On This Road

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On This Road – Australian travel stories Short narrated stories about the people, places, and moments that live along Australia’s roads. Created by Anthony Byrnes onthisroad.substack.com

  1. 25 may

    Kimberley — Derby — Picture Gardens

    Just outside Derby, there’s an open block of ground and a single screen still standing. It doesn’t look like much. But this was once the town’s Picture Gardens — an open-air theatre where people gathered under the night sky. On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley — Derby — Picture Gardens

  2. 12 may

    Kimberley — Broome — Edwin Streeter

    The pearls gathered off the Kimberley coast didn’t stay here.Men like Edwin Streeter, a jeweller from London, helped carry them into global markets. A brief story of how Broome became part of something much larger. Explore all episodes on the map — onthisroad.com.au On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley — Broome — Edwin Streeter

  3. 11 may

    Kimberley — The Coast — Blackbirding

    In the late 1800s, labour was brought into northern Australia from across the region — often under coercion or false promise.Known as blackbirding, it became part of the early pearling and pastoral industries. This is a short look at what that meant, and the place it holds in the history of the Kimberley. Explore all episodes on the map — onthisroad.com.au On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley — The Coast — Blackbirding

  4. 10 may

    Kimberley – East Kimberley – The Hidden War

    During the Second World War, the north-west of Australia was closer to the war than many realised. Across the Kimberley, station country became part of a quiet defence — stockmen trained, tracks were pushed through remote country, and small outposts watched the northern skies. Most of it happened out of sight. And for the most part… it stayed that way. Explore all episodes on the map — onthisroad.com.au On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley – East Kimberley – The Hidden War

  5. 9 may

    Kimberley — A Period of Violence

    In the East Kimberley, the arrival of cattle stations brought significant change. Access to country shifted. Water sources were altered. Movement across the land was no longer the same. What followed, over time, was a period of conflict — not defined by a single event, but by repeated incidents across the region. Much of it was never formally recorded. What remains has been carried forward through memory, place, and fragments of history. Explore all episodes on the map — onthisroad.com.au On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley — A Period of Violence

  6. 9 may

    Kimberley – Fitzroy River – The River

    Most days, the Fitzroy River doesn’t look like much. Wide. Quiet. Slow moving. But this river drains a vast part of the Kimberley — and when the wet season comes, everything feeds into it. What seems calm can become something else entirely. This is a river defined not by how it looks… but by what it can become. Explore all episodes on the map — onthisroad.com.au On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley – Fitzroy River – The River

  7. 8 may

    Kimberley – Kununnara – Ord River

    The Ord River looks simple at first. But it isn’t. What begins as a seasonal river becomes something very different — shaped, held, and redirected along the way. This is not just one river, but a system. And to understand it, you have to follow it from the beginning… to what it has become. Explore all episodes on the map — onthisroad.com.au On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley – Kununnara – Ord River

  8. 3 may

    Kimberley — Broome — When the Fleet Came In

    When the pearling luggers returned to Broome, the whole town shifted.Crews moved through the Roebuck, the Continental, the Mangrove, and Chinatown in between — a few days onshore before heading out again. Work, money, and what came back with them didn’t always stay in the open. Explore all episodes on the map — onthisroad.com.au On This Road— Travel stories from Australia This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthisroad.substack.com

    Kimberley — Broome — When the Fleet Came In
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Información

On This Road – Australian travel stories Short narrated stories about the people, places, and moments that live along Australia’s roads. Created by Anthony Byrnes onthisroad.substack.com

Ficha técnica

  • Creado por
    Stories from Australia
  • Años en activo
    2026
  • Episodios
    30
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Derechos de autor
    © Anthony Byrnes
  • Sitio web del podcast
    On This Road