be back next week to start a new round of brand-new Forgotten Australia episodes.


I’ve been hard at work these past weeks on a handful of amazing stories that I’m really looking forward to sharing.


There’s also a new bonus episode coming down the pipeline for supporters.


But in the meantime, here’s Reg Evans’s story. Lest we forget.


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]]> Recently I was very pleased to be able to help the United States embassy with information, contacts and material relating to the activities of our coastwatchers, who played such a vital role in the South Pacific during World War II.


This assistance was to help incoming American ambassador Caroline Kennedy pay her respects to these brave men.


Ambassador Kennedy, of course, has a deep personal connection to their heroism because her father, President John F. Kennedy, was saved by Australian coastwatcher Reg Evans in 1943.


A couple of years back I produced a two-part episode about Reg’s life, that incident, how Reg’s role went unknown for so many years and how he was rediscovered after JFK won the 1960 election.


It’s one of my favourite episodes and I’m glad to present it again if you missed it - or if you want to hear it again.


I’ll be back next week to start a new round of brand-new Forgotten Australia episodes.


I’ve been hard at work these past weeks on a handful of amazing stories that I’m really looking forward to sharing.


There’s also a new bonus episode coming down the pipeline for supporters.


But in the meantime, here’s Reg Evans’s story. Lest we forget.


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]]> <![CDATA[More Than Australia's Most Beautiful Girl – Part Two]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:50:20 GMT 50:31 62b4ee2c62f8c500125574c2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/more-than-australias-most-beautiful-girl-part-two 62b4ee2c62f8c500125574c2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc more-than-australias-most-beautiful-girl-part-two full 5 9 In this concluding instalment, Eve Gray tries to come to grips with being mostly for her beauty before making the move to London that will change her life.

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]]> In this concluding instalment, Eve Gray tries to come to grips with being mostly for her beauty before making the move to London that will change her life.

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]]> <![CDATA[More Than Australia's Most Beautiful Girl – Part One]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2022 05:15:22 GMT 43:30 62aeb0ea514e8800166418eb false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/more-than-australias-most-beautiful-girl-part-one 62aeb0ea514e8800166418eb 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc more-than-australias-most-beautiful-girl-part-one full 5 9

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]]> The First Dismissal – Part Two: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The Premier The First Dismissal – Part Two: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The Premier Wed, 25 May 2022 04:32:43 GMT 1:09:30 628db16b7732f20012634acf false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-first-dismissal-part-two-b-the-public-servant-who-brough 628db16b7732f20012634acf 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-first-dismissal-part-two-b-the-public-servant-who-brough full 5 8 In this final instalment of The First Dismissal, we look at Robert Beardsmore's horrific experiences at Fromelles in 1916, his role in a 1922 soldier-settler controversy and at the 1929 Battle For Rothbury. Then came the 1932 Dismissal of Jack Lang. Afterwards, feted as a hero, Beardsmore was to play a part in the downfall of another NSW Premier – and his and Jack Lang's sons would have one final battle. To support the show: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


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The Battle for Rothbury, The Bombing of Rothbury, In The Execution of their Duty, The Fugitive, Sydney’s Red Year, Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt and The Human Glove Mystery



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]]> In this final instalment of The First Dismissal, we look at Robert Beardsmore's horrific experiences at Fromelles in 1916, his role in a 1922 soldier-settler controversy and at the 1929 Battle For Rothbury. Then came the 1932 Dismissal of Jack Lang. Afterwards, feted as a hero, Beardsmore was to play a part in the downfall of another NSW Premier – and his and Jack Lang's sons would have one final battle. To support the show: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


**PLEASE NOTE** I'll be archiving the below episodes soon. Please download now if you've not listened to them already.


The Battle for Rothbury, The Bombing of Rothbury, In The Execution of their Duty, The Fugitive, Sydney’s Red Year, Australia’s First Serial Killer Manhunt and The Human Glove Mystery



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]]> The First Dismissal – Part One and a Half: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The Premier The First Dismissal – Part One and a Half: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The Premier Fri, 20 May 2022 12:37:38 GMT 1:20:09 62878b927f4d6400136952a6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-first-dismissal-part-two-a-the-public-servant-who-brough 62878b927f4d6400136952a6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-first-dismissal-part-two-a-the-public-servant-who-brough full 5 8 When – if – Robert Henry Beardsmore is mentioned in connection with the May 1932 dismissal of Jack Lang, he's depicted as merely an old public servant who reluctantly did his job. But in reality he was the Forrest Gump of Australian history in the first half of the 20th Century. In part A, we look at his role on the Aborigines Protection Board and how he was enmeshed in a scandal that tainted Australia's first military victory. Part B is on the way!

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]]> When – if – Robert Henry Beardsmore is mentioned in connection with the May 1932 dismissal of Jack Lang, he's depicted as merely an old public servant who reluctantly did his job. But in reality he was the Forrest Gump of Australian history in the first half of the 20th Century. In part A, we look at his role on the Aborigines Protection Board and how he was enmeshed in a scandal that tainted Australia's first military victory. Part B is on the way!

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]]> The First Dismissal – Part One: The Last Days of Jack Lang The First Dismissal – Part One: The Last Days of Jack Lang Thu, 12 May 2022 14:37:55 GMT 55:18 627d1bc34e084d00126839fa false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-first-dismissal-part-one-the-last-days-of-jack-lang 627d1bc34e084d00126839fa 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-first-dismissal-part-one-the-last-days-of-jack-lang full 5 8 On this day 90 years ago, firebrand NSW Premier Jack Lang was sacked by Governor Sir Phillip Game. 


In this first of two instalments, we look at Lang's early life and business career, the scandalous aspect of his personal life and his embrace of the White Australia policy, his political rise and the massive opposition he faced from his own party, from big business, from the newspapers and from the fascist New Guard. Then, in early May 1932, during the worst of the Great Depression, Lang's collision with the Commonwealth government threatened chaos and civil violence. 


But it would be one forgotten man who actually brought about Lang's downfall. 


In part two, The First Dismissal: The Public Servant Who Toppled the Premier, we'll explore the role played in Lang's dismissal by Robert Beardsmore. Usually he's written in and out of the story in a sentence or two, and if there's any elaboration it's to characterise him as a faceless public servant who merely did his duty. But we're taking a deep dive into the background and potential motivations of a man who – between 1900 and 1932 – was like the Forrest Gump of Australian history.


Part 2 will be available early next week for Patreon supporters and be on general release on 20 May. To support the show: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> On this day 90 years ago, firebrand NSW Premier Jack Lang was sacked by Governor Sir Phillip Game. 


In this first of two instalments, we look at Lang's early life and business career, the scandalous aspect of his personal life and his embrace of the White Australia policy, his political rise and the massive opposition he faced from his own party, from big business, from the newspapers and from the fascist New Guard. Then, in early May 1932, during the worst of the Great Depression, Lang's collision with the Commonwealth government threatened chaos and civil violence. 


But it would be one forgotten man who actually brought about Lang's downfall. 


In part two, The First Dismissal: The Public Servant Who Toppled the Premier, we'll explore the role played in Lang's dismissal by Robert Beardsmore. Usually he's written in and out of the story in a sentence or two, and if there's any elaboration it's to characterise him as a faceless public servant who merely did his duty. But we're taking a deep dive into the background and potential motivations of a man who – between 1900 and 1932 – was like the Forrest Gump of Australian history.


Part 2 will be available early next week for Patreon supporters and be on general release on 20 May. To support the show: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> <![CDATA['Young Ned Kelly' – The Boy Bushranger of 1922 – Part Two]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:48:31 GMT 35:05 6241a08fd618f900123c248c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/young-ned-kelly-the-boy-bushranger-of-1922-part-two 6241a08fd618f900123c248c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc young-ned-kelly-the-boy-bushranger-of-1922-part-two full 5 6

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]]> <![CDATA['Young Ned Kelly' – The Boy Bushranger of 1922 – Part One]]> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 06:52:12 GMT 36:52 6240099c566b550014c466b1 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/young-ned-kelly-the-boy-bushranger-of-1922-part-one 6240099c566b550014c466b1 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc young-ned-kelly-the-boy-bushranger-of-1922-part-one full 5 6

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]]> Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part Two Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part Two Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:55:02 GMT 28:29 62348f36be49c3001278297a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/kathleen-butler-mother-of-the-sydney-harbour-bridge-part-two 62348f36be49c3001278297a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc kathleen-butler-mother-of-the-sydney-harbour-bridge-part-two full 5 5

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]]> Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part One Kathleen Butler — Mother Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge: Part One Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:31:07 GMT 38:08 6233705d5b38da0016affbf3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/kathleen-butler-mother-of-the-sydney-harbour-bridge-part-one 6233705d5b38da0016affbf3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc kathleen-butler-mother-of-the-sydney-harbour-bridge-part-one full 5 5 From humble beginnings in the Blue Mountains, Kathleen Butler's smarts and skills saw her play a huge but largely forgotten role in making the Sydney Harbour Bridge a reality.

But this female pioneer in engineering lived in a time when women "couldn't have it all". Part two released tomorrow, the 90th anniversary of the opening of the bridge.

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]]> From humble beginnings in the Blue Mountains, Kathleen Butler's smarts and skills saw her play a huge but largely forgotten role in making the Sydney Harbour Bridge a reality.

But this female pioneer in engineering lived in a time when women "couldn't have it all". Part two released tomorrow, the 90th anniversary of the opening of the bridge.

