Episode 126 - Aunt Thally
In May 1953, Caroline Grills was arrested and charged with four counts of murder and three of attempted murder. She was suspected of lacing cakes and cups of tea with rat poison that contained thalliu...
14 Des 202419min
Episode 125 - David George Irvin
David Irvin was 22 when he enlisted in WW1 in 1915. Only 10 months after arriving on the front he was declared missing in action at the Battle of Fromelles. 90 years later DNA solved the mystery of wh...
11 Des 202417min
Episode 124 - The Other Thunderbolt
John Massey Thompson joined bushranger Captain Thunderbolt’s gang in 1865 and called himself 'The Other Thunderbolt'.
11 Des 202454min
Episode 123 - James David Pope
James Pope died at the Somme in France only four days after his 20th birthday. This is his story.
8 Des 202417min
Episode 122 - Kitty Rowan
Kitty Rowan was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 1792. At the age of 25, Kitty received sentence of 7 years transportation to VDL after being found guilty of stealing linen. This is Kitty and ...
8 Des 202445min
Episode 121 - The Fourth Member of the Kelly Gang
Stephen Hart was once one of the most infamous bushrangers in Australia. Now he is often an afterthought, as the “other Kelly”. According to an article in the Evening News, Sydney, 14 February 1879, “...
4 Des 202425min
Episode 120 - The Centenarian
I had the pleasure of recently interviewing my great uncle, Jim Maher, who turned 100 years old in April. He talks about growing up in Wanganella in southern NSW and rearing his family in Ballarat. It...
4 Des 20241h 2min
Episode 119 - Captain Porter
Simon Fahey Porter was a 28 year old teacher who loved poetry when he enlisted in WW1.
1 Des 202420min
