Haunted Hills Tegan Dawson

Corinella is a small town on the coast in Bass Coast Shire, with French Island off the coast that ran a prison. 

 

Hear about financial disputes, prison escapes, murder and more in this episode of small town crime. 

This episode looks at the township of Corinella, the traditional owners of this land are the Bunerong People who would have had different names for it. Corinella may mean running water in an Aboriginal language group. Following the Early Settlers James McNabb and other people. 

Korumburra Crime history -Hear about strikers, assaults, arson and horse thieving and family of sly grog traders. 

As with all social history episodes we're going to meet the people because it's the regular people who make the town. We will meet a secretary, sports people, and an early settler family the Cornall's.
 

Hear about theft, cattle rustling, a chop shop - stealing and breaking apart cars and many more, including a fatal shootout. 

Meet the postmistress, heroes of the bushfires and farmers.