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Forgotten Australia Forgotten Australia
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True crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and strange happenings: Forgotten Australia is history as you've never heard it before. 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.
You can get early ad-free access and bonus Forgotten Australia episodes by subscribing at Apple or supporting at Patreon.
My new book, Hanging Ned Kelly, about Melbourne's 19th century executioners, is out now.
You can read an excerpt here for free.
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In the Execution of Their Duty
On the 3rd of January 1931, Sydney suffered one of the worst days in Australian police history — the result of a trauma that had festered since a "White Feather" taunt from the Great War.
*This episode was originally released in 2019 and has been archived since May 2022*
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Murder at Devils River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale
To colonial Australia, Betsy Scott had become a ‘female monster’ – all the more dangerous and diabolical for being alluring and attractive. But how much did this image influence her fate?
Support Forgotten Australia:
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Buy my books, Australia’s Sweetheart, Hanging Ned Kelly and The Murder Squad at:
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Murder at Devils River - Part Two: I’m Innocent But I’ll Know I’ll Hang
With Mansfield police arresting Bob Scott’s murderer, the case looks like it’ll be closed quickly. But revelations before the cops reach Devil’s River will cause a sensation – and leave the Victorian government with a controversial decision to make.
Murder at Devil’s River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale will go general release on 27 November.
Part Three is available early and ad-free to Apple and Patreon supporters.
Support Forgotten Australia:
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To send a question to David Hunt for the Book Club episode:
Email - forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
Audio - https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia
Buy my books, Australia’s Sweetheart, Hanging Ned Kelly and The Murder Squad at:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922806406.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
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Murder at Devils River - Part One: Bob Scott is Shot!
On 11 November 1863 – 160 years ago this month – history was made in Victoria when the murder of drunkard Bob Scott was avenged on the gallows in Melbourne Gaol.
But what had really happened when a midnight shot was fired in the darkness of a Devils River grog shanty?
Was justice done at the hands of the hangman?
Murder at Devil’s River - Part Two: I’m Innocent But I Know I’ll Hang will go general release on 23 November.
Murder at Devil’s River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale will go general release on 27 November.
Part Two and Part Three are available early and ad-free to Apple and Patreon supporters.
Support Forgotten Australia:
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To send a question to David Hunt for the Book Club episode:
Email - forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
Audio - https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia
Buy my books, Australia’s Sweetheart, Hanging Ned Kelly and The Murder Squad at:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922806406.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
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RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Three: Blood Moon and the Setting of the Sun
Len’s arrival to RAF Bomber Command makes for morale-boosting news. But more than half the men who serve as air crew will not live to see the end of the war. Len’s luck will need to hold if he’s to return to Australia and marry Thelma.
For a free trial:
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To send a question to David Hunt for the Book Club episode:
Email - forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
Audio - https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia
Buy my books, Australia’s Sweetheart, Hanging Ned Kelly and The Murder Squad at:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922806406.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
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RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Two: The Mid-Air Miracle
Faced with almost certain death during a mid-air collision between two planes, RAAF trainee pilot Len Fuller takes advantage of million-to-one odds by keeping a cool head and a courageous heart. Overnight, he’s acclaimed as an example of Australian heroism. But no good deed goes unpunished - not when the air force brass have something to say about the accident’s aftermath.
Part Three is available now, early and ad-free, for Apple and Patreon supporters.
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To send a question to David Hunt for the Book Club episode:
Email - forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
Audio - https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia
Buy my books, Australia’s Sweetheart, Hanging Ned Kelly and The Murder Squad at:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922806406.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
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Customer Reviews
Interesting and well put together. a go to for me now.
i love this podcast. Really entertaining and fascinating. love the professionalism and presentation too.
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Absolutely love this podcast,one of the best I’ve ever listened to
Excellent
Such an interesting podcast, one of my favourites, and I could listen to Michael’s voice all day. He’s a great storyteller and it’s so clever the way major and everyday events are woven together.
I’d particularly recommend the three part story of The Birdman of Adelaide Gaol.