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]]> Shark Attack Of The Century — Part Two: The War On Sharks Shark Attack Of The Century — Part Two: The War On Sharks Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:03:26 GMT 1:05:23 6204fd4ef1862200139085d2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/shark-attack-of-the-century-part-two-the-war-on-sharks 6204fd4ef1862200139085d2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc shark-attack-of-the-century-part-two-the-war-on-sharks full 5 4 Like the podcast? Take a sec to leave a rating and review — this helps it reach other people who might be interested. Cheers!


Just when they thought it was safe to go back into the water, another young man was mauled by a shark at Coogee and rescued by another brave lifesaver. Now war was declared on the monsters of the deep. It was a conflict that'd attract charlatans, hoaxers and Pacific Islanders armed with knives — all of them watched by huge crowds because people trying to kill sharks had became a good afternoon's entertainment. Meanwhile, whipped into a mania by newspaper moguls, Australia had heroes to celebrate, to fete as celebrities and to shower with cash. But not all bravery would be rewarded equally...


By supporting Forgotten Australia, you're helping me to to dig through (and digitise) ancient files to bring you history as it's never been heard before. As a Patreon, you get a) ad-free early access to shows b) a show shout-out c) exclusive supporter-only bonus episodes d) Australia's Sweetheart — my audiobook about our forgotten film star Mary Maguire.


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Just when they thought it was safe to go back into the water, another young man was mauled by a shark at Coogee and rescued by another brave lifesaver. Now war was declared on the monsters of the deep. It was a conflict that'd attract charlatans, hoaxers and Pacific Islanders armed with knives — all of them watched by huge crowds because people trying to kill sharks had became a good afternoon's entertainment. Meanwhile, whipped into a mania by newspaper moguls, Australia had heroes to celebrate, to fete as celebrities and to shower with cash. But not all bravery would be rewarded equally...


By supporting Forgotten Australia, you're helping me to to dig through (and digitise) ancient files to bring you history as it's never been heard before. As a Patreon, you get a) ad-free early access to shows b) a show shout-out c) exclusive supporter-only bonus episodes d) Australia's Sweetheart — my audiobook about our forgotten film star Mary Maguire.


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]]> Shark Attack Of The Century — Part One: Into The Jaws Of Death Shark Attack Of The Century — Part One: Into The Jaws Of Death Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:08:27 GMT 1:00:03 61fd173cd473430013deab61 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/shark-attack-of-the-century-part-one-into-the-jaws-of-death 61fd173cd473430013deab61 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc shark-attack-of-the-century-part-one-into-the-jaws-of-death full 5 4 100 years ago today — 4 February 1922 — Australia's attitude to sharks changed when the first known fatal shark attack on a Sydney ocean beach happened in front of thousands of people as a surf carnival was about to start at Coogee. It was a day of horror and heroism that would very quickly have a bloody sequel.

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]]> 100 years ago today — 4 February 1922 — Australia's attitude to sharks changed when the first known fatal shark attack on a Sydney ocean beach happened in front of thousands of people as a surf carnival was about to start at Coogee. It was a day of horror and heroism that would very quickly have a bloody sequel.

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]]> The Plague Returns — Part Three: The Great Fire The Plague Returns — Part Three: The Great Fire Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:28:28 GMT 37:20 61e48028e51406001420f32b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-three-the-great-fire 61e48028e51406001420f32b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-plague-returns-part-three-the-great-fire full 5 3

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]]> The Plague Returns — Part Two: Bigger Than Ben Hur The Plague Returns — Part Two: Bigger Than Ben Hur Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:13:57 GMT 39:36 61e47c8511cf98001266e439 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-two-bigger-than-ben-hur 61e47c8511cf98001266e439 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-plague-returns-part-two-bigger-than-ben-hur full 5 3

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]]> The Plague Returns — Part One: The Bays Of Blood The Plague Returns — Part One: The Bays Of Blood Sun, 16 Jan 2022 02:40:40 GMT 56:29 61e385a992510a00130a4a52 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-plague-returns-part-one-the-bays-of-blood 61e385a992510a00130a4a52 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-plague-returns-part-one-the-bays-of-blood full 5 3 120 years ago today, Sydney faced an epidemic. And it also had a rat problem — but in this case it was there was too many of them.

January 1902 saw the second wave of the Bubonic Plague and — despite the lessons learned during the horrific outbreak of 1900 — politicians, bureaucrats and citizens made all the same mistakes. Meanwhile, as rats multiplied and the body count rose, Sydney prepared for the most spectacular stage show ever seen in Australia. Ben Hur — nothing could be bigger! Except, maybe, microscopic bacteria carried by rat fleas...

Parts 2 & 3 will be released very soon. To support Forgotten Australia and get access to early ad-free eps, bonus shows and more:

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]]> 120 years ago today, Sydney faced an epidemic. And it also had a rat problem — but in this case it was there was too many of them.

January 1902 saw the second wave of the Bubonic Plague and — despite the lessons learned during the horrific outbreak of 1900 — politicians, bureaucrats and citizens made all the same mistakes. Meanwhile, as rats multiplied and the body count rose, Sydney prepared for the most spectacular stage show ever seen in Australia. Ben Hur — nothing could be bigger! Except, maybe, microscopic bacteria carried by rat fleas...

Parts 2 & 3 will be released very soon. To support Forgotten Australia and get access to early ad-free eps, bonus shows and more:

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]]> Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Five Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Five Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:28:46 GMT 31:34 61b72de9ee53d6001d5910a7 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-five 61b72de9ee53d6001d5910a7 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-five full 5 1

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]]> Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Four Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Four Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:38:58 GMT 49:01 61ade842e049e00014e48c6c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-four 61ade842e049e00014e48c6c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-four full 5 1

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]]> Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three Sun, 28 Nov 2021 12:45:39 GMT 45:29 61a37b37a6ef0600138440fd false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-three 61a37b37a6ef0600138440fd 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-three full 5 1

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]]> Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:35:40 GMT 36:11 619e300eedb42800125f424f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-two 619e300eedb42800125f424f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-two full 5 1

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]]> Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part One Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part One Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:17:05 GMT 37:06 619b7c31acaee7001a5c3098 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-one 619b7c31acaee7001a5c3098 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc blue-murder-on-the-golden-mile-part-one full 5 1

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]]> Reprise — Murder On The Dance Floor — Part Two Reprise — Murder On The Dance Floor — Part Two Fri, 19 Nov 2021 00:21:31 GMT 1:02:26 6196ece4ace0d50012bf51f6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/reprise-murder-on-the-dance-floor-part-two 6196ece4ace0d50012bf51f6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc reprise-murder-on-the-dance-floor-part-two full 4 12 Season Five is just around the corner. We're kicking off with an episode called Blue Murder On The Golden Mile. It’s a killer tale set in 1926 and it takes us inside what was then the most intensive manhunt and homicide trial in Western Australian history. One of the main characters in Blue Murder On The Golden Mile is a brilliant barrister named Arthur Haynes. I featured Haynes two years ago in the episode Murder On The Dance Floor, which was set in 1925 in Perth.

So, ahead of Season Five, I've dusted off this two-parter in case you haven’t heard the story — and want a bit of an idea of just how formidable Arthur Haynes was a defence lawyer. Here's the gist of Part Two:


There was no doubt Audrey Jacob had shot Cyril Gidley dead in front of hundreds of people during a charity dance at Perth’s Government House. But why had she killed him and was she guilty of murder? The final instalment of this episode takes us inside one of Australia’s most extraordinary trials—and beyond to a second murder, the tragic downfall of a business titan and across the world to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War and Carter White House.


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]]> Season Five is just around the corner. We're kicking off with an episode called Blue Murder On The Golden Mile. It’s a killer tale set in 1926 and it takes us inside what was then the most intensive manhunt and homicide trial in Western Australian history. One of the main characters in Blue Murder On The Golden Mile is a brilliant barrister named Arthur Haynes. I featured Haynes two years ago in the episode Murder On The Dance Floor, which was set in 1925 in Perth.

So, ahead of Season Five, I've dusted off this two-parter in case you haven’t heard the story — and want a bit of an idea of just how formidable Arthur Haynes was a defence lawyer. Here's the gist of Part Two:


There was no doubt Audrey Jacob had shot Cyril Gidley dead in front of hundreds of people during a charity dance at Perth’s Government House. But why had she killed him and was she guilty of murder? The final instalment of this episode takes us inside one of Australia’s most extraordinary trials—and beyond to a second murder, the tragic downfall of a business titan and across the world to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War and Carter White House.


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]]> Reprise — Murder On The Dance Floor — Part One Reprise — Murder On The Dance Floor — Part One Fri, 19 Nov 2021 00:04:32 GMT 47:58 6196e8be2af08e001361f8e5 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/reprise-murder-on-the-dance-floor-part-one 6196e8be2af08e001361f8e5 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc reprise-murder-on-the-dance-floor-part-one full 4 12 Season Five is just around the corner. We're kicking off with an episode called Blue Murder On The Golden Mile. It’s a killer tale set in 1926 and it takes us inside what was then the most intensive manhunt and homicide trial in Western Australian history. One of the main characters Blue Murder On The Golden Mile is a brilliant barrister named Arthur Haynes. I featured Haynes two years ago in the episode Murder On The Dance Floor, which was set in 1925 in Perth. So, ahead of Season Five, I've dusted off this two-parter in case you haven’t heard the story — and want a bit of an idea of just how formidable Arthur Haynes was a defence lawyer. Certainly, if you were charged with murder back in the day in WA, he was the man you wanted on your side.


