Episode 278 - The Female Blondin - Part 1
Catherine Isabella Webber, known as Kate, was the FemaleBlondin. Her stage name was "Ella Zuila" and she was known as the heroine of the high wire. She also used Ella Loyal and Ella Zoila as stage nam...
20 Jun 31min
Shorts Episode #35 - Arthur Dredge
Arthur Dredge married bigamously on the 19th Aug 1907 to Mabel Wright in Colac Victoria. He had married Anne McCann on the 24 July 1899 in Victoria and they had two daughters. He served 12 months in j...
17 Jun 22min
Episode 277 - The Buckjumper
Billy Waite was born in 1880 on a sugar cane property at Breadalbane, Qld. When Martini's Buckjumping Show came to town Billy’s life changed dramatically. He joined Martini on tour and in 1906 took ou...
17 Jun 47min
Shorts Episode #34 - Nangus Jack
When doing Episode 275 on Simon Fraser, I came across Nangus Jack who made stockwhips. Simon described him as a master craftsman and clever teacher. Nangus Jack was born John Nangus Hughes and was of ...
13 Jun 16min
Episode 276 - Alexander Rintoul
Alexander Rintoul died 24 March 1911. He was a second saloon steward who died on the wrecked passenger steamer Yongala that sank in a cyclone off the coast of Queensland, with the loss of all 122 pass...
13 Jun 24min
Episode 274 - Lucy Benson
Lucy Benson was an Australian organist, musician, theatrical entrepreneur and conductor, when all the rest of conductors in Tasmania were men. Lucy produced over 30 major operas and musicals and was t...
6 Jun 40min
Episode 273 - Bully Hayes - Part 5
This is the final episode in an epic 5-part set of episodes for this man! William Henry Hayes, known commonly as Bully Hayes, was believed to have been born in 1827 in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Heigh...
3 Jun 56min
