In the Execution of Their Duty

In the Execution of Their Duty

On the 3rd of January 1931, Sydney suffered one of the worst days in Australian police history — the result of a trauma that had festered since a "White Feather" taunt from the Great War.


*This episode was originally released in 2019 and has been archived since May 2022*


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