Episode 73 - The only woman hung in South Australia
In September 1873 in Moonta South Australia, Thomas Woolcock died slowly from mercury poisoning.His wife, Elizabeth Woolcock, was convicted of his murder and became the only woman hanged in South Aust...
4 Sep 202448min
Episode 72 - The Actor
Reg Lye was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. He was married to my grandmothers first cousin, Ruth Clyne.
1 Sep 202423min
Episode 71 - The First Anglo-Australian girl to be married in Australia
Rebecka Small was born in Port Jackson on the 22 September 1789, the eldest daughter of John Small and Mary Parker. She is thought to be the first Anglo-Australian born girl to be married in Australia...
1 Sep 202441min
Episode 70 - Lola Montez - Part 2
Lola Montez was a hugely popular and controversial performer in the mid 1850s and was known as an ‘adventuress’. Crowds descended on the Victoria Theatre in the Victorian Goldfields to witness her not...
28 Aug 202428min
Episode 70 - Lola Montez - Part 1
Lola Montez was a hugely popular and controversial performer in the mid 1850s and was known as an ‘adventuress’. Crowds descended on the Victoria Theatre in the Victorian Goldfields to witness her not...
28 Aug 202443min
Episode 69 - The Mason's from Fremantle
**Warning - there aspects of this episode that listeners may find distressing ** In June 1898 there was an article in a WA paper titled 'Sad Family Scandal'. This is the story of 16 year old, Henry Ma...
28 Aug 202428min
Episode 68 - The First Anglo Saxon Baby born on Australian soil
There is some conjecture about the first baby born to Anglo-Saxon parents on Australian soil. Governor Phillip's reports do not mention the first birth in the colony. On 12 February 1790 he simply sta...
25 Aug 202432min
Episode 67 - The Reads
George and Jessie Read featured in an article outlining their divorce case in 1905. This is the story of George and Jessie and their family.
25 Aug 202422min
