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Forgotten Australia Forgotten Australia
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Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. 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. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school.
You can get early ad-free access and bonus Forgotten Australia episodes by subscribing at Apple or supporting at Patreon.
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Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part One
*New episode* A century before Mark ‘Chopper’ Read became infamous in Pentridge, a convict named Weachurch struck terror into that prison’s warders and from behind its bluestone walls he loomed large as an Australian boogeyman. Weachurch’s attacks were so bloodthirsty that he was dubbed a ‘human tiger’ – a ‘wehrwolf’ – and he was kept in a cage in between court trials for attempted murder. If convicted, he faced the hangman. But Weachurch risked the noose because he was a rebel with a cause: he wanted the public to hear about his illegal detention and the barbaric treatment he suffered ‘outside the regulations’.
To some he was a monster. To others a martyr. To himself he was unbreakable.
This never-before-told story is based on extensive research in archival files. It’s made possible by Ancestry’s sponsorship and by supporter contributions.
Parts 2 and 3 will be on general release soon.
They’re available now to Apple and Patreon supporters:
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
Check out my books:
Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185
The Murder Squad @ Dymocks
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504
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Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Three
A year after he's 'disappeared' into a solitary cage at Pentridge, Weachurch makes a last stab at freedom... and leaves behind a haunting legacy of resistance to injustice.
Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
Check out my books:
Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185
The Murder Squad @ Dymocks
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504 -
Weachurch: Werewolf of Pentridge – Part Two
With Weachurch’s pleas for justice ignored and obstructed as he has punishments piled upon him illegally, he takes desperate action against him enemies again... and again... and again.
Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
Check out my books:
Hanging Ned Kelly @ Dymocks
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/hanging-ned-kelly-by-michael-adams-9781922992185
The Murder Squad @ Dymocks
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-murder-squad-by-michael-adams-9781923046504 -
The Murder of Mary Edson
*New episode*
The 1931 murder of young Adelaide wife and mother Mary Edson shocked Australia.
But despite this crime’s gruesome details, it was even then a depressingly familiar sort of outrage committed by a depressingly familiar sort of offender.
Nearly 100 years later, not enough has changed.
1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.
If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au for online chat and video call services.
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The Meticulous Maniac – Part Two: We Have All Got To Die Sometime
*New Episode*
With Kingsgrove people reeling from the outrage committed on Paterson Avenue, Sydney detectives swarm the streets to piece together what happened, who was responsible and why the madman struck at beloved citizens.
Support Forgotten Australia:
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
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The Meticulous Maniac – Part One: The Good Doctor
*New Episode*
In 1956, Sydney’s usually sedate southern suburbs were stalked by not one but two bloodthirsty men. While the Kingsgrove Slasher’s reign of terror would last years but result in no deaths, the Meticulous Maniac’s outrage was far shorter and far more deadly. Yet in the wake of his violence, victims were to react with extraordinary grace.
Part Two will be released soon. It’s available now early and ad-free to Patreon and Apple Supporters. You can hear it with a free trial:
Support Forgotten Australia:
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
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