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Ep 2: The Buried Tea Chests
Hidden for nearly a century, two chests of mail found under a Sydney home was declared to be one of the most important hauls in Australia’s postal hi…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep 1: The Buried Tea Chests
When journalist Annika Blau learnt of the discovery of two tea chests of very valuable mail under the floorboards of an old Sydney home, she uncovere…
2 years, 10 months ago
The sands of Ooldea: part 4 Wankani
The story of how the traditional custodians of Ooldea got their sacred water soak back and the healing of the land.
2 years, 10 months ago
The sands of Ooldea: Part 3 Mamu
North west of Ooldea in South Australia's Great Victoria Desert is Maralinga where the British exploded seven nuclear bombs. This episode explores th…
2 years, 10 months ago
The sands of Ooldea: Part 2 Kabbarli
Ooldea's most famous resident was Daisy Bates, also known as "Kabbarli" or grandmother. She lived at Ooldea for sixteen years in a tent, helping to f…
2 years, 11 months ago
The sands of Ooldea: Part 1 Yuldi
On the edge of the Nullabor, Ooldea, with its ancient water soak "Yuldi Kapi", is one of the most important Aboriginal sites in Australia. Trading ro…
2 years, 11 months ago
One Tree: In Search of Stradivari's Sibling Violins
Producer David Schulman has been on a quest – he’s been trying to find a single tree. David’s a violinist. And for him, violins aren’t just boxes ma…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Missing Magdalens
Magdalene Laundries for "fallen women" date back to 12th century Europe. These were Catholic run institutions to reform "wayward" women known as Magd…
2 years, 11 months ago
A vapour of the mind: calling Sidney Jeffryes
The achievements of Sidney Jeffryes, a radio operator on the 1911 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, have been notably missing from the polar records…
2 years, 11 months ago
Finding Fanny Finch
What if the most remarkable of all your ancestors was the one left off the family tree? Historian Kacey Sinclair and two of Fanny Finch’s direct desc…
3 years ago