Forgotten Australia

Forgotten Australia

Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school.


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A Cannibal Convict & Other Grave Tales

A Cannibal Convict & Other Grave Tales

This week in 1826 was a bad time to be a cannibal bushranger. Plus: Bold Ben Hall bites the dust; the first Brit buried Down Under; and the making of a murderer in On Our Selection.See Forgotten Austr...

3 Mai 32min

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Five

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Five

In this final instalment, the jury delivers its verdict in the marathon trial of Phillip Treffene and William Coulter for the murders of Detective-Inspector John Walsh and Detective-Sergeant Alexander...

1 Mai 30min

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Four

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Four

On Monday 16 August 1926, a large crowd gathered outside Perth's Supreme Court, hoping to get access to what promised to be the most sensational criminal trial Western Australia had ever seen. Had Phi...

30 Apr 49min

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Three

After police swoop on their suspects, Evan 'Teddy' Clarke, Phil Treffene and William Coulter are charged with the murder. But one of these men will turn against the others, with brilliant barrister Ar...

29 Apr 46min

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two

Blue Murder On The Golden Mile — Part Two

Re-released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the crime that shocked a nation.On 12 May 1926, south of Kalgoorlie, at an abandoned mine known as Miller's Find, Detective-Sergeant Grenville Purdu...

27 Apr 36min

Miniseries – Blue Murder on the Golden Mile – Part One

Miniseries – Blue Murder on the Golden Mile – Part One

A special re-release to commemorate the 100th anniversary.On 28 April 1926, Detective-Inspector John Walsh and Detective-Sergeant Alexander Pitman disappeared while investigating gold thefts around Ka...

26 Apr 37min

The First Anzac Day – 13 October 1915

The First Anzac Day – 13 October 1915

While history tells us Anzac Day started on 25 April 1916, the first such event took place six months earlier in South Australia. The name 'Anzac Day' was coined for this colourful military parade and...

23 Apr 1h 5min

Talking History – ‘Fighting Mac’: The Man Behind the Anzac Legend

Talking History – ‘Fighting Mac’: The Man Behind the Anzac Legend

In this interview episode, Dr Daniel Reynaud, author of The Man The Anzacs Revered, tells us about the colourful and incredibly brave AIF chaplain William McKenzie, who was a Salvation Army officer on...

20 Apr 34min

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