Here's the gist of Part One:

In 1925 beautiful young Audrey Campbell Jacob shot a young man dead in front of hundreds of revellers during a charity dance in the ballroom of Government House in Perth — and the court case that followed the crime was every bit as shocking.

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]]> Season Five is just around the corner. We're kicking off with an episode called Blue Murder On The Golden Mile. It’s a killer tale set in 1926 and it takes us inside what was then the most intensive manhunt and homicide trial in Western Australian history. One of the main characters Blue Murder On The Golden Mile is a brilliant barrister named Arthur Haynes. I featured Haynes two years ago in the episode Murder On The Dance Floor, which was set in 1925 in Perth. So, ahead of Season Five, I've dusted off this two-parter in case you haven’t heard the story — and want a bit of an idea of just how formidable Arthur Haynes was a defence lawyer. Certainly, if you were charged with murder back in the day in WA, he was the man you wanted on your side.


Here's the gist of Part One:

In 1925 beautiful young Audrey Campbell Jacob shot a young man dead in front of hundreds of revellers during a charity dance in the ballroom of Government House in Perth — and the court case that followed the crime was every bit as shocking.

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's Slave Ship Massacre — Part Three (Season Finale)]]> Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:09:00 GMT 1:06:37 615ffa8306a4fc0013cbe81d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-slave-ship-massacre-part-three-season-finale 615ffa8306a4fc0013cbe81d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-slave-ship-massacre-part-three-season-finale full 4 11 In the wake of the massacre, Dr James Patrick Murray makes a series of surprising moves that further his infamy in Australia and across the British Empire.


Listener Desiree Pettit-Keating, of Bendigo Regional Archives Centre, was kind enough to send through an article they did about the Bendigo smallpox outbreak that features in this instalment — and in which Dr Murray played a central role. To read their piece — which has plenty of parallels with Covid-19 — go to:

https://www.brac.vic.gov.au/disease-deja-vu


Season 5 of Forgotten Australia will start in mid-November.


In the meantime, I'll be releasing a new bonus episode for supporters. Supporters also have access to half a dozen bonus episodes I've already produced.

For info: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> In the wake of the massacre, Dr James Patrick Murray makes a series of surprising moves that further his infamy in Australia and across the British Empire.


Listener Desiree Pettit-Keating, of Bendigo Regional Archives Centre, was kind enough to send through an article they did about the Bendigo smallpox outbreak that features in this instalment — and in which Dr Murray played a central role. To read their piece — which has plenty of parallels with Covid-19 — go to:

https://www.brac.vic.gov.au/disease-deja-vu


Season 5 of Forgotten Australia will start in mid-November.


In the meantime, I'll be releasing a new bonus episode for supporters. Supporters also have access to half a dozen bonus episodes I've already produced.

For info: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's Slave Ship Massacre — Part Two]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:06:51 GMT 53:16 6151b3db1baa5b001a6dcebb false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-slave-ship-massacre-part-two 6151b3db1baa5b001a6dcebb 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-slave-ship-massacre-part-two full 4 11

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's Slave Ship Massacre — Part One]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:14:10 GMT 1:01:44 613f4092c3bb2700133228d7 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-slave-ship-massacre-part-one 613f4092c3bb2700133228d7 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-slave-ship-massacre-part-one full 4 11

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First UFO Wave — In 1909]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:57:49 GMT 47:52 613606e4266ffd0012ee6c0a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australias-first-ufo-wave-in-1909 613606e4266ffd0012ee6c0a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australias-first-ufo-wave-in-1909 full 4 10 Months before Australia's first heavier-than-air flights, people from Sydney to Hobart, Goulburn to Kalgoorlie, Melbourne to Perth reported seeing strange lights in the night skies. These mystery airships — dubbed "Scareships" — were said to travel at astounding speeds and perform complex aerobatics that suggested they were under intelligent control. What were they? The truth is out there. To become a Forgotten Australia supporter and get exclusive full-length bonus episodes: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


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]]> Months before Australia's first heavier-than-air flights, people from Sydney to Hobart, Goulburn to Kalgoorlie, Melbourne to Perth reported seeing strange lights in the night skies. These mystery airships — dubbed "Scareships" — were said to travel at astounding speeds and perform complex aerobatics that suggested they were under intelligent control. What were they? The truth is out there. To become a Forgotten Australia supporter and get exclusive full-length bonus episodes: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia


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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Eight: Finale The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Eight: Finale Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:15:53 GMT 48:40 612b969a7dc9170013ee3724 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-mysteries-of-mystery-island-part-eight-finale 612b969a7dc9170013ee3724 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-mysteries-of-mystery-island-part-eight-finale For bonus episodes related to this series: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia full 4 9

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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Seven The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Seven Sun, 22 Aug 2021 20:08:01 GMT 39:19 6122aea28961e3001239efe5 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-mysteries-of-mystery-island-part-sev-en 6122aea28961e3001239efe5 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-mysteries-of-mystery-island-part-sev-en full 4 9

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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Six The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Six Sun, 15 Aug 2021 14:02:08 GMT 44:55 611903de79bb2e0015a8ebcf false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-mysteries-of-mystery-island-part-six 611903de79bb2e0015a8ebcf 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-mysteries-of-mystery-island-part-six full 4 9

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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Five The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Five Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:02:26 GMT 39:52 e2adc19a-cc99-4b0f-a212-bb6bb3e4372e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themysteriesofmysteryisland-partfive e2adc19a-cc99-4b0f-a212-bb6bb3e4372e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themysteriesofmysteryisland-partfive Fears mount for the Mystery Island movie stars aboard the little launch Mystery Star. Brian Abbot’s wife Grace and Leslie Hay Simpson’s brother-in-law Arthur Titterton do everything in their power to convince the Federal Government to launch an air-and... full 4 9

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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Four The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Four Sun, 01 Aug 2021 14:01:00 GMT 32:34 6a3c738b-c863-429a-8beb-3a9241470611 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themysteriesofmysteryisland-partfour 6a3c738b-c863-429a-8beb-3a9241470611 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themysteriesofmysteryisland-partfour Despite warnings from Lord Howe Island’s unofficial chief Gower Wilson, Brian Abbot and his co-star Leslie Hay Simpson set sail for Sydney in the tiny motor launch Mystery Star. To hear all eight parts of this series now, become a supporter: patreon.co... full 4 9

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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Three The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Three Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:30:26 GMT 43:22 307a9eac-6df1-4908-882d-3bf7de348b0f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themysteriesofmysteryisland-partthree 307a9eac-6df1-4908-882d-3bf7de348b0f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themysteriesofmysteryisland-partthree full 4 9

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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Two The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part Two Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:47:57 GMT 42:03 bb8c5db1-531c-4d42-bae6-7ac0c9041dee false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themysteriesofmysteryisland-parttwo bb8c5db1-531c-4d42-bae6-7ac0c9041dee 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themysteriesofmysteryisland-parttwo full 4 9

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]]> The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part One The Mysteries of Mystery Island — Part One Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:51:49 GMT 55:18 1d7184b4-5d6a-4a60-9d6f-5895be94f59f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themysteriesofmysteryisland-partone 1d7184b4-5d6a-4a60-9d6f-5895be94f59f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themysteriesofmysteryisland-partone In 2018 I found and reunited with my biological family, discovering that my people go back to 1842 on Lord Howe Island. On my first visit that Christmas, I became fascinated by the mystery surrounding the early talkie Mystery Island, which was shot on ... full 4 9 In 2018 I found and reunited with my biological family, discovering that my people go back to 1842 on Lord Howe Island. On my first visit that Christmas, I became fascinated by the mystery surrounding the early talkie Mystery Island, which was shot on Lord Howe in 1936. Why did its leading man Brian Abbot — who had everything to live for — try to sail to Sydney across the treacherous Tasman Sea in a tiny motor launch? Was he mad, like they said, or was there something else at play?


In the past few months, my investigations have unearthed dozens of startling stranger-than-fiction stories that each shine a different light on this question. So, strap in for an eight-part epic series. You're going to meet Hollywood hopefuls, surf rescuers, plucky canoeists, turf tricksters, war heroes, daredevil aviators, shipwreck survivors and a handful of accused killers. Then there’s one chap who wrestled an octopus, rode sharks, hunted a humpback whale in Sydney Harbour, tried to reel in an Olympic swimming champion and led an expedition to catch a mysterious sea serpent — twice. Underlying all of these dramatic, tragic and comic tales is a haunting question: what role does “the element of luck” play in who lives and who dies?


In Part One, we meet young George Rikard-Bell, who rejected his privileged upbringing to become an adventurer and a conman in the Great Depression — before reinventing himself as the actor Brian Abbot. Part Two will be released on Thursday. Instalments will be out on Mondays after that. But you can binge all eight parts now by becoming a Forgotten Australia supporter for just a few bucks per month — go to: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> In 2018 I found and reunited with my biological family, discovering that my people go back to 1842 on Lord Howe Island. On my first visit that Christmas, I became fascinated by the mystery surrounding the early talkie Mystery Island, which was shot on Lord Howe in 1936. Why did its leading man Brian Abbot — who had everything to live for — try to sail to Sydney across the treacherous Tasman Sea in a tiny motor launch? Was he mad, like they said, or was there something else at play?


