Episode 88 - The Socialite
In 1945, Dorothy Gilchrist hit the headlines when she went through her second divorce which had been her fourth marriage.
28 Sep 202437min
Episode 87 - Mrs Batman
Eliza Callaghan was an Irish born young woman who was convicted and sent to Van Dieman's Land in 1822. She went onto marry the founder of Melbourne, John Batman.
28 Sep 202440min
Episode 86 - Martin Wieberg
Martin was a ship's carpenter aboard the SS Avoca which was a vessel under the P & O Company. In 1877, he managed to steal 5,000 gold sovereigns that would be worth millions of dollars today. Are Mart...
25 Sep 202437min
Episode 85 - The first triplets born in colonised Australia
The first triplets to be born in colonised Australia were featured on the front page of the Sydney Gazette on Saturday January 19, 1806. The triplets were the children of convicts James Rixon, who arr...
25 Sep 202431min
Episode 84 - Leonard Strom
Leonard Strom, a Swedish sailor, captained steamers along the Murray River in the late 1800's. This is his story and the story of his descendants.
22 Sep 202419min
Episode 83 - The Midwife
Granny Dunn delivered over 1000 babies in her small country town of Balranald in southern NSW without losing one mother! I was instantly intrigued - here is her story.
22 Sep 202437min
Episode 81 - James Mace
James Mace was a riverboat captain who worked on the Murray River and it’s tributaries from the 1860s.
18 Sep 202441min
Episode 80 - The Henty Brothers
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
