Episode 68 - The First Anglo Saxon Baby born on Australian soil
There is some conjecture about the first baby born to Anglo-Saxon parents on Australian soil. Governor Phillip's reports do not mention the first birth in the colony. On 12 February 1790 he simply sta...
25 Elo 202432min
Episode 67 - The Reads
George and Jessie Read featured in an article outlining their divorce case in 1905. This is the story of George and Jessie and their family.
25 Elo 202422min
Episode 66 - The Midwives of the Lady Penryn
Eighteen births took place during the First Fleet voyage to Port Jackson, including two stillbirths and one miscarriage. Phoebe Norton and Ann Colpitts were two convict women who assisted births on th...
21 Elo 202444min
Episode 65 - Perjury
Charles Hall was involved in a divorce case with his wife Jane. He was jailed for 2 years as a result of perjury in this case. This was the first time I had seen a divorce case result in an incarcerat...
21 Elo 202453min
Episode 64 - The Man Who Named Rutherglen
John Alston Wallace was born on 15 December 1824 at Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1860, Rutherglen Victoria, was named after his hometown in Scotland.There was widespread coverage of not only ...
18 Elo 202436min
Episode 63 - The Neens
Elizabeth Neen contested the will of her husband Alexander Neen. It stated that Alexander made his will less than three weeks before his death and left everything to an attendant at the Liverpool Bene...
18 Elo 202435min
Episode 62 - Mrs Ned Kelly?
Was Bridget O’Brien Ned Kelly’s wife?Bridget O’Brien was the proprietor of the Greta Hotel and has been discounted by many due to her being 14 years older than Ned, however there are links that may pr...
14 Elo 202444min
Episode 61 - The Poisoning
On Wednesday, 15 May 1895, there was a Royal Commission case that commenced in Sydney, known as the Dean Royal Commission. George Dean stood accused of poisoning his wife Mary, the daughter of Catheri...
14 Elo 202452min
