Episode 298 - Alexander Westland Robertson
Alexander Westland Lionel Robertson was born in 1897 at Long Gully near Bendigo. He was only 12 when his father Norman died aged 40 in 1910. Alexander was the second born of 5 children. It seems his s...
16 Sep 29min
Episode 297 - Wallace Arnott
In 1942, Wallace Arnott a squadron leader in the RAAF was caught up in a divorce case where he claimed his wife tried to blackmail his family.Wallace was the grandson of the founder of Arnott’s biscui...
12 Sep 30min
Episode 296 - Hyman Levy
Hyman Levy was a very interesting fellow – he was known by at least four names (Roger Henry Patrick Farnham Moag in Australia, Maxwell Farnham in England and Australia, Roger Henry Moag Levy in NZ and...
9 Sep 32min
Episode 295 - John Samuel White
John White passed away in May 1926 with a probate worth a total of 100,000 pounds. His granddaughter challenged the will as he left a large amount to his grandson WilliamJohn Ewart White who was also ...
6 Sep 30min
Episode 294 - Captain McGrath
Captain Thomas James McGrath was a successful whaler butalso a slave trader, known as a blackbirder.He was born in Concord NSW on the 23rd Oct 1815, the son of an Irish convict.
2 Sep 33min
Episode 293 - The Polygamist
In August 1868, James Kemmis was brought before the Melbourne court for bigamy with articles stating: 'A heartless case of bigamy, or rather polygamy... police having in their hands, proof of at least...
29 Aug 30min
Episode 292 - Professor Chapman - Part 2
In May 1934, Professor Henry Chapman died suddenly at work. He was the director of cancer research at the University of Sydney. His death unlocked his hidden secrets.
26 Aug 20min
