20本のエピソード
Tales from Rat City Tom Hodgson, David Waldron & Katrina Hill
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Join us as we uncover the strange, little known and down-right bizarre history of the wild days of early Ballarat. A city that almost overnight became an international household name during the crazy days of the Australian gold rush, attracting a unique cast of fortune-seekers, charlatans, and crooks. All brought to life from first hand material by our talented voice actors.
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Mining Superstitions in Colonial Victoria
Miners, and the people of the goldfields of Victoria were often a superstitious lot. Deadly lantern flames, witches cursing cows, and gold hunting with tinder (no, not like that) are just some of the stories that can be found in the history of this region. Credits Research and script: Dr. David WaldronProduction : Shannon NichollsVoices […]
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Anzacs and Airships: Australian UFO panics in the first World War
This episode of Tales from Rat City discusses the numerous sightings of ‘Unidentified Flying Objects’ over Victoria in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the increased sense of “airmindedness” as aviation technology took off! Credits Research and script: Dr. David WaldronProduction Assistant: Katrina HillRecording, Editing & Sound Direction: Shannon NichollsInterview snippets: Dr. Brett […]
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Ballarat Avenue of Honour- Audio Tour
This tour was originally released in 2021, as a series of episodes to be listened to while walking the Ballarat Avenue of Honour. The episodes can be found individually at https://honouringouranzacs.com.au/page/lucas_girls#AudioTour This audio podcast series tells the stories of the men and women who served in ‘the war to end all wars’ and the lives […]
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Africa on the Goldfields
In collaboration with the Ballarat African Association, this episode of Tales from Rat City hopes to shed light on the oft-forgotten experiences of African immigrants during Victoria’s gold rush; especially that of John Josephs, the first man to be tried (and exonerated) for treason after the Eureka rebellion of 1854. Credits Research and script: Dr. […]
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Moonlight At Dawn – Part III
The final episode in our three part series on the dashing and doomed Captain Moonlight.
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Folkapaloreza! Part II
On the 19th of August, Tales from Rat City was invited to participate in the online event Folk-a-pa-lore-za, where folklore pod casters around the world came together to discuss their work, their research and their favourite piece of folklore. The night took the form of a competition where each podcast was asked to present their […]