In the past few months, my investigations have unearthed dozens of startling stranger-than-fiction stories that each shine a different light on this question. So, strap in for an eight-part epic series. You're going to meet Hollywood hopefuls, surf rescuers, plucky canoeists, turf tricksters, war heroes, daredevil aviators, shipwreck survivors and a handful of accused killers. Then there’s one chap who wrestled an octopus, rode sharks, hunted a humpback whale in Sydney Harbour, tried to reel in an Olympic swimming champion and led an expedition to catch a mysterious sea serpent — twice. Underlying all of these dramatic, tragic and comic tales is a haunting question: what role does “the element of luck” play in who lives and who dies?


In Part One, we meet young George Rikard-Bell, who rejected his privileged upbringing to become an adventurer and a conman in the Great Depression — before reinventing himself as the actor Brian Abbot. Part Two will be released on Thursday. Instalments will be out on Mondays after that. But you can binge all eight parts now by becoming a Forgotten Australia supporter for just a few bucks per month — go to: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> From Lord Howe Island To Titanic From Lord Howe Island To Titanic Mon, 05 Jul 2021 02:00:18 GMT 1:08:35 caa4ec40-ad07-4cfb-97fa-5c00cd4bbb4a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/fromlordhoweislandtotitanic caa4ec40-ad07-4cfb-97fa-5c00cd4bbb4a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc fromlordhoweislandtotitanic Born in 1864 on Lord Howe Island, Albert Nichols led a colourful life that ended with him an unsung hero of the Titanic sinking. This re-release comprises parts one and two of the S1 episode “Australia’s Titanic Hero”. It provides a lot of background t... full 4 8

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]]> The Nature of the Scorpion — Part Three The Nature of the Scorpion — Part Three Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:02:00 GMT 48:35 ef7a66e4-d080-4513-b67a-90b725b0ee7e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thenatureofthescorpion-partthree ef7a66e4-d080-4513-b67a-90b725b0ee7e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thenatureofthescorpion-partthree Having escaped prison, fled interstate and joined the army under yet another new name, George Blunderfield seeks reinvention and redemption on the Western Front — but his true nature compels him to commit his most atrocious crimes yet. To become a Forg... full 4 7 Having escaped prison, fled interstate and joined the army under yet another new name, George Blunderfield seeks reinvention and redemption on the Western Front — but his true nature compels him to commit his most atrocious crimes yet. To become a Forgotten Australia supporter, go to patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

**This podcast episode contains references to suicide, violence and sexual violence against children. Listener discretion is advised**


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]]> The Nature of the Scorpion — Part Two The Nature of the Scorpion — Part Two Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:05:00 GMT 43:56 c6b0c70f-166d-48e5-a72d-e693e26d0343 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thenatureofthescorpion-parttwo c6b0c70f-166d-48e5-a72d-e693e26d0343 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thenatureofthescorpion-parttwo full 4 7 After committing a sickening outrage in the first weeks of 1900, George Blunderfield serves a relatively short jail sentence. When he's set free he sheds his identity but can’t help but follow the nature that causes him to hurt those who only want to help him. **This podcast episode contains references to suicide, violence and sexual violence against children.**

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]]> After committing a sickening outrage in the first weeks of 1900, George Blunderfield serves a relatively short jail sentence. When he's set free he sheds his identity but can’t help but follow the nature that causes him to hurt those who only want to help him. **This podcast episode contains references to suicide, violence and sexual violence against children.**

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]]> The Nature of the Scorpion — Part One The Nature of the Scorpion — Part One Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:09:47 GMT 35:40 bfcb0512-ea93-4abc-bf91-907443cb662c false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thenatureofthescorpion-partone bfcb0512-ea93-4abc-bf91-907443cb662c 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thenatureofthescorpion-partone Over two decades George Farrow Blunderfield left a trail of pain and death in his wake from one side of the country to the other. I’ve made a three-part podcast exploring the life and crimes of this forgotten monster of early 20th Century Australia. To... full 4 7 Over two decades George Farrow Blunderfield left a trail of pain and death in his wake from one side of the country to the other. I’ve made a three-part podcast exploring the life and crimes of this forgotten monster of early 20th Century Australia. To hear the whole story right now ad-free, become a Forgotten Australia supporter: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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]]> Over two decades George Farrow Blunderfield left a trail of pain and death in his wake from one side of the country to the other. I’ve made a three-part podcast exploring the life and crimes of this forgotten monster of early 20th Century Australia. To hear the whole story right now ad-free, become a Forgotten Australia supporter: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

**This podcast episode contains references to suicide, violence and sexual violence against children. Listener discretion is advised**

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]]> Anzac Hero: Sister Savage and the Centaur Sinking — Part Two Anzac Hero: Sister Savage and the Centaur Sinking — Part Two Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:09:31 GMT 38:29 4dff5731-9994-4ba6-9e01-f040ba1af827 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/anzachero-sistersavageandthecentaursinking-parttwo 4dff5731-9994-4ba6-9e01-f040ba1af827 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc anzachero-sistersavageandthecentaursinking-parttwo full 4 5 Sister Ellen Savage was the hero of Centaur and over the next four decades she'd keep alive the memory of her fallen sisters and brothers.

She was an Anzac hero who was to pass away on an Anzac Day.

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]]> Sister Ellen Savage was the hero of Centaur and over the next four decades she'd keep alive the memory of her fallen sisters and brothers.

She was an Anzac hero who was to pass away on an Anzac Day.

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]]> Anzac Hero: Sister Savage and the Centaur Sinking — Part One Anzac Hero: Sister Savage and the Centaur Sinking — Part One Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:21:59 GMT 39:09 452f131f-85ff-4bb0-a990-8a8128c3d87b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/anzachero-sistersavageandthecentaursinking-partone 452f131f-85ff-4bb0-a990-8a8128c3d87b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc anzachero-sistersavageandthecentaursinking-partone On 14 May 1943, the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, with the loss of 268 people. Nursing sister Lieutenant Ellen Savage was one of the survivors and was hailed a hero for her bravery. ... full 4 5

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]]> The Guyra Ghost — Part Two The Guyra Ghost — Part Two Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:11:52 GMT 1:15:51 6826d5b2-be27-4cc7-a674-79474c061bf9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theguyraghost-parttwo 6826d5b2-be27-4cc7-a674-79474c061bf9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theguyraghost-parttwo Part two introduces us to a hard-charging cop and a spiritually minded reporter as the search for a solution to the Guyra Ghost mystery takes us to Gallipoli and onto the mean streets of Sydney. full 4 4

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]]> The Guyra Ghost — Part One The Guyra Ghost — Part One Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:03:00 GMT 49:44 23c58e7f-4037-4cb0-ba7e-7a74e68914ef false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theguyraghost-partone 23c58e7f-4037-4cb0-ba7e-7a74e68914ef 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theguyraghost-partone Starting 100 years ago this week, Australia was mystified by strange happenings at a farmhouse at Guyra in northern New South Wales. Showers of stones and unexplained bangings occurred night after night at the Bowen property, seemingly centred on the f... full 4 4

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]]> Percy Brookfield: Our Hero Politician Percy Brookfield: Our Hero Politician Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:01:00 GMT 56:40 481163ce-5d54-4d1b-b82b-92cdf4665d34 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/percybrookfield-ourheropolitician 481163ce-5d54-4d1b-b82b-92cdf4665d34 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc percybrookfield-ourheropolitician full 4 3

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]]> The Entombed Miner The Entombed Miner Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:44:49 GMT 59:29 9ddbf10a-0d46-4b8e-8e20-9c2ba240be22 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theentombedminer 9ddbf10a-0d46-4b8e-8e20-9c2ba240be22 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theentombedminer full 4 2

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]]> The Woolworths Bombings — Finale: Go Out With A Bang The Woolworths Bombings — Finale: Go Out With A Bang Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:01:00 GMT 49:52 63627fd0-9028-472e-bd66-142eabdc87c8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-finale-gooutwithabang 63627fd0-9028-472e-bd66-142eabdc87c8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-finale-gooutwithabang full 3 13

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]]> <![CDATA[The Woolworths Bombings — Part Eight: Larry's Last Stand]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:21:56 GMT 44:15 df367a2a-efce-4e2f-b040-71a30d399dc6 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-parteight-larryslaststand df367a2a-efce-4e2f-b040-71a30d399dc6 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-parteight-larryslaststand In this, the second-last instalment of this special series, Greg McHardie is as free as a bird after his audacious Easter escape from Parramatta Jail. That leaves consummate entertainer and storyteller Larry Danielson to give the performance of his lif... full 3 13

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]]> The Woolworths Bombings — Part Seven: Man On The Run The Woolworths Bombings — Part Seven: Man On The Run Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:08:56 GMT 58:15 40572a33-d03b-4493-adeb-0e4a10d2b412 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-partseven-manontherun 40572a33-d03b-4493-adeb-0e4a10d2b412 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-partseven-manontherun As the trial of the alleged Woolworths Bombers gets underway, the jury hears about ransom letters, suspicious clock mechanisms and gelignite bomb explosions — along with jokey European accents, disappearing Ford Falcons and the provenance of a gaudy bl... full 3 13

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]]> The Woolworths Bombings — Part Six: Operation Softly Softly The Woolworths Bombings — Part Six: Operation Softly Softly Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:17:05 GMT 45:37 c52cf5d0-a1f0-465d-8f11-b5538d1033a7 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-partsix-operationsoftlysoftly c52cf5d0-a1f0-465d-8f11-b5538d1033a7 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-partsix-operationsoftlysoftly The Task Force’s Operation Softly, Softly circles Larry Danielson in Huskisson — with one of the detectives a Manly mate from the good old Flicks days who gets stuck into the booze while on interrogation duty. Fraught though his outlook is, Larry still... full 3 13

