The Digger Who Survived His 'Beheading'

The Digger Who Survived His 'Beheading'

75 years ago this week, the Japanese surrendered and WWII was over. After these celebrations came horror at what POWs had suffered. Of the many accounts of surviving atrocities, one stood out: Changi prisoner AIF private Colin Fleming Brien had lived through his attempted beheading. This front-page story shocked Australia and his testimony would help convict Japanese war criminals. In a special Forgotten Australia episode, we'll hear Colin's story in his own words.

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The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part Three

The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part Three

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The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part Two

The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part Two

Having conquered Australia with Tiny Town, Hayati Hassid goes out on his own and falls into the orbit of Frederick Hooper Jones. To heat parts 3 & 4 right now ad-free, become an Apple subscriber or Pa...

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The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part One

The Mayor Of Tiny Town vs Australia's Shiftiest Showman – Part One

From a digitised formerly secret Australian military intelligence file comes one of Forgotten Australia’s strangest stories. In 1911-1912, from Sydney to Brisbane, Perth to Melbourne, and all points i...

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The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 3

The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 3

With the accused murderer of Holly Murphy and Kathleen Brown set to go to trial in April 1946, there's a series of shocking secret developments, including a bombshell letter that makes disturbing clai...

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The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 2

The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 2

With Detective Senior-Sergeant Frank Bischof in Cairns, Bob Davis soon identifies the murderer. But how far can Bob be trusted? And what is Bischof offering?Part 3 will be available later this week vi...

16 Okt 202237min

The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 1

The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 1

On a hot night in January 1946, two women were cold-bloodedly murdered with a grenade in the centre of Cairns. In this three-part special episode - based on the original police murder file - we take a...

10 Okt 202240min

Hanging Ned Kelly – A Special Audio Preview

Hanging Ned Kelly – A Special Audio Preview

Note: This episode - like all old and new regular episodes - is free for everyone to listen to. I'm very pleased to present an exclusive audio version of the first 20 pages of my new book Hanging Ned ...

25 Sep 202241min

Sydney's Wildest Woman

Sydney's Wildest Woman

While 1950s eccentrics Bea Miles and Rosaleen Norton are well remembered, Luba Shishova was twice as wild yet she's all but forgotten. Dubbed a ‘one-woman Russian Revolution’, this chaotic beauty cut ...

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