Family History Mysteries

*Warning – this episode contains themes that may be distressing for some*The Mills family suffered two tragedies in 1864 – Alfred, the 15 year old son of Robert and Sarah Mills drowned in the Merri Ri...

18 Jun 202530min

*Warning – this episode contains themes that may be distressing for some* The Mills family suffered two tragedies in 1864 – Alfred, the 15 year old son of Robert and Sarah Mills drowned in the Merri R...

18 Jun 202526min

In researching for the Sullivan/Colleano family in Episode 194, I was intrigued to find out more about Minnie trevail's first husband Leonard Mendoza. He was tricky to find, mainly because he took on ...

14 Jun 202542min

In 1903 in Sydney, William Henry Lutwyche was robbed of 400 sovereigns he had hidden around his home. He told one person of his hidden treasure, Harriet Glover, a married lady he was having a relation...

11 Jun 202522min

Australian born Con Colleano, born Cornelius Sullivan, is today recognised as the world’s greatest tight wire artist. This is the story of Con and his talented circus family.Sources and linksMarj Howl...

11 Jun 202541min

An fellow avid historian, Marj Howland, suggested I do an episode on her interesting great grandfather George Loyau. There is mystery surrounding his parentage and after emigrating from England in 185...

8 Jun 202529min

Frederick Moore Clements was a pharmacist who created Clements Tonic that was popular in Australia in the late 1800s. He did not marry, and when he died in 1920, his spinster sister, Edith, challenged...

8 Jun 202533min

Robert Cowley was born on the Isle of Man in 1839 and emigrated to Australia when he was only 16. He settled in Deniliquin NSW and became a publican. In 1877 his life took a turn for the worst and a s...

4 Jun 202514min