Episode 148: The largest gold nugget found in the world
Known as the 'Welcome Stranger' it is considered to be the biggest gold nugget ever found. It was found at Moliagul Victoria in 1869 by John Deason and Richard Oates lodged in the roots of a tree. It ...
22 Tammi 202521min
Episode 147 - A Goldfields Photo
In researching Bernardt Holtermann and Henry Merlin, a came across a fantastic photo of Mr Henry Rapp, gold miner and his wife Mary, taken by Merlin’s American & Australasian Photographic Company. I w...
22 Tammi 202521min
Episode 146 - The Costigans
I remember my grandmother telling me very proudly that my grandfather was related to Frank Costigan QC, and after delving into this branch of my family tree, there is indeed a link! Frank Costigan’s ...
18 Tammi 202520min
Episode 145 - JR Saxby
In 1878, an ex-schoolmaster attempted to kill his wife and commit suicide. This man was Jonathon Richard Saxby. What led to such an extreme act? *Warning this episode contains graphic information*
18 Tammi 202525min
Episode 144 - Star of Hope
In 2022, it marked 150 years since the chance discovery of the Holtermann Nugget, found in 1872 at the Star of Hope Gold Mine, Hill End, New South Wales. As manager of the Star of Hope, German migrant...
14 Tammi 202521min
Episode 143 - The Stonemason
Daniel Herbert, a master stonemason, was sentenced and sent out to Van Dieman's Land. He earned his freedom through his work on the Ross Bridge. His masonry work is completely unique.
14 Tammi 202525min
Episode 142 - The Mining Murderer
It is believed that Frank Butler, was possibly Australia's first serial killer.*Warning - there is graphic information in this episode*
12 Tammi 202531min
Episode 141 - Captain Earnshaw
Charles Tasman Earnshaw was the marine underwriters engineer and surveyor as well as a paddle steamer captain at Echuca Victoria from the 1870s.
12 Tammi 202532min
