The Entombed Miner
Forgotten Australia14 Maalis 2021

The Entombed Miner

In March 1907 Australia was gripped by the plight of Italian miner Modesto Varischetti, trapped deep underground and underwater at the Bonnie Vale gold mine in Western Australia. The Entombed Miner's only hope? A brave diver named Frank Hughes. To support the show and access bonus content: www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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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

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...

1 Syys 202458min

The Boys of Death Row – Part Five: The Defence of Consent

The Boys of Death Row – Part Five: The Defence of Consent

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:Apple -...

26 Elo 202432min

The Boys of Death Row – Part Four: A Murderer About Town

The Boys of Death Row – Part Four: A Murderer About Town

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 mur...

21 Elo 202439min

The Boys of Death Row – Part Three: The Hooded Bandit

The Boys of Death Row – Part Three: The Hooded Bandit

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 ...

18 Elo 202446min

The Boys of Death Row – Part Two: The Calmest Killer

The Boys of Death Row – Part Two: The Calmest Killer

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...

14 Elo 202437min

The Boys of Death Row – Part One: A Body on the Line

The Boys of Death Row – Part One: A Body on the Line

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 exper...

11 Elo 202450min

The Masked Murderer

The Masked Murderer

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 minise...

30 Heinä 202459min

The Forgotten Man – Part Four: The Truth

The Forgotten Man – Part Four: The Truth

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...

28 Heinä 202441min

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