The Dawn of Crime - The Best Man for the Job is a Woman with Dr Mark St Leon
One of my favourite authors alive today would have to be Dr Mark St Leon. The author of a. MASSIVE collection of works, he was good enough to add a chapter in my recently published book, titled “The Q...
23 Sep 202029min
The Dawn of Crime - Catching Claude Taylor, the older Squizzy
In this episode I talk about my hunt to biography Claude Taylor, the older brother of legendary gangster and psychopath, Squizzy Taylor.
15 Sep 202018min
The Dawn of Crime - Playing the Ghost on the Goldfields
In this episode I chat with lecturer and historian David Waldron, as he talks us through the phenomenon started by Spring Heeled Jack of England’s 1860’s with a fad of people dressing up as ghosts to ...
8 Sep 202023min
The Dawn of Crime - A Minister in The Kowloon Walled City
NOTE: there is a moment of silence in the third quarter of this episode. It only lasts a couple of seconds. So bare with. One of the most personally gratifying interviews I’ve undertaken in my life, t...
4 Sep 202051min
The Dawn of Crime - The Man Who Knew The Flying Angels, White Rose & Squizzy Taylor Push Gangs
One man has the dubious honour of being able to say that he saw the violence and local terrorism of three notorious push gangs, as Thomas Turner would live to experience the goings on of the Flying An...
1 Sep 202034min
The Dawn of Crime - From the Fires of Hell
In this issue we look at Mary Mason, who set fire to the house of her employer when she was nineteen. The discussion covers the ethics of reaching out to the people who live in addresses where crimes ...
25 Aug 202023min
The Dawn of Crime - The Geelong Suitcase Gang
In the roaring 20’s there were some seriously tough customers on the streets, with guns, bombs and knives a plenty. So when the suitcase gang strolled down the street in Geelong, the police probably d...
19 Aug 202022min
The Dawn of Crime - The Crutchy Push with Guest Tansy Bradshaw
The idea of being chased by a gang of thugs down a dark alleyway is one thing, but discovering that the entire gang is on crutches, with legs missing on several of them is even more terrifying. The Cr...
11 Aug 202040min