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]]> The Woolworths Bombings — Part Five: Larry The Larrikin The Woolworths Bombings — Part Five: Larry The Larrikin Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:06:41 GMT 52:11 cbcd3e27-79bc-4811-ad7b-83af46831cea false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-partfive-larrythelarrikin cbcd3e27-79bc-4811-ad7b-83af46831cea 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-partfive-larrythelarrikin With Greg McHardie claiming to detectives he’s a dead man if he names those behind the Woolworths bombings, the Task Force turns its attentions to his associates on the South Coast, including his housemate Larry Danielson, a lovable larrikin who made h... full 3 13

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]]> The Woolworths Bombings — Part Four: Get Benny! The Woolworths Bombings — Part Four: Get Benny! Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:28:11 GMT 45:59 18e71426-4db6-4f55-aeb7-da8491448e0e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-partfour-getbenny- 18e71426-4db6-4f55-aeb7-da8491448e0e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-partfour-getbenny- After “Mr Bridge” is caught red-handed with the $1m Woolworths ransom, the suspect tells Task Force detectives he’s only a courier hired for the job. The mastermind’s name? Benny. From that moment on, Sydney’s police, press and public are all on high a... full 3 13

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]]> The Woolworths Bombings — Part Three: Operation Alpha The Woolworths Bombings — Part Three: Operation Alpha Wed, 30 Dec 2020 03:01:46 GMT 36:39 27735f8f-1029-4acd-8326-b60dd7ff9611 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-partthree-operationalpha 27735f8f-1029-4acd-8326-b60dd7ff9611 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-partthree-operationalpha As 1980 ends and the New Year begins, Woolworths and the NSW police wage a war of nerves with Mr Dunmore over arrangements for the $1m ransom handover. While the extortionist bomber has a cunning plan to get away with the loot, the Task Force’s massive... full 3 13

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]]> <![CDATA[The Woolworths Bombings — Part Two: Keep Calm & Carry On Shopping]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2020 05:27:28 GMT 37:12 8948aeda-d2c9-4855-989d-43a0c5beaf52 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombings-parttwo-keepcalm-carryonshopping 8948aeda-d2c9-4855-989d-43a0c5beaf52 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombings-parttwo-keepcalm-carryonshopping full 3 13

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]]> Interview with Allan Duncan — First Police Responder to Woolies Xmas Bomb Threat 1980 Interview with Allan Duncan — First Police Responder to Woolies Xmas Bomb Threat 1980 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 05:34:20 GMT 17:20 3acd1283-5eb4-4461-8061-bec7082eb6c9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/interviewwithallanduncan-firstpolicerespondertowooliesxmasbombing1980 3acd1283-5eb4-4461-8061-bec7082eb6c9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc interviewwithallanduncan-firstpolicerespondertowooliesxmasbombing1980 On Christmas Eve 1980, young constable Allan Duncan responded to the Woolies Town Hall bomb threat and would be inside the building when the device detonated. bonus 3 13

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]]> The Woolworths Bombings — Part One: Christmas Eve 1980 The Woolworths Bombings — Part One: Christmas Eve 1980 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 04:21:07 GMT 42:39 0cdbfbeb-4ea9-442b-ad47-b9a1d859cfad false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thewoolworthsbombing-partone-christmaseve1980 0cdbfbeb-4ea9-442b-ad47-b9a1d859cfad 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thewoolworthsbombing-partone-christmaseve1980 On Christmas Eve 1980, the Woolworths’ head office in Sydney gets a phone call from the man already responsible for two regional store bombings in the past week. An explosive device has been placed in the flagship variety store opposite Town Hall. It... full 3 13

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Sporting Heroine — The Marvellous Mrs Douglas: Part Two]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:52:40 GMT 42:16 5344d41f-8af7-4a53-bc7f-9fefa240f4f2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstsportingheroine-themarvellousmrsdouglas-parttwo 5344d41f-8af7-4a53-bc7f-9fefa240f4f2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstsportingheroine-themarvellousmrsdouglas-parttwo On Christmas Eve 1859, Margaret Douglas and Beverley Howard started their epic 1500-mile walking match in Melbourne — which the city’s newspapers did their very best to ignore. Despite such hostility at home, our first sporting heroine would be appreci... full 3 12

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Sporting Heroine — The Marvellous Mrs Douglas: Part One]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:37:19 GMT 43:57 6b149b16-ed31-4489-8bee-4c3998e4385a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstsportingheroine-themarvellousmrsdouglas-partone 6b149b16-ed31-4489-8bee-4c3998e4385a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstsportingheroine-themarvellousmrsdouglas-partone Melbourne’s Margaret Douglas was an endurance pedestrian every bit as remarkable as her Sydney contemporary The Flying Pieman. After stumbling upon a passing reference to her in an 1878 newspaper, I took a deep dive to shine a light on her completely f... full 3 12

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Sporting Hero — The Flying Pieman: Part Three]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 01:26:41 GMT 49:54 8afaeb35-0077-468e-a76f-728f856d9d10 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstsportinghero-theflyingpieman-partthree 8afaeb35-0077-468e-a76f-728f856d9d10 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstsportinghero-theflyingpieman-partthree Having made his dazzling pedestrian comeback, The Flying Pieman takes another tilt at politics in typical comedic fashion before jolting the Sydney establishment with one last audacious stunt. Feeling his mortality as he enters old age, William Francis... full 3 11

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Sporting Hero — The Flying Pieman: Part Two]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 03:58:36 GMT 34:36 48f91983-7807-43f8-94a3-5a5ccc48a7cd false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstsportinghero-theflyingpieman-parttwo 48f91983-7807-43f8-94a3-5a5ccc48a7cd 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstsportinghero-theflyingpieman-parttwo In September 1847, after crashing out during the challenge to walk 192 miles in 48 hours non-stop, The Flying Pieman takes a second tilt at this epic feat of pedestrianism. But he won’t stop there because he has much bigger dreams that include walking ... full 3 11

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Sporting Hero — The Flying Pieman: Part One]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:32:36 GMT 1:01:01 f0b110c1-6e74-4e1e-941f-936c83debaa7 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstsportinghero-theflyingpieman-partone f0b110c1-6e74-4e1e-941f-936c83debaa7 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstsportinghero-theflyingpieman-partone In the 1840s Australia was amazed by the epic pedestrian feats of William Francis King, who was known far and wide as The Flying Pieman. Our first sporting hero, this eccentric celebrity was every bit as famous for his non-stop talking as for his non-s... full 3 11

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]]> <![CDATA[The Digger Who Survived His 'Beheading']]> Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:05:56 GMT 50:04 def85447-5fa4-4217-8c10-33433ba0da2e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thediggerwhosurvivedhisbeheading def85447-5fa4-4217-8c10-33433ba0da2e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thediggerwhosurvivedhisbeheading 75 years ago this week, the Japanese surrendered and WWII was over. After these celebrations came horror at what POWs had suffered. Of the many accounts of surviving atrocities, one stood out: Changi prisoner AIF private Colin Fleming Brien had lived t... full 3 8

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]]> The Plague Of 1900 — Part Two: Lockdown, Washdown... Knockdown The Plague Of 1900 — Part Two: Lockdown, Washdown... Knockdown Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:34:34 GMT 37:01 74a675d3-1421-4372-8ee2-3a4d7e6e26f4 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theplagueof1900-parttwo-lockdown-washdown...knockdown 74a675d3-1421-4372-8ee2-3a4d7e6e26f4 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theplagueof1900-parttwo-lockdown-washdown...knockdown By mid-autumn 1900, dozens of people in Sydney had died from Bubonic Plague – many within a day of showing symptoms. Yet the CMO’s rat-killing recommendations were initially ignored and it’d be up to a future PM to stand up for poor people on the front... full 3 8

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]]> The Plague Of 1900 — Part One: The Rats Must Die The Plague Of 1900 — Part One: The Rats Must Die Sun, 12 Jul 2020 01:24:52 GMT 45:50 cc565715-684e-47d9-b3bd-3b436cfae7a3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theplagueof1900-partone-theratsmustdie cc565715-684e-47d9-b3bd-3b436cfae7a3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theplagueof1900-partone-theratsmustdie full 3 7

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]]> The Mysterious Case Of Jack The Rapper The Mysterious Case Of Jack The Rapper Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:08:56 GMT 47:45 b4deb097-d442-485f-9dc0-8c0b32c7b4af false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themysteriouscaseofjacktherapper b4deb097-d442-485f-9dc0-8c0b32c7b4af 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themysteriouscaseofjacktherapper full 3 6

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]]> The Aussie Who Saved JFK — Part Two The Aussie Who Saved JFK — Part Two Fri, 22 May 2020 13:23:51 GMT 53:09 e649df90-426b-4498-8d58-805120fc0e79 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theaussiewhosavedjfk-parttwo e649df90-426b-4498-8d58-805120fc0e79 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theaussiewhosavedjfk-parttwo WWII Aussie coastwatcher Reg Evans rescued John F. Kennedy in the Pacific in 1943 but his world-changing role in history would be left out of media articles and campaign propaganda that sought to emphasise Jack’s war heroism. It wasn’t until a little S... full 3 4

