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Those Bloody Vegos - a short history of vegetarianism
A plant-eating sleuth uncovers the hidden history of vegetarianism in Australia - featuring spiritualists, nudists, and politicians, plus plenty of n…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Unknown Sailor
A lost ship, A lost sailor, a lost identity. In November 1941 as war drew closer to Australia. the HMAS Sydney and its crew of 645 sailors disappeare…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Lost Boys of Daylesford
On a clear cold Sunday morning in June 1867, three little boys wandered away from their home near the town of Daylesford, on Dja Dja Wurrung country …
3 years, 2 months ago
Green Mountains Plane Crash
19th February 1937, a Stinson passenger plane leaves Brisbane for a routine flight to Sydney, but never it arrives. Instead, its disappearance sparks…
3 years, 2 months ago
Edie's War
When Penny Bristol Jones inherited a battered trunk full of family documents and memorabilia, little did she know the rich wartime history she would …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Great Australian Camel Race (part 2)
It’s 6 weeks into this epic 3300-kilometre adventure, and competitors face the longest leg of the race, across the Simpson Desert and into Queensland…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Great Australian Camel Race (part 1)
It’s April 1988, somewhere near Uluru, and the starter gun kicks off one of the strangest, most audacious events to mark Australia's bicentennial yea…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Kitchen Table - Spice
It's time to rethink the spices in your pantry. The long trade in clove and nutmeg lead to colonisation, but long before the Europeans arrived, it he…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Kitchen Table - Wine
What's the story behind your favourite wine? This fermented drink has long been an important part of Australia's social and cultural history, used fo…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Kitchen Table - Salt
Behind your humble shaker of table salt lies a curious and industrious history
3 years, 4 months ago