Family History Mysteries

James Mace was a riverboat captain who worked on the Murray River and it’s tributaries from the 1860s.

18 Sep 202441min

The Henty family were the first Europeans to settle within the Port Phillip district in Victoria. The settlement of the Henty families in Portland and its surrounding region is a significant chapter i...

15 Sep 202443min

*Warning there is graphic information in thisepisode*On New Year’s Night 1902, Bertha Schippan, born Johanna Elizabeth Schippan, was brutally murdered on an isolated farm in the north-east of Adelaide...

15 Sep 202440min

*Warning there is graphic information in thisepisode*On New Year’s Night 1902, Bertha Schippan, born Johanna Elizabeth Schippan,  was brutally murdered on an isolated farm in the north-east of Adelaid...

15 Sep 202430min

Captain James Hill operated a snagging boat on the Murray River from the 1860s. This is his story.

11 Sep 202446min

Aratong was a stately home built in 1859 and situated in River St in north Deniliquin. It was originally built as a hospital and was later used as a town residence of wealthy station owners. This epis...

11 Sep 202447min

Augustus Baker Pierce, an American, was a colourful sailor, Murray River riverboat captain, actor, ventriloquist, raconteur and artist.

8 Sep 202450min

Mary Hyde was a convict who became the wife of one of Port Jackson's influential emancipists, Simeon Lord. This is her story and the story of her descendants.

8 Sep 202430min