Episode 101 - Granny Morgan
Granny Morgan was born Ann Collins, the daughter of Edward John Collins, a convict and Elizabeth Adams, a free settler. Ann was born at sea just off the Heads at Sydney, on board the ‘Admiral Barringt...
30 Loka 202435min
Episode 100 - The Crozier Family Scandal
I came across an article in an 1894 Victorian newspaper outlining how a young unmarried woman had a child that police suspected had been murdered. The police commenced investigations and found the rem...
30 Loka 202429min
Episode 99 - Alias
In 1917, John Burston featured in a newspaper article in reference to payments for an illegitimate child. His story got even more interesting when I discovered he enlisted in WW1 under an alias!
27 Loka 202427min
Episode 98 - The Dorwards
Captain George Johnston Dorward was a Scottish born paddle steamer captain who captained a range of steamers on the Murray River and its tributaries. He was also a storekeeper, a publican, a partner i...
27 Loka 202431min
Episode 97 - Velvet Ned
Thomas Brewerton, known by the sobriquet 'Velvet Ned', was a skilled lock-breaker, and was one of the main instigators of the Cornhill London robbery in 1865. He was convicted and sent to WA as a conv...
23 Loka 20241h 2min
Episode 96 -Clancy of the Overflow - Part 2 - Thomas Michael McNamara
There is some debate over the inspiration for Banjo Paterson's classic poem Clancy of the Overflow. Many believe that Thomas Michael McNamara was 'Clancy' in the poem. This episode covers Thomas' stor...
23 Loka 202438min
Episode 96 - Clancy of the Overflow - Part 1
Clancy of the Overflow was a poem written by Banjo Paterson. There are two men who are said to have been possible inspirations for the poem. Part 1 covers the story of Thomas Gerald Clancy and his fam...
20 Loka 202456min
Episode 95 - The Wilson Brothers
The Wilson Brothers owned and ran paddle steamers at Koondrook and Echuca on the Murray River. The family also owned the Bridge Hotel at Echuca.
20 Loka 202438min
