Ep 76 Japanese subs in Sydney Harbour: Australian History
When the Japanese entered the Second World War at the end of 1941, the impact on Australia was almost immediate. Singapore fell and a great...
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Ep 75 Bass & Flinders Pt6: Australian History
In this final episode of the series we follow Flinders as he attempts his return to England in the hope of acquiring a better ship to more t...
Ep 74 Bass & Flinders Pt5: Australian History
After a quick resupply in Port Jackson Flinders again heads out to undertake the second leg of his circumnavigation. This time they began by...
Ep 73 Bass & Flinders Pt4: Australian History
This episode we see Bass undertake his speculative business ventures, no longer in the company of Flinders, but his timing meant his returns...
Ep 72 Bass & Flinders Pt3: Australian History
George Bass and Matthew Flinders undertake an important mapping journey to confirm the existence of what will soon afterwards become known a...
Ep 71 Bass & Flinders Pt2: Australian History
George Bass and Matthew Flinders arrived in New South Wales in September of 1795, with grand plans to "explore more of the country than any...
Ep 70 Bass & Flinders Pt1: Australian History
Naval men who arrived in NSW in September 1795, Bass & Flinders were both intent on undertaking exploration and charting sections of New Hol...
Ep 69 Waltzing Matilda: Australian History
Waltzing Matilda is described as 'the people's song'. More well known than the real Australian National Anthem around the world, Banjo Pater...
Ep 68 Atomic Australia: Australian History
In the 1950s Australia hosted a number of British nuclear weapons tests. The very first one took place on the Montebello Islands, off Austra...
Ep 67 Maria Island: Australian History (remixed)
Maria Island is a UNESCO World Heritage listed Tasmanian convict site, with a long and varied history, and a number of spectacular natural a...
Ep 66 Australian Dogs: Australian History
From a land with no native domesticated dogs, nearly 230 years after colonists’ brought their first pets & hunting dogs on the first fleet,...
Ep 65 Royal Flying Doctor Service: Australian History
Presbyterian Minister John Flynn had a desire to bring "a mantle of safety" to those living in the remote areas of Australia. WWI Australian...
Ep 64 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 3: Australian History
In this final episode on Buckley & the Wathawurrung, we hear about what happened after Buckley made contact with Batman's party from the Por...
Ep 63 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 2: Australian History
In Part 2 of William Buckley's story, living amongst the Wathawurrung people who adopted him, we hear how he adapted and learned a great man...
Ep 62 Buckley & Wathawurrung Pt 1: Australian History
William Buckley was an escaped convict who lived amongst the Wathawurrung people for more than 30 years. Adopted as Murrangurk, he had the o...
Ep 61 The Overland Telegraph Line: Australian History
We talk about 'Telegraph Todd' and the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line, built through the largely unsurveyed and vast centre of...
Ep 60 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt 3: Australian History
In this final episode on Alexander Pearce we hear about his second escape attempt from Macquarie Harbour, with fellow convict Thomas Cox. Th...
Ep 59 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt 2: Australian History
We continue the story of Alexander Pearce as he and his fellow convicts continue their escape from Port Macquarie. They have found themselve...
Ep 58 Alexander Pearce - Cannibal Pt1: Australian History
Alexander Pearce was one of our more notorious convicts, and one of very few convict escapees from Macquarie Harbour, who survived attemptin...
Ep 57 Macarthur & Wool: Australian History
John Macarthur was a divisive character in the first decades of the New South Wales penal colony and he was instrumental in the overthrow of...