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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.
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    • History
    • 4.8 • 88 Ratings

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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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    Your Stories: ‘My Great-Great Grandfather was a Serial Killer!’

    Your Stories: ‘My Great-Great Grandfather was a Serial Killer!’

    In Victoria in September 1883, moments before he was hanged for murder, Robert Burns made a startling confession, claiming he’d killed not one but eight people. Flash forward 140 years and Bendigo woman Julie di Bella was researching her family history when she made a shocking discovery about her bloodline. Julie joins Forgotten Australia to talk about the thorniest branch in her family tree.
    Support Forgotten Australia:
    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
    Check out my books:
    The Murder Squad
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
    Hanging Ned Kelly
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html
    Australia’s Sweetheart
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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    • 51 min
    The Human Glove Mystery – Part Two

    The Human Glove Mystery – Part Two

    With ‘The Human Glove’ murder trial just about over, gunshot rings out in Wagga Wagga and another person falls dead. This victim? A witness.
    Support Forgotten Australia:
    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
    To send me a question for the David Hunt Book Club episode:
    forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
    or
    https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia
    Check out my books:
    The Murder Squad
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
    Hanging Ned Kelly
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html
    Australia’s Sweetheart
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html


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    • 51 min
    The Human Glove Mystery – Part One

    The Human Glove Mystery – Part One

    On release for the first time since 2021, this classic true crime tale is up there with the Shark Arm and Pyjama Girl cases as a Depression-era shocker. On Christmas Day 1933, the discovery of a decayed corpse and a 'human glove' of skin led to incredible forensic work and a murder trial that'd result in a second mysterious murder.
    Support Forgotten Australia:
    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Four: The Gallows of Gay Hate

    Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Four: The Gallows of Gay Hate

    With the survivor of the tragedy tried for murder, the only hope is an insanity defence and mercy from Melbourne’s most powerful men.
    To get in touch with Ancestry about your military family members: ancestry@webershandwick.com.au
    Support Forgotten Australia:
    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
    Check out my books:
    The Murder Squad
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
    Hanging Ned Kelly
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

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    • 47 min
    Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Three: Posing With Pistols

    Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Three: Posing With Pistols

    After having their photos taken holding hands and pointing pistols at each other, Ned and Charlie head for the Treasury Gardens. Only one will emerge alive – to face a fate worse than death as their private lives are exposed in the courts and in the press.
    Support Forgotten Australia:
    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
    To get in touch with Ancestry about your military family members: ancestry@webershandwick.com.au

    Check out my books:
    The Murder Squad
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
    Hanging Ned Kelly
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html

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    • 47 min
    Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Two: Romeo & Romeo

    Murder in the Treasury Gardens – Part Two: Romeo & Romeo

    In 1871-1872, Ned Feeney and Charlie Marks were more than friends in a Melbourne where acting on homosexual desire might get you hanged. Using their letters to each other, we explore the mysteries of their tortured relationship and how it led to tragedy.
    Support Forgotten Australia:
    Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
    Like the show? Leave a rating or review!
    To get in touch with Ancestry about your military family members: ancestry@webershandwick.com.au
    Check out my books:
    The Murder Squad
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
    Hanging Ned Kelly
    https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html


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    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
88 Ratings

88 Ratings

J16340 ,

Good Old Fashioned Storytelling

The narrator goes to great lengths to get facts and details that make you truly feel in the moment, like you know the victims or perpetrators. Love this podcast!

GFK16 ,

Can’t get enough

Not Australian but that does not make these stories any less riveting! I love the author/narrators tone and it is just a joy to hear him tell these peoples stories. Never stop making this!

Blossom Teal-Olsen ,

Arizona Ryan

I read your story on Arizona Ryan. I am his granddaughter (I was adopted by his daughter late in her life, Martha Elizabeth Ryan) the picture in the article au.news is wrong. It is Albert with a Ethel Maude Ryan (Geelan).

It would be nice of you to correct the article, thank you.

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