Moses Tjalkabota – Orator and Evangelist
Moses Tjalkabota was a charismatic and well-known personality in Central Australia. An Arrarnte man, his early years were spent on country i...
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Australia's Invisible History
So many of us Australians don’t know our own history. But that can all change. Join Sydney-based broadcaster and author Katrina Roe and The Outback Historian Paul Roe as they make the "invis...
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Edith Cowan: The First Woman in Parliament
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) Edith Cowan made it her mission to see women partici...
David Unaipon: Australia's Leonardo da Vinci
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) David Unaipon was an Aboriginal preacher, inventor,...
Ralph Honner: The Kokoda Hero
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) Lt. Col Ralph Honner is a World War II hero and one...
Caroline Chisolm - The Immigrants Friend
Share real hope with your family, friends and community! - Hope 103.2 (hope1032.com.au) Caroline Chisholm was a philanthropist, social refor...
Mary Reiby - The Teenage Convict
A true, rags to riches story, Mary Reibey came to Australia as a teenage convict in 1792. She was just 14 years old when she was sentenced t...
Stanley and Lucy Drummond – Caring for Country Kids
In the 1920s, Stanley and Lucy Drummond travelled together around the remote outback areas of Far Western NSW from their base in Cobar. In t...
Rev Sir Alan Walker – Founder of Lifeline
Content Warning: This Episode Contains The Mention Of Suicide Rev Sir Alan Walker is best known as the founder of the telephone counselling...
Pastor Sir Doug and Lady Gladys Nicholls – A Powerful Partnership
Sir Doug and Lady Gladys Nicholls had a powerful partnership. They grew up together at Cummeragunja Mission on the Murray River. Doug was a...
The Furphy Brothers – No tall stories here
Ever heard the expression ‘telling a Furphy’? In this episode, you’ll learn where that saying comes from. John Furphy was the inventor of th...
Charles O'Neil - The "Vinnies" Saint
Charles O'Neil was the founder of Vinnies in New South Wales. An accomplished engineer and a former Parliamentarian in New Zealand, Charles...
Thomas Shadrac James: Grandpa James
Thomas Shadrac James is one of Australia's most successful teachers. He turned a wooden building on the Murray River into a bush university...
David Bussau: Empowering The Poor
David Bussau was a multi-millionaire by the age of 35. Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, he set up his first business – a hotdog s...
Sister Janet Mead - The Rock Star Nun
'Everyone has a song to sing…' Sister Janet Mead was a humble nun who shot into the international music charts in 1974 with a rock ve...
Mei Quong Tart - The Tartin Mandarin
Mei Quong Tart was a Sydney businessman and Mandarin of the Fourth Grade. His QVB tearooms were regarded as the finest in the city. Quong Ta...
Professor Graeme Clark - The Bionic Ear (Cochlear Implant)
Professor Graeme Clark may not be a household name, but as the man behind the Cochlear implant or 'bionic ear', he is one of Australia's mos...
David Jones - Sydney’s Good Businessman
Meet the man behind the iconic department store. Coming to Australia in the 1830's, David Jones created a new way to do business. Well known...
Dr Constance Stone – Australia’s First Female Doctor
Fascinated by anatomy from a young age, Constance Stone was unable to study medicine in Australia because no Australian university would acc...
Maria Ann Smith: The Sweetest Granny
An orchardist, trader, midwife and mother, Maria Ann 'Granny' Smith was highly regarded in her community, as were her distinctive green appl...
David Garland: The Architect of Anzac Day
David Garland was the driving force behind Anzac Day commemorations. Garland was a minister and volunteer military chaplain who served in th...