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Forgotten Australia podcast

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  Forgotten Australia  

Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school. You can get early ad-free access and bonus Forgotten Australia episodes by subscribing at [Apple] (http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia ) or supporting at [Patreon] (www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school. You can get early ad-free access and bonus Forgotten Australia episodes by subscribing at [Apple] (http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia ) or supporting at [Patreon] (www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

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#303

Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part Two

In the weeks after Shirley Butler's murder, newspaper reports hinted that police weren't d... more

08 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:50

08 Dec 2025

#302

Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part One

In this re-release episode, we revisit one of Australia’s most haunting murder cases. On C... more

07 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:02

07 Dec 2025

#301

Short – Stunt Pilot Percy Snell

In September 1920, Captain Percy Snell thrilled Brisbane by performing aviation stunts in ... more

28 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:13

28 Nov 2025

#300

Short – The “Man-Woman” Murder Case That Shocked Australia

In 1920, Sydney police arrested a man named Harry Crawford for murder — giving Australian ... more

26 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:52

26 Nov 2025

#299

Short – Sydney’s Horror Shipwreck

In 1857, Sydneysiders awoke to the nightmare vision of their harbour bobbing with bodies. ... more

23 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:17

23 Nov 2025

#298

Short – Australia’s First Night at the Flicks

In August 1896, Aussies went to the movies for the first time – and it happened at Melbour... more

20 Nov 2025

11 MINS

11:03

20 Nov 2025

#297

Short – Escaping Hell

In 1824, two desperate convicts escaped the penal outpost of Macquarie Harbour, risking mu... more

17 Nov 2025

12 MINS

12:50

17 Nov 2025

#296

Short – The Canberra Air Disaster Mystery

In August 1940, an RAAF Hudson bomber crashed in Canberra, killing four of Australia's top... more

13 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:08

13 Nov 2025

#295

This Week in 1957: Part Two – Keep Watching the Skies

Space dog Laika and Sputnik II were the green light for the Cold War missile and space rac... more

06 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:47

06 Nov 2025

#294

This Week in 1957: Part One – Dogs In Space

The world would never be the same after the Russians launched Sputnik II into space and it... more

02 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:21

02 Nov 2025

#293

This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Three

In 1932, horror movies are on the rise, reflecting fears of an uncertain age – and fair en... more

31 Oct 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:12

31 Oct 2025

#292

This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Two

While Hitler’s rise to power In Germany seems unstoppable and Mussolini celebrates ten yea... more

29 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:16

29 Oct 2025

#291

This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part One

From robots and rockets, to mad scientists, anti-democratic techbros and narcissistic fasc... more

27 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:19

27 Oct 2025

#290

This Week in 1907: All Quacked Up

Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills, Freeman’s Chlorodyne, Hearn’s Bronchitis Cure, Dr Morse’s In... more

20 Oct 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:05

20 Oct 2025

#289

Short – The Coastwatcher’s Lonely War

In July 1942, as Australia’s armed forces were about to begin what would become the legend... more

14 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:13

14 Oct 2025

#288

Short – The Ballad of Australia’s Forgotten Boxing Champion

In July 1919, tiny-statured but huge-hearted youngster George Mendies won the Australian F... more

08 Oct 2025

14 MINS

14:48

08 Oct 2025

#287

Short – One Man, Two Mining Disasters

Australia suffered what is still our worst industrial disaster when an explosion ripped th... more

06 Oct 2025

13 MINS

13:03

06 Oct 2025

#286

Short: An Aussie Movie Star’s Acid Horror

At the height of the silent movie era, young Australian star Lotus Thompson set her sights... more

29 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:58

29 Sep 2025

#285

Short: SS Waratah – Australia's Own 'Titanic' Mystery

In July 1909, the world wondered what had become of the SS Waratah, last seen off coast of... more

26 Sep 2025

22 MINS

22:24

26 Sep 2025

#284

Short: Australia's Free Speech Martyr

William Chidley was an early 20th Century Australian eccentric with his own philosophies, ... more

23 Sep 2025

18 MINS

18:53

23 Sep 2025

#283

This Week in 1981: Don't Believe the Hype

The death of stuntman Dale Buggins, the arrival of Adam Ant in Australia and new ‘evidence... more

21 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:13

21 Sep 2025

#282

This Week in 1956: TV debuts, rock ’n’ roll riots and a dancing senior citizen takes on the world

In the third week of September 1956, a small number of Australians finally saw what all th... more

15 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:17

15 Sep 2025

#281

Short: The Death of Damien Parer

This week in 1944, Australia's most famous war cameraman — whose film Kokoda Front Line! h... more

11 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:16

11 Sep 2025