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The Bathurst Rebellion
Season 1 Episode 10
While many bushrangers are celebrated as rebel leaders, the one man who might really fit the bill—Ralph Entwistle, leader of the Ribbon Boys—is all b…
7 years, 1 month ago
Australia’s Killer Politician
Season 1 Episode 9
Elected to state and federal parliament, Thomas Ley’s career in 1920s politics was marked by hypocrisy, corruption, ruthless manipulation and the lin…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Tantanoola Tiger
Season 1 Episode 8
Australians are no strangers to big cat stories, but only one mystery resulted in the capture of not one but two monsters. In the early 1890s, witnes…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Parramatta River Murders
Season 1 Episode 7
In March 1872 Australians were shocked by one of the most cold-blooded murders the colonies had ever seen. The nightmare began with the discovery of …
7 years, 2 months ago
Australia’s Titanic Hero: Part Two
Season 1 Episode 6
With Titanic sinking in the early hours of 15 April 1912, boatswain Albert Nichols has to muster his men and make ready the lifeboats. Around 1am, it…
7 years, 2 months ago
Australia’s Titanic Hero: Part One
Season 1 Episode 6
Albert Nichols was born in 1864 on remote Lord Howe Island. After a public scandal that saw him pitted against his parents, Albert fled to Sydney bef…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Comic Book Killer
Season 1 Episode 5
From 1946 Sydney’s Leonard Lawson was a hero to kids for creating the comic book The Lone Avenger. But in reality the young artist was a psychopathic…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Mystery of Marjorie Norval
Season 1 Episode 4
It was the Teacher’s Pet-style mystery that gripped Australia 80 years ago. Brisbane socialite Marjorie Norval disappeared in November 1938 under biz…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Botanic Gardens Massacre
Season 1 Episode 3
While the random mass shooting that inspires a further murder spree seems a very modern and very American phenomenon, the first such outrage happened…
7 years, 4 months ago
When Melbourne Went Mad
Season 1 Episode 2
Most cops are on strike. The few loyalist police left on duty risk life and limb because tens of thousands of citizens are crowding the streets and t…
7 years, 4 months ago