Arizona Ryan’s 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 ...
25 Maalis 201930min
The Ghost of Mount Victoria Pass
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 fa...
18 Maalis 201945min
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 ...
11 Maalis 201934min
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. Fo...
11 Maalis 201935min
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 st...
11 Maalis 201947min
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 Austr...
19 Helmi 201940min
Australia’s 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...
13 Helmi 201935min
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 ...
23 Tammi 201933min
