Episode 256 - Looking for Frank and Ida
Anne Hanson got in touch as she not only uncovered mysteries in her family research but wrote a fantastic book on her discoveries! It is a gripping journey into forgotten history, identity, and the po...
4 Maalis 27min
Episode 255 - Mr Schultz
In 1944 in court, Karl Adolph Ernst Schultz’s criminal history was summed up by describing 35 previous convictions. Karl had six aliases by this time, including surnames such as Rafferty and Sinclair....
28 Helmi 49min
Episode 254 - The Echuca Blondin
Tommy Freeman was an Echuca based paddle steamer captain and as a youth was coined the Echuca Blondin! He was a born adventurer, a hard taskmaster and an impatient man – he was said to have served the...
25 Helmi 38min
Episode 253 - The Overlanders - Part 2
Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney were pioneers and overlanders who took cattle from Albury NSW to Adelaide in 1838. This venture helped to fill in the map and would be the impetus for a succession of ...
21 Helmi 36min
Episode 253 - The Overlanders - Part 1
Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney were pioneers and overlanders who took cattle from Albury NSW to Adelaide in 1838. This venture helped to fill in the map and would be the impetus for a succession of ...
18 Helmi 28min
Shorts Episode #31 - Andrew Stenhouse
Andrew Stenhouse owned a grand home called 'Willyama' in St Kilda Victoria. He owned a successful sawmill in Broken Hill NSW prior to purchasing this property. Legend had it that Andrew hid 2,000 gold...
15 Helmi 18min
Episode 252 - Christopher Bagot
In the 1850s Christopher Bagot was considered one of the most successful squatters in the Riverina region of NSW.
15 Helmi 36min
Shorts Episode #30 - The Other Melville The Bushranger
George S Melville, nicknamed ‘Frenchy’, was born in about 1815 in Scotland. He was a convict who was involved in the famous McIvor Diggings gold escort robbery in July 1853.
11 Helmi 22min