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]]> The Aussie Who Saved JFK — Part One The Aussie Who Saved JFK — Part One Fri, 15 May 2020 12:58:19 GMT 43:44 2f6bd61e-6910-46fa-924b-4fee1fbff8b3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/theaussiewhosavedjfk-partone 2f6bd61e-6910-46fa-924b-4fee1fbff8b3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc theaussiewhosavedjfk-partone Sixty years ago this month JFK won the West Virginia primary — a decisive moment for his campaign — and he did so with a low-blow political move meant to showcase him as a naval war hero. But not even JFK knew the truth behind the story that was to hel... full 3 4 Sixty years ago this month JFK won the West Virginia primary — a decisive moment for his campaign — and he did so with a low-blow political move meant to showcase him as a naval war hero. But not even JFK knew the truth behind the story that was to help him capture the White House — that he was only alive thanks to the work of a mysterious Australian coastwatcher. For more information: www.forgottenaustralia.com and www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

 

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]]> Anzac Story — Killer Kinsela Anzac Story — Killer Kinsela Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:09:13 GMT 43:45 840462d6-ab51-473a-85fc-b8eca0f502b8 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/anzacstory-killerkinsela 840462d6-ab51-473a-85fc-b8eca0f502b8 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc anzacstory-killerkinsela John Kinsela is an Aboriginal man, a Vietnam veteran, a two-time Olympic wrestler and a survivor of PTSD and cancer who was awarded the OAM in 2017 for his work with Circle Sentencing, a western Sydney initiative to keep Indigenous offenders out of the... full 2 3

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Supermodel — Part Two]]> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:53:31 GMT 49:50 ff9d3ea4-b5d6-4276-8796-61fffb25883a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstsupermodel-part2 ff9d3ea4-b5d6-4276-8796-61fffb25883a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstsupermodel-part2 full 3 1

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Supermodel — Part One]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:45:42 GMT 47:54 2b7d6b77-c388-40d0-8571-b9221bb41983 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstsupermodel-partone-acast516af1e8 2b7d6b77-c388-40d0-8571-b9221bb41983 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstsupermodel-partone-acast516af1e8 In August 1934 — more than half a century before Elle Macpherson was dubbed “The Body” by Time magazine — Sydney teenager Margaret Vyner was acclaimed as Australia’s first celebrity model when she caused a sensation at Paris fashion parades as muse to ... full 3 1 Time magazine — Sydney teenager Margaret Vyner was acclaimed as Australia’s first celebrity model when she caused a sensation at Paris fashion parades as muse to legendary French designer Jean Patou. But with the Second World War bearing down, plucky Margaret would have to be more than just a pretty face and figure to fulfill her dreams of living a charmed life. For more information. www.forgottenaustralia.com

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]]> Tracker Riley: Outback Hero — Part Three Tracker Riley: Outback Hero — Part Three Sun, 12 Jan 2020 01:20:10 GMT 43:14 138f3551-2062-4ace-ad81-c5c2efb35f51 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/trackerriley-outbackhero-partthree 138f3551-2062-4ace-ad81-c5c2efb35f51 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc trackerriley-outbackhero-partthree full 2 19

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]]> Tracker Riley: Outback Hero — Part Two Tracker Riley: Outback Hero — Part Two Sat, 04 Jan 2020 00:52:24 GMT 43:19 ccbbb699-e298-4c17-a347-59c3274b0b9a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/trackerriley-outbackhero-parttwo ccbbb699-e298-4c17-a347-59c3274b0b9a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc trackerriley-outbackhero-parttwo full 2 19

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]]> Tracker Riley: Outback Hero — Part One Tracker Riley: Outback Hero — Part One Sat, 28 Dec 2019 05:18:10 GMT 47:21 d446b798-da10-4be1-8ad4-6d5c87a18d4b false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/trackerriley-outbackhero-partone d446b798-da10-4be1-8ad4-6d5c87a18d4b 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc trackerriley-outbackhero-partone full 2 19 www.forgottenaustralia.com

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]]> The Body On The Train The Body On The Train Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:30:47 GMT 59:01 136fc52d-041e-4a4a-a92d-d0c0e284f83d false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thebodyonthetrain 136fc52d-041e-4a4a-a92d-d0c0e284f83d 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thebodyonthetrain In 1919 Australia was baffled by a real-life mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes when the body of a young man was discovered on top of a railway carriage outside Melbourne. Who was he? How had he died? How had he ended up on the roof of a moving train? W... full 2 14

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]]> <![CDATA[The Model & The Murder Case — Part Two]]> Sat, 12 Oct 2019 05:23:53 GMT 56:29 5cd3ba13-4076-4bd6-89a8-94b5bcf628bf false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themodel-themurdercase-parttwo 5cd3ba13-4076-4bd6-89a8-94b5bcf628bf 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themodel-themurdercase-parttwo full 2 12

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]]> <![CDATA[The Model & The Murder Case — Part One]]> Sun, 06 Oct 2019 07:30:00 GMT 37:13 d9ee7285-d642-4c11-b1fb-ea911598a9ca false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themodel-themurdercase-partone d9ee7285-d642-4c11-b1fb-ea911598a9ca 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themodel-themurdercase-partone In 1954 glamorous Sydney model Shirley Beiger shot her lover dead outside a Sydney nightclub. But why did she kill him — and what punishment would she face? For more information: www.forgottenaustralia.com and https://www.facebook.com/forgottenoz full 2 12

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]]> Side Note: Where The Truth Lies Side Note: Where The Truth Lies Sun, 29 Sep 2019 13:12:41 GMT 26:30 c64f8c4f-6f56-494c-90ac-5b478ef6d338 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/wherethetruthlies c64f8c4f-6f56-494c-90ac-5b478ef6d338 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc wherethetruthlies Just days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Murray Chambers from Queensland survived when an enemy submarine sank the merchant ship Donerail a few hundred miles off Hawaii. Twenty four men made it into a lifeboat. When this lifeboat washed up 3... bonus 2 11

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]]> Sole Survivor Sole Survivor Sun, 29 Sep 2019 11:41:39 GMT 52:38 1377a5a0-4750-4664-99a3-1f4cab6f5758 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/lonesurvivor 1377a5a0-4750-4664-99a3-1f4cab6f5758 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc lonesurvivor In June 1946 a crew of four sailing the ketch Nova down the New South Wales coast vanished with their boat in bad weather. 132 days later a lone skeletal figure washed up just barely alive 1000 miles away, having endured one of history’s most incredibl... full 2 10 Nova down the New South Wales coast vanished with their boat in bad weather. 132 days later a lone skeletal figure washed up just barely alive 1000 miles away, having endured one of history’s most incredible forgotten oceanic ordeals. But for this survivor the battle was just beginning.

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]]> Erbie: King of the Ring-Ins Erbie: King of the Ring-Ins Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:59:01 GMT 54:42 84c07b42-be45-4972-998f-201239e637fe false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/erbie-kingofthering-ins 84c07b42-be45-4972-998f-201239e637fe 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc erbie-kingofthering-ins full 2 9 Fifty years before Fine Cotton, Australia was electrified by a series of audacious racing ring-ins starring a champion horse named Erbie. The man who exposed the conspiracy? Bert “Cardigan” Wolfe, the country's top turf writer, who’d recently witnessed Phar Lap’s greatest moment — and then his last.

 

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]]> The First To Fight — Part Two The First To Fight — Part Two Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:54:19 GMT 49:04 d1e8ec4d-6393-42da-87b3-5f577a593d3e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thefirsttofight-parttwo d1e8ec4d-6393-42da-87b3-5f577a593d3e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thefirsttofight-parttwo full 2 8

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]]> The First To Fight — Part One The First To Fight — Part One Sun, 01 Sep 2019 13:09:39 GMT 49:57 fbe09702-ff73-4a34-8272-0e4571b83601 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thefirsttofight-partone fbe09702-ff73-4a34-8272-0e4571b83601 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc thefirsttofight-partone Eighty years ago this week, World War II began when England declared war on Germany in response to the Nazi invasion of Poland. Within 48 minutes of the war starting, RAF Bomber Command launched its first mission. For Australians in the RAF, the fight ... full 2 8

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]]> Spencer: From Movie Mogul To Murderer — Part Two Spencer: From Movie Mogul To Murderer — Part Two Sun, 25 Aug 2019 12:04:54 GMT 1:03:15 e6c79294-9385-4fcb-874b-cfd188ffceb2 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/spencer-frommoviemogultomurderer-parttwo e6c79294-9385-4fcb-874b-cfd188ffceb2 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc spencer-frommoviemogultomurderer-parttwo From making pioneering bushranger films and launching the careers of Australia’s most famous early stars to a bitter business betrayal and a bloody murder in the remote wilderness, the conclusion to movie mogul Cosens Spencer’s story is like something ... full 2 7

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]]> Spencer: From Movie Mogul To Murderer — Part One Spencer: From Movie Mogul To Murderer — Part One Sun, 18 Aug 2019 12:36:48 GMT 53:56 7e91f44c-ee33-4097-a9dc-304c067ca12e false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/spencer-frommoviemogultomurderer-partone 7e91f44c-ee33-4097-a9dc-304c067ca12e 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc spencer-frommoviemogultomurderer-partone In the early 20th century, Spencer Cosens was Australia’s greatest showman. With his wife, projectionist Senora Spencer, he pioneered motion picture exhibition, establishing the first permanent cinema, introducing sound and colour films and championing... full 2 7

