Australia's Slave Ship Massacre — Part Three (Season Finale)

Australia's Slave Ship Massacre — Part Three (Season Finale)

In the wake of the massacre, Dr James Patrick Murray makes a series of surprising moves that further his infamy in Australia and across the British Empire.


Listener Desiree Pettit-Keating, of Bendigo Regional Archives Centre, was kind enough to send through an article they did about the Bendigo smallpox outbreak that features in this instalment — and in which Dr Murray played a central role. To read their piece — which has plenty of parallels with Covid-19 — go to:

https://www.brac.vic.gov.au/disease-deja-vu


Season 5 of Forgotten Australia will start in mid-November.


In the meantime, I'll be releasing a new bonus episode for supporters. Supporters also have access to half a dozen bonus episodes I've already produced.

For info: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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History Matters: The Birth & Rebirth of The Sun News-Pictorial

History Matters: The Birth & Rebirth of The Sun News-Pictorial

Launched in September 1922, Melbourne's The Sun News-Pictorial forever changed newspapers in Australia.But for decades this historic publication has been difficult to access and to search because it's...

8 Jun 202339min

Your Stories: 'My Father, the Spitfire Pilot'

Your Stories: 'My Father, the Spitfire Pilot'

Sue Northey knew barely anything about her dad’s experiences during World War II. That was until she found 98 letters he wrote between 1941 and 1945. Sue joins me to talk about rediscovering her dad t...

25 Mai 202350min

Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Three

Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Three

Even when the verdict is delivered in the Katoomba murder trial, the story is far from over – especially after the convicted man makes a startling allegation.Support Forgotten Australia:Apple - http:/...

10 Mai 202346min

Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Two

Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Two

In the wake of the gory outrage at the California, the accused faces an inquest and then his trial for murder. If he's found guilty, he'll be sentenced to death. But is he bad – or mad?Apple - http://...

7 Mai 202341min

Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part One

Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part One

A mountains hotel. A locked room. Screams in the night and a body in the morning. The mystery of what happened in the California boarding house in Katoomba in autumn 1917 was like something by Agatha ...

30 Apr 202345min

The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Three: A Most Remarkable Woman

The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Three: A Most Remarkable Woman

Did Lady Justice favour Lady Munro? Would she have the last laugh on her copper nemesis? Has anyone ever faced court more often in Australian history or done it with more style? All will be revealed.....

19 Apr 202353min

The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Two: Drunk Around the Universe

The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Two: Drunk Around the Universe

Having come back from the grave once, Lady Munro faces another close call with death, becomes ever-more popular in colonial culture and goes toe-to-toe with one of Australia's most prominent gentlemen...

16 Apr 202350min

The Notorious Lady Munro – Part One: The Woman in the Waterhole

The Notorious Lady Munro – Part One: The Woman in the Waterhole

The eccentric Lady Munro cut a swathe through late colonial and early Federation Australia with her drunken antics, defiant unconventionality and mysterious claim to be from one of England’s most famo...

10 Apr 20231h 7min

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