60 – Alexander Pearce – Cannibal: Part 3
In this final episode on Alexander Pearce we hear about his second escape attempt from Macquarie Harbour, with fellow convict Thomas Cox. They planned a...
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Australian histories related to notable or notorious Australians
59 – Alexander Pearce – Cannibal: Part 2
In Part 2 of the Alexander Pearce series we continue the story of Alexander Pearce as he and his fellow convicts continue on their escape...
58 – Alexander Pearce – Cannibal: Part 1
Alexander Pearce was one of our more notorious convicts, and one of very few convict escapees from Macquarie Harbour, who survived attempting to reach the...
57 – Macarthur & Wool
John Macarthur was a divisive character in the first decades of the New South Wales penal colony and he was instrumental in the overthrow of...
47 – Final Readings: Henry Lawson EXTRA
As an appendix to Episode 44, Henry Lawson, today’s episode presents two final readings, two more humorous offerings. We read a Banjo Paterson poem, called...
46 – Debate Poems: Henry Lawson EXTRA
This episode is an appendix to Episode 44 – Henry Lawson. We read poems that contributed to the ‘Bulletin Debate’, discussed in the earlier episode. ...
45 – Drovers Wife: Henry Lawson EXTRA
Following Ep 44 on Henry Lawson, this episode will be a reading of Henry Lawson’s short story (or sketch), The Drover’s Wife, published in the...
44 – Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson was a ‘bush poet’ and writer from the 1880s. One of a number of writers that were focusing on the Australian experience and...