The Dawn of Crime by Roy Maloy

As guest speaker at the book launch for the colour of crime, Deb Robinson go through some of the most fascinating tidbits of her extensive knowledge on crime in Australia.

26 Nov 20219min

Not my usual spin - this is the recording of my book launch presentation from my newest book, The Colour of Crime. The launch event was hosted at the Geelong Gaol Museum, and part two of this podcast ...

25 Nov 202117min

I was fortunate enough to receive a message from the Hanson family via social media in relation to their dad, Oliver Hanson, and his boyhood encounters with Squizzy Taylor. The result is this incredib...

18 Sep 202131min

One of the most elusive crooks I’ve come across is The Plum Williams, who cut apart from other crooks in the early part of the 20’th Century by forming raiding parties and assembling gangs to take on ...

12 Juni 202125min

Unlock the history of Victoria’s longest running colonial gaol and walk in the footsteps of our convict past as Deb Robinson talks us through some of the most fabulous parts of our criminal past.

11 Juni 202110min

Historian, geologist and environmental scientist Barry Golding talks about the displacement and massacre of the central Victoria. Clan of the Dja Dja Wurrung people, which climaxed in 1840 when Captai...

9 Juni 202149min

In this episode I interview historian mega-mind, Deb Robinson, who was able to finally work out who was Dolly Gray? After hunting for her true identity for over three years, Deb managed to crack the n...

2 Juni 202135min

One of Australia’s best known madams was also the partner of Squizzy Taylor. Five years older than him she owned and ran a house in Bendigo when she first appears in the news in 1907, but is her name ...

6 Mars 202120min