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]]> The Masked Murderer The Masked Murderer Sun, 04 Aug 2019 13:58:17 GMT 59:34 9386bfc7-6f42-4272-9a6a-3e81243387d0 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/themaskedmurderer 9386bfc7-6f42-4272-9a6a-3e81243387d0 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc themaskedmurderer On a Saturday night in June 1928 a masked gunman shot and killed sisters Esther Vaughan and Sarah Falvey in the lolly shop that had made them favourites in the inner Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill. Who killed the woman and why? For the first time, the m... full 2 6 www.forgottenaustralia.com and www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's First Queens of the Air]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2019 08:18:34 GMT 1:01:53 d3a313ce-ba9c-41ab-91cf-d47904d9ae3a false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasfirstqueensoftheair d3a313ce-ba9c-41ab-91cf-d47904d9ae3a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasfirstqueensoftheair In 1937 Jean Burns was widely reported as Australia’s first woman parachutist — but the newspapers were out by nearly half a century. For six months in 1890, Valerie and Gladys Van Tassel — under the management of American aeronaut “Professor” Park Van... full 2 5 www.forgottenaustralia.com and www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> In Conversation - I Did Work Experience on Apollo 11 In Conversation - I Did Work Experience on Apollo 11 Sat, 20 Jul 2019 07:25:01 GMT 41:01 6e183d38-d1e1-4b75-b5dc-b804f1f2c43f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/inconversation-ididworkexperienceonapollo11 6e183d38-d1e1-4b75-b5dc-b804f1f2c43f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc inconversation-ididworkexperienceonapollo11 At the age of 17, Robert Brand did work experience at the Overseas Telecommunications Commission’s station in Paddington, Sydney, where he played a small part in ensuring the television images of Neil Armstrong taking his first steps on the moon were s... full 2 4

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]]> Unfriendly Fire: The Murder Of Cathy Wayne Unfriendly Fire: The Murder Of Cathy Wayne Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:31:01 GMT 42:29 4647c3b8-b153-416e-aa44-c0865c951704 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/unfriendlyfire-themurderofcathywayne 4647c3b8-b153-416e-aa44-c0865c951704 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc unfriendlyfire-themurderofcathywayne Just hours before Apollo 11 landed on the moon on 20 July 1969, young Australian pop star Cathy Wayne was shot dead on stage while performing for American Marines in Vietnam. Yet Cathy hadn’t been killed by the enemy — she’d been gunned down by one of ... full 2 3

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]]> Murder On The Dance Floor: Part Two Murder On The Dance Floor: Part Two Sun, 07 Jul 2019 05:54:56 GMT 1:01:34 e528e8d3-a7f7-48b3-8a9b-1c8086a191f3 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murderonthedancefloor-parttwo e528e8d3-a7f7-48b3-8a9b-1c8086a191f3 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murderonthedancefloor-parttwo There was no doubt Audrey Jacob had shot Cyril Gidley dead in front of hundreds of people during a charity dance at Perth’s Government House. But why had she killed him and was she guilty of murder? The final instalment of this episode takes us inside ... full 2 2 www.forgottenaustralia.com and www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Murder On The Dance Floor: Part One Murder On The Dance Floor: Part One Sat, 29 Jun 2019 14:15:06 GMT 47:05 71d6f6ad-c1cb-4b7f-8452-fd270d922def false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/murderonthedancefloor-partone 71d6f6ad-c1cb-4b7f-8452-fd270d922def 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc murderonthedancefloor-partone In 1925 beautiful young Audrey Campbell Jacob shot a young man dead in front of hundreds of revellers during a charity dance in the ballroom of Government House in Perth — and the court case that followed the crime was every bit as shocking. For more i... full 2 2

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's Most Vicious Gunman: Part Three]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2019 07:17:38 GMT 38:17 e5176428-6128-4190-aa05-b24b798ad4e9 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasmostviciousgunman-partthree e5176428-6128-4190-aa05-b24b798ad4e9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasmostviciousgunman-partthree Back in Melbourne in early 1954, James Robert Walker is hellbent on murdering The Brain and The Thing. But after he reluctantly casts himself in the role of protector to a damsel in distress, the veteran gunman finally ends up serving a life sentence i... full 2 1

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's Most Vicious Gunman: Part Two]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:40:41 GMT 34:36 063e17f0-fae0-45ed-aea8-35b947883bdb false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasmostviciousgunman-parttwo 063e17f0-fae0-45ed-aea8-35b947883bdb 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasmostviciousgunman-parttwo Having spent half of the 1930s behind bars, murderous gunman James Robert Walker moves back to Melbourne to start a new life on the straight and narrow. There, he meets the sultry Rita, the love of his life, who he makes his wife, and they amass a stas... full 2 1

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]]> <![CDATA[Australia's Most Vicious Gunman: Part One]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2019 13:07:51 GMT 37:06 e423ae35-a8a8-48ce-9072-d24905da1d14 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasmostviciousgunman e423ae35-a8a8-48ce-9072-d24905da1d14 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasmostviciousgunman Charismatic crook and killer James Robert Walker pretty much wrote the playbook that Mark “Chopper” Read would later follow. Finally convicted of murder in Melbourne in 1953, he made headlines by demanding to be hanged. Denied his death wish, Walker th... full 2 1

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]]> <![CDATA[Bonus Episode — Australia's Original Radio Bad Boy]]> Sun, 26 May 2019 08:06:33 GMT 45:12 e0658cc9-f0e9-4169-8c01-1d64683aff80 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/australiasoriginalradiobadboy-waybackweektrailer e0658cc9-f0e9-4169-8c01-1d64683aff80 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc australiasoriginalradiobadboy-waybackweektrailer Long before Mick Molloy or Kyle Sandilands, Arundel Nixon ripped up the radio waves as the risqué “King of the Cads”. For a decade the Cad worked for —and was sacked from — hit stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane as he battled censors, co... bonus 1 17

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]]> Bonus Episode — America’s Anti-Rambo In Australia Bonus Episode — America’s Anti-Rambo In Australia Wed, 08 May 2019 13:11:27 GMT 48:49 872cc466-9c66-42f2-b1e8-4d3e4702092f false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/america-santi-ramboinaustralia 872cc466-9c66-42f2-b1e8-4d3e4702092f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc america-santi-ramboinaustralia Radical revolutionaries, maniacal Marines, sexual shenanigans, dodgy dealings, horny hippies, Hare Krishnas and High Court judges: this is the stranger-than-fiction story of American military deserter Douglas Beane. From the violence of Vietnam in the ... bonus 1 16

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]]> Bonus Episode — A Gallipoli Story Bonus Episode — A Gallipoli Story Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:27:14 GMT 33:38 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=909 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/188 4f5ab12b-2b23-44b9-a353-ddc1846a6a46 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc 188 Private James Coughlan only saw one day of combat — 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli — yet his war would continue at home for years, one of thousands whose quiet fates are often forgotten on Anzac Day. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.... full 1 15 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Mr White and the Walwa Murder Mystery Mr White and the Walwa Murder Mystery Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:41:22 GMT 43:50 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=880 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/mr-white-and-the-walwa-murder-mystery 7e5a018a-3197-46ba-8c4c-314d6ed6d207 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc mr-white-and-the-walwa-murder-mystery This 1939 case seemed ripped from the pages of a detective novel — and may even have been inspired by one. There was the man with the murky past. Sisters who met sudden suspicious deaths. A corpse that had to be exhumed. Crucial evidence that was allow... full 1 14 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Arizona Ryan’s Sydney Shootout — Part Two Arizona Ryan’s Sydney Shootout — Part Two Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:30:43 GMT 37:27 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=855 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/arizona-ryans-sydney-shootout-part-two 36e3b30c-38c2-4d1d-a728-96fe48daf3dc 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc arizona-ryans-sydney-shootout-part-two Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, like Dirty Harry, had a history of trigger-happy vig... full 1 13 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Arizona Ryan’s Sydney Shootout — Part One Arizona Ryan’s Sydney Shootout — Part One Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:18:37 GMT 30:51 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=823 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/arizona-ryans-sydney-shootout-part-one 1383f583-44b0-4a7b-aab7-1833d032a85a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc arizona-ryans-sydney-shootout-part-one A century ago, in the Sydney slum of Surry Hills, a Chinese gunman shot more than a dozen people, triggering a dramatic police siege that was only ended by the violent intervention of a lone American vigilante. But who was this self-styled cowboy with ... full 1 13 was this self-styled cowboy with the six-shooter?

