Australian Histories Podcast

Having been outlawed, the Kelly Gang now need to raise funds to help their sympathisers and to make plans for their future.  They decide on a bank hold up at Euroa.  Preparing for the robbery they bai...

4 Okt 201852min

Following the gang’s devastating Stringybark Creek confrontation with police last episode, we’ll look this time at the impact it had on Mansfield and the general public.  We’ll also have a closer look...

20 Sep 20181h 3min

Ep 10 - Stringybark Creek Pt 2, we continue the story of the Police/Kelly confrontation, and the following events set in motion, once McIntyre made it back to Mansfield and to raise the alarm.  The pu...

6 Sep 201848min

Ep 9, Stringybark Creek Part 1, begins looking at the notorious Stringybark Creek confrontation with police, which leads to fatalities and the formation of the Kelly Gang as outlaws.     From the Bush...

23 Aug 201839min

This week will focus on the “Fitzpatrick incident” – the catalyst which set off the chain of events - the so called “Kelly Outbreak”. In Episode 8, we continue our detailed exploration of Ned Kelly &...

9 Aug 201843min

After a 3 year spell in prison, Ned returns to Eleven Mile Creek to note some changes in his absence.  He begins a period of independence from the family, working honest jobs and mostly keeping his he...

26 Juli 201839min

The Kelly family, having selected a small holding near Greta in North Eastern Victoria, embed themselves in the local community, but petty crime brings them to the attention of the authorities and the...

11 Juli 201846min

The Kelly family relocates to Greta in the North East of Victoria, where we begin to see difficulties with the local authorities develop and young Ned becomes involved with a notorious bushranger. In...

27 Juni 201831min