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…
56 – Great Ocean Road Memorial
The ‘Great Ocean Road’ is it one of Victoria’s, indeed Australia’s, most well known international tourist attractions, and a favoured coastal town drive for locals,…
55 – Bligh & the Rum Rebellion: Part 4: Final
This episode is the final in the Bligh-Rum Rebellion series, and we take a closer look at how the day developed, how the arrest of…
54 – Bligh & the Rum Rebellion: Part 3
We reflect on the reforms Bligh had introduced and note the rising aggravation amongst the ‘trading group’, who were beginning to lose some of their…
53 – Bligh & the Rum Rebellion: Part 2
This episode looks at William Bligh’s background and his reputation as a Naval Captain. He had some very difficult tasks ahead of him as Governor…
52 – Bligh & the Rum Rebellion: Part 1
William Bligh, the very same Captain probably best known for the mutiny on the Bounty, was to be recruited in his later life, as the…
51 – Australian Rules Football History
Australian Rules Football and the earliest clubs formed to compete, are said to be the oldest established football clubs in the world. Started in the…
50 – WW2 Salvage Operation
Early in World War 2, German Raiders were laying sea mines around Australian & New Zealand coastal waters. Here we tell the story of one…
49 – Convict Mutineers Part 2
In Part 2 we will follow William Swallow and his fellow mutineer convicts on the commandeered ship, the Cyprus. Swallow and his men were delighted…