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]]> The Ghost of Mount Victoria Pass The Ghost of Mount Victoria Pass Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:21:37 GMT 45:32 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=806 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-ghost-of-mount-victoria b2589a53-9c48-4ef6-a1c7-7d4d2fcf1d31 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-ghost-of-mount-victoria In 1891 Henry Lawson published a poem called “The Ghost at the Second Bridge”, which told of encountering a terrifying spectre on lonely Mount Victoria Pass in the Blue Mountains. While a fright of fancy, Lawson’s poem was based on a tragic true story.... full 1 12 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Murderous Mrs Mitchell — Part Three The Murderous Mrs Mitchell — Part Three Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:42:51 GMT 34:07 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=746 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-murderous-mrs-mitchell-part-three b3194d0f-327b-44ff-a77a-dab2d32edfe5 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-murderous-mrs-mitchell-part-three Another missing woman, more illegal operations and alleged murders, along with scandalous affairs and amnesiac witnesses. In the final part of this episode, the full extent of Nurse Hannah Mitchell’s trials and tribulations is revealed. For more inform... full 1 11 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Murderous Mrs Mitchell – Part Two The Murderous Mrs Mitchell – Part Two Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:02:53 GMT 35:35 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=737 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-murderous-mrs-mitchell-part-two dfd2a299-9c21-4fef-9e34-7921ab394541 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-murderous-mrs-mitchell-part-two In 1923 Nurse Hannah Mitchell faced trial, charged with the murder of Bertha Coughlan and the attempted murder of her ex-husband Frank Bonfiglio. The evidence was sensational, as were the verdicts. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustrali... full 1 11 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Murderous Mrs Mitchell — Part One The Murderous Mrs Mitchell — Part One Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:49:45 GMT 47:27 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=728 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/the-murderous-mrs-mitchell-part-one 387a0dce-a241-4f12-a7ae-1f51a626f8ba 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc the-murderous-mrs-mitchell-part-one She dropped a headless torso into the Yarra River and shot her ex-husband full of holes — and these were just two of the horrific crimes alleged against Nurse Hannah Mitchell in the 1920s. The full story of “Melbourne’s Most Notorious Woman” is told fo... full 1 11 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Bathurst Rebellion The Bathurst Rebellion Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:40:41 GMT 40:34 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=532 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-10-the-bathurst-rebellion 5e412cbe-fe13-4663-81b1-edff5057a15f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-10-the-bathurst-rebellion While many bushrangers are celebrated as rebel leaders, the one man who might really fit the bill—Ralph Entwistle, leader of the Ribbon Boys—is all but unknown. It was his naked swim that led to Australia’s biggest convict uprising—1830’s The Bathurst ... full 1 10 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Australia’s Killer Politician Australia’s Killer Politician Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:39:52 GMT 35:41 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=505 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-9-australias-killer-politician ba4e84f2-1c8e-4342-a555-3e04915e354a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-9-australias-killer-politician Elected to state and federal parliament, Thomas Ley’s career in 1920s politics was marked by hypocrisy, corruption, ruthless manipulation and the lingering suspicion that he may have killed his rivals. The worst fears of his critics were confirmed in 1... full 1 9 www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Tantanoola Tiger The Tantanoola Tiger Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:58:30 GMT 33:09 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=478 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-8-the-tantanoola-tiger a36f4d18-38e6-4f27-a930-8a82bc7666ea 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-8-the-tantanoola-tiger Australians are no strangers to big cat stories, but only one mystery resulted in the capture of not one but two monsters. In the early 1890s, witnesses claimed to have seen a tiger in the Tantanoola region of South Australia and graziers often found t... full 1 8 two monsters. In the early 1890s, witnesses claimed to have seen a tiger in the Tantanoola region of South Australia and graziers often found their sheep mutilated and partly devoured. Search parties failed to capture the beast until an expert marksman joined the hunt. Yet even after the creature was slain, sheep kept disappearing, falling prey to an even more terrifying predator. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> two monsters. In the early 1890s, witnesses claimed to have seen a tiger in the Tantanoola region of South Australia and graziers often found their sheep mutilated and partly devoured. Search parties failed to capture the beast until an expert marksman joined the hunt. Yet even after the creature was slain, sheep kept disappearing, falling prey to an even more terrifying predator. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Parramatta River Murders The Parramatta River Murders Wed, 16 Jan 2019 04:54:29 GMT 41:30 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=432 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-7-the-parramatta-river-murders 2d5600c4-e312-43b7-88ce-5c02f2ac81b0 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-7-the-parramatta-river-murders In March 1872 Australians were shocked by one of the most cold-blooded murders the colonies had ever seen. The nightmare began with the discovery of a badly decomposed body that had been weighed down with a heavy stone in the Parramatta River. Even mor... full 1 7 The Sydney Morning Herald. Then it became clear that this murdered man wasn’t the only victim. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Sydney Morning Herald. Then it became clear that this murdered man wasn’t the only victim. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Australia’s Titanic Hero: Part Two Australia’s Titanic Hero: Part Two Wed, 09 Jan 2019 21:20:05 GMT 34:56 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=389 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-6-australias-titanic-hero-part-two 72247fbf-7f4b-4150-8167-13e64adbe15a 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-6-australias-titanic-hero-part-two With Titanic sinking in the early hours of 15 April 1912, boatswain Albert Nichols has to muster his men and make ready the lifeboats. Around 1am, it’s claimed, he was given a dangerous mission that, if successful, would save many more lives. But myste... full 1 6 Titanic sinking in the early hours of 15 April 1912, boatswain Albert Nichols has to muster his men and make ready the lifeboats. Around 1am, it’s claimed, he was given a dangerous mission that, if successful, would save many more lives. But mystery swirls around what happened in the next 80 minutes. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Titanic sinking in the early hours of 15 April 1912, boatswain Albert Nichols has to muster his men and make ready the lifeboats. Around 1am, it’s claimed, he was given a dangerous mission that, if successful, would save many more lives. But mystery swirls around what happened in the next 80 minutes. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Australia’s Titanic Hero: Part One Australia’s Titanic Hero: Part One Wed, 09 Jan 2019 20:57:05 GMT 33:23 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=373 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-6-australias-titanic-hero-part-one ba7f3f75-d748-49ce-9920-3d4b8a340461 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-6-australias-titanic-hero-part-one Albert Nichols was born in 1864 on remote Lord Howe Island. After a public scandal that saw him pitted against his parents, Albert fled to Sydney before working his way to London as a seaman. There he established a successful career with the White Star... full 1 6 Adriatic and then on the even-bigger Olympic. In April 1912 he transferred to Titanic, the greatest ship ever built and was aboard for the liner’s sea trials, for the trip from Belfast to Southampton and for the maiden voyage. His life story is told for the first time in this two-part episode — and, despite this being a true Titanic tale, you simply won’t believe the ending. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Adriatic and then on the even-bigger Olympic. In April 1912 he transferred to Titanic, the greatest ship ever built and was aboard for the liner’s sea trials, for the trip from Belfast to Southampton and for the maiden voyage. His life story is told for the first time in this two-part episode — and, despite this being a true Titanic tale, you simply won’t believe the ending. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Comic Book Killer The Comic Book Killer Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:19:28 GMT 37:46 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=321 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-5-the-comic-book-killer eb2ecb29-dbbc-44f5-a656-fdc15a30b94f 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-5-the-comic-book-killer From 1946 Sydney’s Leonard Lawson was a hero to kids for creating the comic book The Lone Avenger. But in reality the young artist was a psychopathic villain responsible for crimes far more terrible than anything in his stories. For five decades Lawson... full 1 5 The Lone Avenger. But in reality the young artist was a psychopathic villain responsible for crimes far more terrible than anything in his stories. For five decades Lawson would outrage Australia by destroying innocent lives and make a mockery of the law’s ability to control violent offenders. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Lone Avenger. But in reality the young artist was a psychopathic villain responsible for crimes far more terrible than anything in his stories. For five decades Lawson would outrage Australia by destroying innocent lives and make a mockery of the law’s ability to control violent offenders. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Mystery of Marjorie Norval The Mystery of Marjorie Norval Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:33:18 GMT 46:24 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=270 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-4-the-mystery-of-marjorie-norval 5f68defe-885c-460c-b3d1-b8ecbdec62ce 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-4-the-mystery-of-marjorie-norval It was the Teacher’s Pet-style mystery that gripped Australia 80 years ago. Brisbane socialite Marjorie Norval disappeared in November 1938 under bizarre circumstances, sparking the biggest search in Queensland’s history. In the days and months to come... full 1 4 Teacher’s Pet-style mystery that gripped Australia 80 years ago. Brisbane socialite Marjorie Norval disappeared in November 1938 under bizarre circumstances, sparking the biggest search in Queensland’s history. In the days and months to come, four heroic rescuers would die, one of her rumoured lovers would commit suicide, and a light would be shone on the city’s shady characters, from illegal abortionists to peeping Toms. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> Teacher’s Pet-style mystery that gripped Australia 80 years ago. Brisbane socialite Marjorie Norval disappeared in November 1938 under bizarre circumstances, sparking the biggest search in Queensland’s history. In the days and months to come, four heroic rescuers would die, one of her rumoured lovers would commit suicide, and a light would be shone on the city’s shady characters, from illegal abortionists to peeping Toms. For more information and photos: www.forgottenaustralia.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forgottenoz

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]]> The Botanic Gardens Massacre The Botanic Gardens Massacre Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:41:13 GMT 35:16 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=223 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-3-the-botanic-gardens-massacre1 bc368233-69ee-44d4-a247-8e730a9dc5e9 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-3-the-botanic-gardens-massacre1 While the random mass shooting that inspires a further murder spree seems a very modern and very American phenomenon, the first such outrage happened nearly a century ago in Australia. Melbourne’s 1924 Botanic Gardens Massacre saw the public turn paran... full 1 3

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]]> When Melbourne Went Mad When Melbourne Went Mad Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:30:32 GMT 46:51 https://forgottenaustralia.com/?p=158 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-2-when-melbourne-went-mad b9780859-cba4-411d-b50e-9630e20b0bbc 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-2-when-melbourne-went-mad Most cops are on strike. The few loyalist police left on duty risk life and limb because tens of thousands of citizens are crowding the streets and the mood is turning darker as fists and bottles fly. When the last cops defect or retreat just after dar... full 1 2

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]]> Sister Annie, Sydney and The Spanish Flu Sister Annie, Sydney and The Spanish Flu Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:28:51 GMT 42:23 https://forgottenoz.blog/?p=32 false https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/episode-1-sister-annie-sydney-and-the-spanish-flu 39ad80b0-8d1e-4551-99d8-853ed30d21fd 8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc episode-1-sister-annie-sydney-and-the-spanish-flu A century ago, a world already at war faced its worst-ever natural disaster: Spanish Flu. But in late 1918, this plague, which would claim as many as 100 million lives, was yet to infect Australia, with Sydney’s North Head Quarantine Station becoming t... full 1 1

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